Mission at the heart of the Church - Church at the heart of the Community.

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Who are we?
The Global Focus Team

The people primarily involved in Global Focus are Tony Kirk (Global Focus Coordinator), Gary Sloan (OM UK Director) Rev. Peter Nicoll (International Director OM Ships). In addition a national executive has been formed whose membership also includes Rev. Nigel Tween, the National Director of Training for Elim Churches.

Global Focus is a recommended ministry of 'Global Connections', which is dedicated to supporting the local church in its local and global mission responsibility.
 
Vision and Values

Vision

Our vision and passion is to see local churches in the UK spiritually renewed as we become strategically involved in fulfilling our role in God's global purposes.

Values

  • Committed to the Purposes of God
  • Motivated by Worship
  • Captivated by His Character
  • Empowered by His Spirit
  • Guided by His Word

  • Strategic in Ministry
  • Relational in Process
  • Flexible in Programme
  • Big-hearted in Partnership
  • Efficient in Structure
  • Honest in Reporting

  • Passionate to see the nations reached
  • Convinced of the primacy of the local church
  • Committed to serving local church leadership
  • Working for released and empowered congregations
  • Excited by balanced local/global mission strategies
 
Global Focus History

Global Focus was founded by Dr Larry D. Reesor on March 27, 1995. Larry served as an evangelist, pastor and missions agency executive for many years. After studying the scriptures, church history and the mission movement, combined with years of practical experience, Larry became convinced of two things that comprise part of the foundation of the Global Focus ministry.

1. The local church is God's primary instrument to share the good news of Jesus with the world.

2. The Pastor and Church Leaders are the ones whom God has ordained to lead the local church to gain a vision for the world and develop a personalised, prioritised, integrated and strategic involvement in local and global mission.

After eight years of very successful ministry with churches in the USA, in October 2003 Global Focus UK was started  with the mandate to adapt the material and process to best serve churches in the United Kingdom.

Since then a great deal of effort has been put into the contextualisation of the material and process through wide consultation and experience with individual churches.