Do visit the Teams – International Relations pages of this website to see how the work of the Affinity World Focus Team may inform and stimulate Affinity Partner Churches in developing and maintaining a global outlook and involvement.

The Affinity World Focus Team serves to broaden the global vision of Affinity and its partner churches. The Team has a balanced representation from both Partner Churches and Mission Associates. It also facilitates the exchange of resources between churches and missions via the Affinity website.

Do you want to evaluate the missionary vision of your church? Perhaps the following documents can assist you in this process:

Assess Your Church’s Vision for, and Involvement in, World Mission
A practical tool to help churches take a closer look at the nature and extent of their involvement in world mission.

Motivating the Church for World Mission
Is your church a Great Commission church centred on both the Word of God and the Mission of God? This article aims to help you to lead your church into a Great Commission mindset.

Is it of interest to you to develop a position statement to guide your church’s principles and practices in developing and maintaining a global outlook and involvement? Perhaps help will be found in the following paper:

Sample Church Mission Policy Statements
The Cross-cultural Mission Policy Statements of two UK Churches are set out as a stimulus to your thinking on this topic.

Do you wish to take seriously the commissioning of your church members for missionary service? Here are some guidelines designed to outline good practice:

Good Practice for Churches Commissioning Members for Long-term Missionary Service
This statement sets out good practice guidelines for churches commissioning their members for long-term cross-cultural missionary service.

Good Practice for Churches Commissioning Members for Short Term Mission Service
This statement sets out good practice guidelines for churches commissioning their members for short term cross-cultural mission service.

Are you looking for practical resources to assist your church in its mission outreach? Here are a couple of documents that present resource materials:

Short-term Mission Service Options
Outline information on the short-term programmes offered by Mission Agencies who are either Affinity Associates or represented on the Affinity World Focus Team.

Useful Mission-Related Websites
Links which connect to the mission-related websites of Affinity Partners and Associates and to some external websites.