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Bringing the Gospel Full Circle
Reverse Mission
The Global South is no longer just a mission field — it has become a sending force, awakening the spiritual heart of the West.
Pastor Lierte Soares · New Life Community Church · President, Baptist Churches of New England
A historic shift is underway
53 / 47%
of all missionaries today come from the Global North vs. Global South — nearly equal.
600M+
Christians projected in Africa alone by 2025.
240+
African-majority churches in one London borough — Southwark.
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What is Reverse Mission?
A movement in which churches and missionaries from Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia actively engage in evangelism, revitalization, and church planting in regions traditionally considered the “Christian West.”
Missiological
It challenges conventional mission theory, requiring scholars and practitioners to consider non-Western actors as primary agents in global evangelism.
Sociological
It addresses the demographic and cultural shifts in both sending and receiving societies — migration, urbanization, and secularization.
Theological
It emphasizes the sovereignty of God in directing mission flows, highlighting that the gospel transcends cultural and geographic boundaries (Matthew 28:19–20).
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About the author
Pastor Lierte Soares Junior is a Brazilian-American pastor, missionary, and educator serving in New England. As a “reverse missionary,” he was sent from Brazil to New England to help revitalize churches. He serves as the President of the Baptist Churches of New England.
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