Flourishing Christian communities faithfully witnessing to God’s Mission.

The Board of St. Andrew’s Hall established the Centre for Missional Leadership in 2015 to enable Christian communities to flourish in God’s redemptive mission to the world.

The sense of decline in many churches in North America is a not a measure of God’s endless love and compassion for the world. New initiatives are springing up in response to the call of Christ and the movement of the Holy Spirit.

CML is place where church leaders are encouraged about the work God is doing in the world today, and equipped to meet the challenges of tomorrow with creativity and hope.

Through research, teaching, and experimentation, we help pastors, congregations, and emerging Christian communities gain fresh vision and new skills for fruitful Christian witness in the midst of our complex culture.

What is Missional Theology?

Missio in Latin refers to those who are “sent” as official representatives for an important purpose. Missional theology is rooted in the action of God the Father who sent the Son for the salvation of the world and poured out the Holy Spirit to continue that redemptive mission.

This Trinitarian conception of God’s mission, known as the missio Dei, involves another movement—the sending of the church to witness to the gospel in the world. As Jesus said to his disciples, “As the Father has sent me, so I send you” (John 20:21).

The implication of missional theology is that being sent into the world is not the special calling of a few believers, but the purpose of the whole church. Indeed, the church is essentially missionary by nature.

Formed by a missional theology, pastoral ministry and congregational leadership shifts from simply attending to the needs of church members to equipping congregations to engage with their neighbors and the wider world as vibrant, Spirit-empowered, witnessing communities.