The Global People Conversation

The 21st century has already seen profound changes in the way the worldwide church thinks about its participation in God’s mission. Wycliffe Global Alliance organisations are increasingly aware that our strategies and practises may no longer align with current realities and future needs. For instance: What should a “sending” organisation even look like today? 

The Alliance addressed these challenges by hosting 2023’s yearlong Global People Conversation. Gatherings were held in each of our four regions, attended by 120 people from 75 Alliance organisations, including many involved in our participation stream called ‘People’. Then, a final group met to collectively process what we learned together. 

READ the summary report:

• English
• French
• Indonesian
• Portuguese
• Spanish

WATCH: Video interviews with participants at each of the venues.

DISCUSS: Download the guidebook and use it to lead discussions with your colleagues.

LISTEN:  The Journey Podcast features a conversation with Hannes Wiesmann, Assistant to the Executive Director, about 2023's Global People Conversation that took place in four segments on four continents. Specifically, how these types of gatherings emphasise Alliance values by including a huge variety of voices to address common issues in the Bible translation movement.

From the Asia-Pacific conversation. Photo: Siew Wah Ng