Getting to Know the Challenges to Peace Building in the Palestinian-Israeli Context

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Over the past few months, there has been a lot in the news about changes and issues in Palestine-Israel. Whether you know a lot or a little about what’s going on in this region of the world, it’s important to stay informed and engage with people from the context in order to grow in understanding, prayer, and action that can further peace building efforts and positive change. No matter where you are on this journey, INFEMIT has some helpful videos through which you can explore and learn more by listening to Palestinian Christians, Shadia Qubti and Tony Deik.

Interview with Al Tizon

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In this series, we interview Networking Team members of INFEMIT about the impacts and implications of COVID-19 on our understanding of mission and theology. In this conversation (originally recorded in November of 2020), Al Tizon reflects on COVID-19 in the U.S. and global mission contexts. Now, in mid 2021, it is apparent that it is necessary to continue these conversations in order to reflect on the role of the Church during the pandemic and what mission looks like in the midst of today’s realities.

A Conversation with Obed Manwatkar

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In this episode, we return to a conversation that we had with Obed Manwatkar during the Stott Bediako Forum. Listen and learn with us about Reconciling East and West: Life and Legacy of ‘Mahatma’ Jotiba Phule and the hope for OBCs in India.
We interviewed Obed about his work with OBCs (Other Backward Classes) and the idea of “debrahminization.” Together we imagined what caste reconciliation could look like and found hope in the God of the OBCs.

Kwame Bediako

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Kwame Bediako (1945-2008), one of the founders of INFEMIT, was one of the foremost African scholars and theologians of the 20th century and served as Rector of the Akrofi-Christaller Institute for Theology, Mission and Culture in Akropong, Ghana. We interviewed his mentee and friend, Benhardt Quarshie, to learn about and highlight Bediako’s significant contributions to the Global Church.

An Open Letter from One Banana Republican to another Banana Republican

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A year ago yesterday, George Floyd was murdered at the hands of policemen in Minneapolis, an event that sparked wide national and international response. As our world continues to face the realities of institutionalized racism and systemic injustice, it is important that we continually reflect and listen to the stories of people in diverse contexts around the globe.
Here, we have one such opportunity.

Remembering René Padilla

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How to describe a life as long and fruitful as that of René Padilla? René loved deeply. He loved books, the essential nutrients for his thoughts. He loved music and often said: “In another life, I’d be an orchestra conductor.” He loved Jesus Christ, who he sought to follow radically. He loved Latin America, refusing to live anywhere else in the world. And he loved his family…

INFEMIT Tribute to John Stott

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April 27, 2021 will mark the centenary of the birth the Englishman, Rev. John R. W. Stott (1921-2021). Arguably, John Stott was one the most influential evangelical leaders in shaping global evangelicalism in the 20th century. His life and legacy as a clergyman, scholar, writer, global evangelist, Bible expositor, and shaper of movements and institutions, has impacted leaders young and old on every continent.