Global urbanization is expanding in record speed, a phenomenon that we all witness in awe… The challenges in meeting the needs of the fast-growing urban population are enormous: basic welfare of the inhabitants such as food, shelter, education and health care, employment, community in face of social and ethnic identity crisis, infrastructure, transportation, to name a few…

Dr. Kevin Higgins reflects on life one year into the global pandemic. He shares his process about adjusting to a new normal and diving further into the depths of journeying with God and others. We hope it encourages you today.

“Bound” is a three part book arts series by Jessica Chan-Charette meant to engender dialogue about the subtle yet pervasive oppression of women, using the lens of Chinese culture and history. The image of the ideal Chinese woman is one that has shifted throughout time.

In Episode 2 of our Interview series, “Faith & Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women,” we talk with Rev. Suzanne Membe Matale about her life in Zambia and the many ways she is impacting her nation. Check it out!

Transformation must touch every part of individual and communal life. In today's blog post, Dr. Viv Grigg breaks down the ways that Gospel transformation is spiritual, social, economic, and political!

Kay Killar with her husband Mike are co-founders of Samaritan Creations, which exists to rescue, restore and empower, by the grace and love of God, women entrapped in the sex trade of Thailand.

The significance of Deborah in a time when Israel needed leadership cannot be understated. So, what better way to kick off our celebration of Women’s History Month than look at Deborah, the Judge and Prophetess found in the book of Judges….

44 years ago WCIU was founded…

“…Most of the narratives in the places where I live center the experience of white people and white men particularly, because, well, we have been the hunters. I have benefited from this even when I did not desire to do so. So as a person living where the story of “my people” is the dominant narrative, how can I enter into the stories of others and gain a broader perspective?…”

The historical record testifies to the early and critical roles that Blacks played in igniting the Protestant missions movement. Yet their names, contributions, sacrifice and examples have been ignored. It is time to reclaim and celebrate this great legacy!

At the risk of seeming to disagree with Morgan Freeman, who makes an important and valid case that giving only a month to Black History is a meager step, I want to acknowledge and invite us to this important month...and while I agree with Freeman that we should give more than a month, in the interest of not giving less, I am posting some highlights that may especially be of interest in the WCIU world of mission... that is, the contributions to the advance of the world mission movement made by African Americans.

One of our current students, Thu Ha Chow was recently a panelist at the 2020 Missional Business Form hosted by the Singapore Center for Global Missions (SCGM). The conference has helped me consolidate what I had been learning in my WCIU course. God’s plan to restore this planet and its people to reflect His glorious design is as Ralph Winter described it - as holistic and beyond saving souls for heaven…

Kamala Harris made history today as she became the first woman to hold the Vice Presidency, but we are hopeful that she won’t be the last.