Jesus said: “I have come that they might have life and have it in all its fullness.”

We long to see every situation where there are barriers to this abundance of life for individuals and communities transformed, in the name of Jesus.

Mission is a non-negotiable for every Christian. Jesus’ life on earth was mission. Being and making disciples means to be on mission, to fully participate in living out the gospel. We offer all of ourselves in all spheres of our lives — not just on Sunday morning.

Are you truly following Jesus if you’re not engaged in mission?

Far too often, Christians divide the verbal proclamation of the gospel from gospel-inspired social engagement. We sometimes see the task of telling others about Jesus as being separate from acts of service for our community. In reality they are not two issues but two aspects of the same issue; and authentic gospel witness contains both.

Our task as the global Church is to bring the whole gospel to the whole person in the whole world. The world as it is today needs to see a compelling demonstration of God’s Kingdom without division between the spiritual, material, and emotional and physical — this is what we refer to as wholistic mission. This is why we exist.

Since 1819 our vision has been to bring social justice and worshipping God together — through missional engagement.

This led us to the peoples of Asia and the Arab World, both to people living in those regions and those who have migrated from there to other parts of the world. 

Over the past 200 years the Interserve community has expanded as we seek to transform modern obstacles to fullness of life. We work to counter human trafficking, work alongside refugees, assist immigrants, and in every way possible seek to bring meaningful, lasting transformation in the lives of those with whom we engage. Times have changed, but Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever; and our call to serve in the name of Jesus alongside the peoples of Asia and the Arab World, wherever they may be, continues.

God, in his sovereignty, has overseen a significant movement of peoples across the nations in recent years. This offers many opportunities for people to engage in mission in far-flung places, as well as right at your door step. People from every nation are loved by God, and people from every nation have unique gifts and roles to play in his Kingdom. What about you? Do you know your neighbour?

As we work and live alongside peoples from different nations, cultures, faith and ages, we all are being transformed in the process. This mutual transformation developed through relationships becomes the most valuable outcome. 

Jesus prays to the Father — “Just as you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. … I ask not only on behalf of these men [sent one’s], but also for those who will believe in me through their message, so that they may all be one. Just as you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be one in us, so that the world may believe that you sent me.” John 17: 18-23 emphasis added

We partner with and work alongside the Church of the nations that we serve in, even where it is persecuted or small. We work to build the local church; to equip and empower them to be all that God has called them to be. We partner across cultures. We battle against a tendency to have a dominant culture; we want to hear voices from all backgrounds, raising the volume of those often marginalised.

As a community, we partner with each other; encouraging and building one-another up.