Caribbean Regional Reflections | Audio Reading of the State of the Great Commission Report

Join us for an insightful audio narration of the Caribbean region's reflection on the 40 themes from the Lausanne State of the Great Commission Report. In this episode, we will explore the major challenges and opportunities facing the evangelical church in the Caribbean, a diverse archipelago of over 7,000 islands with a population of over 44 million people.

In this episode, we will cover several key global and regional topics that are shaping the Great Commission in the Caribbean:

• The Gospel in the Marketplace and Diaspora: We will delve into how the mission of the church is being lived out not just within traditional church walls but also in the everyday lives of believers—in their workplaces and within the global Caribbean diaspora.


• Spiritual Healing and Mental Health: This topic addresses the critical need to integrate spiritual healing with mental health care, recognizing the significant challenges faced by many in the region and the church's role in providing holistic care.


• Youth Engagement: We will examine the crucial task of involving and empowering the next generation in the mission, exploring strategies to disciple young people and equip them to become active participants in advancing the Gospel.


• Environmental Care: This point highlights the church's responsibility to care for creation, particularly relevant for a region vulnerable to environmental changes. We will discuss the missional implications of addressing climate change and other ecological issues.


• The Disciple-Making Challenge: This topic focuses on the fundamental call to make disciples, looking at the challenges and opportunities for effective discipleship in the Caribbean context.

The report also identifies three unique, interrelated regional concerns: political and economic instability, high rates of crime and violence, and pervasive corruption. Despite these issues, the Caribbean church is making significant contributions to global missions. This includes the mobility of its people, who carry the Gospel with them around the world, and the use of technology to provide high-quality training and disseminate the widespread availability of Scriptures in indigenous languages.

Some other important topics we will touch on include the need for collaboration among churches, redefining missions as whole-life discipleship, and equipping the church to engage with social justice issues like crime, instability, and corruption.

Tune in and be inspired to advance the global mission together.