Ministries Without Borders
Ministries Without Borders (MWB) is an Evangelical neocharismatic Apostolic network of nearly 50
Christian churches, that forms part of the British New Church Movement.[1] It is led by Keri Jones, brother
of the late Bryn Jones.[2]
History
Keri Jones originally worked with his brother in Covenant Ministries,[3] which after Bryn's death devolved
into five major components, of which MWB is one. According to the analysis of Andrew Walker, a
commentator on neo-Pentecostalism in Britain,[4] the two brothers led the more conservative and radical
group of the restorationist movement of the 1970s and 1980s, which Walker called R1.[5] This was to
distinguish it from another similar group based in the South (led by, for example Gerald Coates) which had
taken a different stance on a number of key issues.[6] MWB draws much from the legacy of Covenant
Ministries, and the leadership of Arthur Wallis.
Today
The official description of MWB is: Ministries Without Borders ... speaks of a people who are inwardly free
and outwardly mobile to use their gifts, talents and abilities, to take the message of Hope, the Gospel of
Good News, to a needy and dying world. Such people, from every age group, are aware that every
mandate given by God can be achieved, and that there are no problems too difficult for His power of
miracle.[7]
In 2007 MWB planted churches in the UK cities of Salford,[8] Preston and Oldham;[9] there are 18 other
churches in the UK, mainly in North West England, the Midlands and Wales.[10] There are also three
churches in the US and three in Canada; fifteen in Norway;[11] five in South Africa, and two each in the
Philippines and India.[12]
In July 2006, Keri Jones launched "Mission 193," in which members of the movement visited every nation
of the world to pray and give copies of the Bible to representatives of that country.[13]
There is an annual Bible conference for its UK-based churches which has been in Stafford since 2004.
They are similar in style to the Downs Bible Weeks run in the 1980s and feature ministry from international
speakers.[14]
See also
British New Church Movement
Charismatic movement
Spiritual gift
References
1. Harry Letson Catalysts of the Spirit: An Introduction to Pentecostal History (Bloomington:
AuthorHouse, 2007) 110
2. "A tribute to Bryn Jones" ([Link]
[Link]/). Archived from the original ([Link] on 3 October 2013. Retrieved
10 October 2013.
3. Stanley M Burgess, Eduard M van der Maas, ed. (2002). The New International Dictionary of
Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. p. 45. ISBN 978-
0310224815.
4. Steven J Hunt, “Review of Restoring the Kingdom: the Radical Christianity of the House
Church Movement 4th Ed” (Guildford: Eagle, 1998) by Andrew Walker Pneuma 21 no 2 (Fall
1999) 339
5. Andrew Walker (1998). Restoring the Kingdom: the Radical Christianity of the House
Church Movement (4th ed.). Guildford: Eagle. ISBN 0-86347-160-9.
6. Nigel Scotland (2000). Charismatics and the New Millennium (2nd ed.). Guildford: Eagle.
pp. 21–23. ISBN 0-86347-370-9.
7. "The King's Community Church, Lancaster" ([Link]
[Link] Archived from the original ([Link]
p?id%3D3) on December 17, 2006. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
8. "Church planting in Salford" ([Link]
[Link]/uk/[Link]). Ministries Without Borders. Archived
from the original ([Link]
l) on 2013-01-29.
9. "Oldham church plant" ([Link]
[Link]/inside/2008/11/all-nations-church-oldham/). Archived from the original ([Link]
[Link]/inside/2008/11/all-nations-church-oldham/) on July 27, 2011.
10. Where we meet ([Link] Archived ([Link]
eb/20081218212813/[Link] December 18, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine
11. Norway ([Link]
12. Worldwide ([Link]
13. mission 193 ([Link] Archived ([Link]
0071024111236/[Link] October 24, 2007, at the Wayback
Machine
14. Newfrontiers history of Bible weeks ([Link]
eeks/) Archived ([Link]
rg/about-us/history/bible-weeks/) October 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
Without Borders website ([Link]
The mission 193 official website ([Link]
[Link]/mission193/)
The charismatic/pentecostal movement in Norway: The last 30 years ([Link]
g/web/20120229062257/[Link]
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All Nations Ottawa ([Link]
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