October 2026

Bulletin July 2026
1) Change is Here: A metamorphosis is in progress
2) Strategic Data Definitions
3) Evangelicals
4) What is a Church?
5) Global South Missions
6) MiwVcon2026: Highlighting Research for Greater Impact in the Global South
7) Special Profile: Stephanie Kraft
8) Information From the Word: James 3:1

Bulletin April 2026

Theme: Research and Scripture Engagement
1) Seven Soils for One Seed: Patmos Initiative
2) The Bible Access List:
3) David and Goliath in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
4) Book: Moving Towards the Great Completion
5) Mission Information Workers’ Virtual Conference 2026
6) Special Profile: REV. DR. JOHN A. MAYER
7) Information From the Word: Proverbs 11:9

Bulletin January 2026

Theme: Methodologies

1) HOPE & LOVE MEASURE: Measuring the experience of God's love
2) Planning a Research Project
3) From Flat Data to Three-Dimensional Insight
4) Introducing Lausanne’s Co-Catalysts for the Research and Strategic Information Network
5) See you there! - Latin American Congress on Bible Translation and Use
6) How Six Sheets of Paper became Operation World
7) Special Profile: Patrick Johnstone
8) Information From the Word: Proverbs 2.6

Bulletin October 2025

1- Information Plus Engagement Equals Power
2- How Joshua Project Research Fuels Global Mobilization
3- Report from the Tenth “Congresso Brasileiro de Missões”
4- We are invited to pray together ...
5- Special Profile: Melinda Lyons
6- Information From the Word: Acts 1:7-8

Bulletin July 2025

1- The COMIBAM Research Department
2- The Local Church as Protagonist in God’s Global Mission
3- The General State of the Ibero-American Missionary Movement
4- Data Literacy and Christian Mission
5- Fourth Annual Mission Information Workers’ Virtual Conference
6- AN INVITATION TO PRAY
7- See You There!
8- Special Profile: Guillermo Pérez
9- Information From the Word: Proverbs 25:2

Bulletin April 2025

1- Collaboration in the Research and Strategic Information Network
2- Beyond Transactions: Embracing Collaboration in Mission
3- The Mesa Culture in Bible Translation
4- Defending Discovery: Protecting Truth in Collaborative Research
5- 2025 MIW Virtual Conference - June 16-18
6- See You There! COMIBAM2025 - CBM2025
7- Special Profile: Larry Kraft
8- Information From the Word: Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

Bulletin January 2025

1- How to Get Published in a Missiological Journal by Michael Jaffarian
2- See You There! COMIBAM2025
3- Humble Collaboration Casts Out Arrogant Self-Promotion by J. Nelson Jennings
4- Sharing Research and Connecting Researchers by Paul Bendor-Samuel
5- MIWvCon 2024 videos
6- Special Profile: Alisson Medeiros (Brazil)
7- Information From the Word: Revelation 1: 10-11a

Lausanne 4 Congress: A Global Mission Milestone in Seoul by Lara Heneveld; MIWvCon 2024 videos; MIW Training Corner: The Reading Diet of the Information Worker by Michael Jaffarian; Special Profile: Duane Frasier; Information From the Word by Rodrigo Tinoco (Proverbs 27:17); Research Department of the AMTB - Brazil; Research Department of COMIBAM; 

Celebrating Relationships, Resources, and Reach by Rodrigo Tinoco; An African Case Study; Another valuable MIW Virtual Conference! by Lara Heneveld; See You There!; Save the Date! Meeting of Information Workers at Lausanne 4 in Seoul; MIW Training Corner by Daniel Hoskins’; Webinar on Research for Impact; From COMIBAM: (It happened!!!) The Formation of a Research Team; Special Profile: Pedro Kapingana; Information From the Word by Stephanie Kraft.

Librarians and Archivists by Joan Spanne; State of the Great Commission by Matthew Niermann (edited); See You There! Meeting of Information Workers at Lausanne 4 in Korea (September 23); MIW Training Corner: Switch - How to Change Things When Change Is Hard; CMIW Conference: CMIWvCon2024 first week of June 2024; Special Profile: Joan Spanne; Information From the Word: Esther 6:1.

Strategic Decision-Making in Our Changing World by Dean Carlson (One Challenge); Research for Strategic Sending by Kerry A. Olson (Bethany International); MIW Training Corner: Prompt Engineering Specialization, Global Orality Mapping Project (GOMAP); CMIW Conference - June 2024; Special Profile: Valeria Ortiz (Argentina); Information From the Word: Luke 2:1-4 by Jennifer Poling.

AI, Mission Information, and World Evangelization by J. Nelson Jennings; Practically Speaking by Stephanie Kraft; Christian GIS Group by Loren Muehlius; MIW Training Corne by Daniel Hoskins; Lausanne Workplace Ministry Network’s Public Reading of Scripture Call; Special Profile: Bolortuya (Boloroo) Damdinjav; Information from the Word by Peter Brierley (Mark 5).

Our Vision; Mission Information Workers (MIW) Conference Report by Chris Maynard; MIW Training Corner; Special Profile: Adeolu Olanrewaju; Information from the Word

Databases as a Wellspring for Collaboration; Kwiverr is a global consortium; MIW Training Corner; Special Profile: Rodrigo Tinoco; Information from the Word.

Research in Hostile Environments; Practical Considerations for Doing Research in Security-Sensitive Settings; See You There!; Preparations for Lausanne 4; What an Opportunity!!; Special Profile: Bert Hickman; Information from the Word

Gathering Information on Movements - A Synopsis by Stephanie Kraft;  Micro Data in Movements by Trevor Larsen; Brazilian Congress on Missions CBM2022 by Rodrigo Tinoco; Mission Information Workers Conference by Chris Maynard and Rodrigo Tinoco; Special Profile: Thalita Goulart; Information from the Word - Matthew 2:1-3; What an Opportunity!!: sharing examples of “Information from the Word?” and "Doing research in a hostile environment".

Mission Information Workers Conference; Qualitative Research in Mission by Daniel Hoskins; Of Brands and Baskets by Stephanie Kraft; AMRI (Alliance of Mission Researchers and Institutions) Update; Measure What Matters by Randy Murray; Special Profile: Daniel Hoskins; Information from the Word - Ecclesiastes 5:2; What an Opportunity!! GlobalRize.

What is a People Group Advocate? by Duane Frasier; People Group Advocacy by Anonymous author; Virtual Mission Information Workers Conference; AMRIConnect; “Evangelical Research: An Overview” by (Ed Dayton 1971) Stephanie Kraft; Special Profile: Jenny Oliphant; Information from the Word: Philemon 1:8-9a.

"Historical research." China Historical Christian Database (CHCD) by Daryl R. Ireland, Alex Mayfield, and Eugenio Menegon; Cultivating Christian Community Historically: The Dictionary of African Christian Biography (DACB) by Michèle Sigg PhD; An External Review of the Dictionary of African Christian Biography by Dr. Peter Brierley; Special Profile: Willie Botha; Information from the Word: Acts 17:26-27.

"The Visualization of Data." Missiographics by Michael VanHuis. Church & Station: Mission Map Visualizing Unreached Areas by Hokuto “Joel” Ide The Visualization of Qualitative Data: Words by David Emmanuel Singh. Special Profile: Sandro Oliveira. Information from the Word: The Bible is replete with parables and metaphors.

Testimonies and Tidbits from CMIW’s First Decade; Alliance of Mission Researchers & Institutions (AMRI); Brazil and the Ministry of Missions Research; Who's Who in Missions Information: Gordon Bonham; “HIS” is changing its name (a little bit); Information from the Word: Genesis 1; Researchers Wanted!.

Celebration Time!! July 2021; A Letter to Young Researchers by Stephanie Kraft; Mission Hits by Chris Howles; The Motus Dei Network and Mission Information Workers by Warrick Farah; Who's Who in Missions Information: Lara Heneveld; Refocusing People Group Data by Chris Maynard; Information from the Word Genesis 10; Call for Articles on Representing Data.

Looking Back, Looking Forward; How can mission research better serve local leaders’ agendas?; The Great Commission Research Journal and Mission Information Workers; Who's Who in Missions Information: Loren Muehlius; Information from the Word: Acts 2:5-11.

Collaboration in Data Sharing; Coalition of the Willing; Introducing InterSearch; The Hand Model: Reflections for research; Who's Who in Missions Information: Dan Scribner; See You There ... Virtually!; Farewell to a Second-career Giant - Ted Bergman (1938-2020); Information from the Word - developing rapport

World Inquiry India Consultation II 2021; Missions in Flux by Jay Matenga; See You There ... with a Difference!; Ask, Pray, Improve (Global Data Initiative); Who's Who in Missions Information: Samuel Law; Information from the Word - I don't Speak on My Own

Global Harvest Map; GMI’s Mapping Legacy; World Christian Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition; Who's Who in Missions Information: Marten Visser; Information from the Word - Order for the Glory of God

Knowledge Stewardship for Kingdom Impact in 2019; Finishing The Task 2019; See You There!; Information from the Word - Go and see

STRATUS; In Search of Other Bulletins for Mission Information Workers; Harvest Information System - HIS; See You There!; Who's Who in Missions Information: Sara Hewitt; Information from the Word - God's Perspective

Pentecostal Research; Researchers, Stay Alert; Researcher Wanted; PROLADES News; Who's Who in Missions Information: Martin Osei-Buabeng; Information from the Word: Judged More Strictly

Counting Missionaries; Temptations of the Mission Researcher; Who's Who in Missions Information: Levi DeCarvalho; Information from the Word - Faithful in a Very Little

Missions Information at Urbana 18; Why counting churches is fundamental but not the whole deal; Mission Info Bank; See You There!; People Groups of Ethiopia; Who's Who in Missions Information: Clement A. Hlama; Information from the Word: Do hidden things happen?

Jim Haney: Congratulations to you upon your retirement; Saying “Good-bye” . . . Moi & Vicki Lopez; See You There!; Who's Who in Missions Information: Special Profile: Maximo Alvarez; Information from the Word (Mark 8:14-28)

The LIRC8; Research, Beyond Demographics; Letter to Young Researchers; Metrics in Missions – A Summary of Best Practices; See You There!; Special Profile - Tena Stone; Information from the Word - Research-enabled Spiritual Eyes; This Bulletin is Now in Three Languages!

The World, the Word, and Research; What exactly are we after?; Toward a Biblical Understanding of Finishing the Task; Missions Mapping E-mail Groups; PROGRESS.BIBLE Launches New Product: SNAPSHOT; Special Profile: Atola Longkumer; Information from the Word - 1 Samuel 2:26

What is a Mission Information Worker? – part two!; Missions Research – a Philosophy of Ministry; Lausanne International Researchers' Conference!; See You There!; "Where are my keys?"; Global Missiology; Special Profile: Warren Lawrence; Information from the Word - Caleb and Joshua

More Than Interesting: Thoughts on Research Reporting and Usage; What is happening in Brazil?; Registrations are now Open for the Lausanne International Researchers' Conference!; Special Profile: Felipe Fulanetto; Information from the Word - Col, 4:16

Bridging the Research Gap; GMI's Knowledge Stewardship Grants; One Man's View of Money in Mission Information Work; The 8th Tri-Annual Lausanne Researchers International Conference; See You There; Special Profile: George Gumah; Information from the Word - 1 Cor 9:8-18

A Letter to Young Researchers: Ask Good Questions; KRIM and Mission Research in Korea; A Closing Down and a Rebirth; cartoMission; What about those international students in my hometown?; Special Profile: Désiré Kajabika Bisimwa; Information from the Word - Pray for the Spirit's use of mission information

You are the Data; Coming Soon!!! A Global Classroom on Research; A Frank Word about Languages; See you there; Special Profile: Jason Mandryk; Information from the Word - Wisdom from Proverbs