oxford centre for mission studies
Our vision is to see the global church equipped to participate in the
realisation of God’s transforming mission through research and applied
scholarship. Whether church or mission leaders, scholars, or practitioners, OCMS
exists to bring the understanding and practice of mission into two-way
conversation with scholarship, so that the church, in all its rich, global
diversity, grows in fruitful, faithful witness to the Lordship of Christ in
every sphere of life. Our Focus Areas Our goal is to build reflective
practitioners equipped to serve the church globally, as it participates in God’s
whole-life mission. We do this in four key ways: EQUIPPING We aim to: Equip
God-fearing, servant leaders to become thought leaders in their culture &
context Enable mission practitioners and scholars, particularly from the
countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe, to develop fresh
understanding and practice through relevant and engaged research in service of
the Church We do this through: PhD programme Guided Research Programme
Integrated Mission Leadership Programme Partnership development programme with
institutions around the world RESEARCH We aim to: Respond to questions and
issues identified by the church with timely, strategic and rigorous research
Leverage OCMS’ position as a global hub to prioritise focused mission research
that will Support the development of authentic local and cross-cultural mission
practices We do this through: The research of our faculty, students and research
associates The OCMS Forum for Faithful Witness and research clusters
