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The Global Mission Board (GMB) is the mission agency of the Nigerian Baptist Convention.[1] It was established in 1953. It has been able to mobilise several missionaries who has taken the gospel of Christ to the unreached people in Nigeria and abroad.
History
[edit]The Global Mission Board was institutionalized as a result of the passion of some men to spread the gospel of Christ to those who are yet to know about it and reconcile all people to Christ.[1] It relies on both human and financial resources to carry its mandate.[2] It was formerly known as the Home and Foreign Mission Department of the Nigerian Baptist Convention. The first mission field, which is a home mission field, was among the unreached people in Shendam area near Jos. The first foreign mission field was in Sierra Leone and was established in 1961.
The decision to re-organise the Home and Foreign Mission Department of the Nigerian Baptist Convention to form the present-day Global Mission Board was made at the 1988 Annual Session of the Nigerian Baptist Convention in Jos.[1] The Home and Foreign Mission Department of the Nigerian Baptist Convention was re-organised to form the present-day Global Mission Board in 1999.
The notable past and present leaders of the Global Mission Board (formerly Home and Foreign Mission Department) include:
· Reverend Dr. John E. Mills (first secretary in 1953)
· Reverend Paul O. Ebhomielen, (first Nigerian Secretary,1964 -1977)
· Reverend Gorgol Robison (1977 – 1978)
· Reverend Reuben E. Oku (1977 to April of 1989)
· Reverend Etim A. Udoh (1989 till 2000)
· Reverend Dr. Israel Obieje (2000 – 2011)
· Reverend Steven Enyi (2011 to 2016)
· Reverend Dr Femi Adewumi (2016 to date).[1]
Vision and Mission
[edit]The GMB has the vision of reaching all nations for Christ.[1] Its mission entails the advancement of the great commission of Christ through the platform of the Nigerian Baptist Convention and engaging in networking with other Christian organisations that are involved in the great commission.
How It Operates
[edit]GMB operates through its several home mission fields and thirteen international mission fields. It also has School of Missions program, home and abroad, where missionaries are raised.
The mission work of the GMB extends to the United Kingdom.[3] Churches are being established for the reconciliation work of British to Christ. Reverend Oladiran was the first indigenous Nigeria Baptist Convention trained missionary in the UK and was the pioneer pastor of Divine Grace Baptist Church, London.[3] The GMB continues in its vision of establishing viable churches, discipleship programmes for church members and witnessing of the gospel in the UK.
Unions in the Nigerian Baptist Convention, like the Women Missionary Union (WMU) and Men's Missionary Union of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (MMU), also collaborate with the GMB in order to achieve its vision.[4][5] These are done through giving for mission work, going to mission field and praying for missionaries.
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- ^ Uche, Christopher Okechukwu (2018-06-07). "An Evangelistic Strategy for the Men's Missionary Union in Southeastern Nigeria". The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
- ^ "Men's Missionary Union of the Nigerian Baptist Convention". Men's Missionary Union of the Nigerian Baptist Convention. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
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