Micah Global is an international network of Christians active in relief, development, care and advocacy. Members participate in a variety of forums and become part of country, regional, thematic and interest groups of Micah members. Most of the interaction of Micah members is digital, with occasional face to face interaction at global, regional and country level.

A new position of member engagement facilitator has recently been created within the Micah Secretariat. The incumbent will be responsible for establishing and running the various member engagement spaces. As these are mostly online spaces, the role also includes administering and utilizing the technology services required for member engagement.

Additional information is available in the PDF handout below:

Rachel Mander has given us a new resource – a short, 50-page primer, Redeeming All Things: Integral Mission and Creation Care. This is published by Micah Global, and is available in paperback or e-book format through Amazon.

Here’s the blurb:

Is caring about climate justice and investing in creation care part of our mandate as Christians today? Is it core to the gospel or is it merely a trending distraction? If you have heard anyone argue the latter, or have asked yourself this question – this M.Series booklet, Redeeming All Things, will help answer that in 50 short pages. In this booklet, Rachel Mander explains very clearly and simply why creation care is core to us living out the gospel, a key part of the proclamation and demonstration of this good news. Mander reminds us: “In the words of John Stott, “The gospel itself includes God’s creation as well as his work of redemption.”

Incidentally, Micah’s M-Series has a number of books that you might find useful, all short and easy to read. Check out the series here. (Rachel’s has not yet been added to this list).

Order from Amazon here.

Micah Global, which is where everything happens having to do with Integral Mission, holds a major consultation every three years. This year the gathering was online, but in Africa, and theme was Kashmiri, a Kiswahili word meaning “to flourish”. All of the conference materials are available on the Micah website here. (Go to “Listen to African Voices” for the Plenary sessions.)

Here is the conference description:

Every three years, Micah Global members from around the world gather for a consultation that is hosted in turn by one of our regions. This year, Africa was our host. The theme of the consultation is KUSHAMIRI, which is the beautiful Kiswahili word for ‘flourish’. We gathered to reflect on how we as individuals, organisations and congregations flourish so that we may be catalysts for the flourishing of the communities we serve. And explored how this is a flourishing for all seasons, and in difficult situations.

The flourishing we seek as a network is described in the invitation and the promise of Jesus Christ to his followers: “I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). It is this active abiding, us in Christ and Christ in us, that we continue to pursue.  We also continue to reflect on the fruit which such abiding produces, in our lives and in the communities where we are located. Considering flourishing from a biblical perspective, we are reminded also of the text in Revelation 22:2 where the tree of life has twelve kinds of fruit and produces fruit every month. And the leaves of this tree are for the healing of the nations. As the Body of Christ, participating in God’s mission of holistic redemption, we are the instrument of current flourishing and the foretaste of future flourishing through our abiding and fruitfulness in Christ.

May this word KUSHAMIRI | FLOURISH take root in our hearts and minds as we hear the invitation and the promise from the Lord to flourish and be agents of flourishing in our communities. 

Nigerian professor Grace Pam addressed the topic of creation care and flourishing:

Micah Global’s 2021 Consultation promises to be an event unlike anything they have produced yet. Six days, four language tracks, and a theme that fits in with everything we want to promote in the Lausanne/WEA Creation Care Network: Kushamiri, Swahili for Flourish. And it’s coming soon – from Sunday to Friday, 5-10 September.

Here is the description from Micah:

Every three years, Micah Global members from around the world gather for a consultation that is hosted in turn by one of our regions. This year, Africa is our host. The African organising team would like to invite you to gather on-line during the month of September 2021 for worship, conversation, learning and networking. The theme of the consultation is KUSHAMIRI, which is the beautiful Kiswahili word for ‘flourish’. We will gather to reflect on how we as individuals, organisations and congregations flourish so that we may be catalysts for the flourishing of the communities we serve. And to explore how this is a flourishing for all seasons, and in difficult situations.

The flourishing we are seeking is described in the invitation and the promise of Jesus Christ to his followers: “I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). It is this active abiding, us in Christ and Christ in us, that we will consider during the consultation. We will also reflect on the fruit which such abiding produces, in our lives and in the communities where we are located. Considering flourishing from a biblical perspective, we are reminded also of the text in Revelation 22:2 where the tree of life has twelve kinds of fruit and produces fruit every month. And the leaves of this tree are for the healing of the nations. As the Body of Christ, participating in God’s mission of holistic redemption, we are the instrument of current flourishing and the foretaste of future flourishing through our abiding and fruitfulness in Christ.

The conference will be using the Whova platform, which provides a richer and more multifaceted experience than Zoom.

Register here today, and see what’s coming in the Agenda here. Questions? Write to them at events@micahglobal.org