COMMITTED TO A BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING

of the image of God in every person, we defend an ethic of life, support religious freedom for all, stand in solidarity with the marginalized, advocate at every level, train and network proactively, and mobilize for religious freedom, human rights, and justice.

Partnering with the 21Wilberforce Global Freedom Center

ENGAGED in Myanmar Advocacy

• O ering pastoral presence in refugee camps in Thailand

• Providing humanitarian aid for refugees

• Presenting a video report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland

• Advocating for those unjustly imprisoned such as Pastor Samson Hkalam

• Mobilizing 10,000 people who urged their United States Congressional representatives to vote for and successfully pass United States human rights legislation on Myanmar

LAUNCHED the Global Defenders Network

A new network of legal defenders and human rights advocates that work together to defend victims of religious persecution and unjust laws with a pilot project in 2023 to provide training, mentoring, and professional development for young lawyers in Nigeria committed to defending human rights and religious freedom

TRAINED the Next Generation

• Provided workshop training and co-chaired both the Young Leaders and Religious Prisoner of Conscience Track for the 2022 Annual International Religious Freedom National Summit that had over 1,000 in attendance in Washington D.C.

• Initiated a Timothy Program as a three-year immersive religious freedom training for a select group of young Baptist men and women from all six BWA regions

ADVOCATED at the United Nations

Supported human rights and religious freedom advocacy e orts on behalf of Algeria, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Ukraine we advance multicultural and multilingual training, empower next generation leaders, encourage meaningful dialogue and praxis, and engage in relevant theological reflection and transformational leadership.

JENNY STEWART was appointed in July 2022 as the first BWA Director of Ministries and Chief Operating O cer and began service in January 2023 after relocating to the BWA o ce in Falls Church, Virginia, USA. Working closely with the General Secretary, this new position provides leadership to the five BWA ministry areas, collaborates together with each ministry’s personnel regarding strategy and finance, and ensures alignment with the BWA’s overall mission for meaningful impact.

Baptist leaders from around the world gathered in December 2022 in Rome, Italy, for the Baptist-Catholic International Dialogue. This was the fifth and final year in Phase III which focused on “THE DYNAMIC OF THE GOSPEL AND THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TODAY.”

Through our 14 COMMISSIONS, more than 350 GLOBAL BAPTIST LEADERS worked together to address the most critical issues today such as evangelism and mission, aid, religious freedom, peace building, racial justice, doctrine, leadership development, and creation care.

BWA PRESIDENT TOMÁS MACKEY traveled to France, Italy, Russia, South Korea, Spain, and the United States o ering pastoral presence, urging unity without uniformity, highlighting the challenge of extreme secularism, and encouraging Baptists to more proactively pursue a quality of discipleship that shapes the character of the next generation. President Mackey is also an integral part of our planning for the 23rd Baptist World Congress that will take place July 2025 in Brisbane, Australia.