Jay Matenga

Dr. Jay Matenga is a contextual theologian with indigenous Māori heritage with over 30 years of experience serving cross-cultural missions. As Executive Director of the World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission and Opinion Editor at Christian Daily International, Jay’s passion is to strengthen participation in God’s purposes in the world in light of a maturing world Christianity. Previously, Jay served for almost 9 years as Director of the New Zealand missionary alliance Missions Interlink (NZ), 15 years as the Director of Pioneers, and 5 years with WEC International, with whom he completed an undergraduate degree in missions at Worldview Centre for Intercultural Studies in Tasmania, Australia. His MA studies (All Nations Christian College) investigated relationships of power within missions structures and his doctoral research (Fuller Seminary) led to his development of an Industrial and Indigenous values spectrum as a way of understanding intercultural interactions, which can provide a pathway to maturity through transformative tensions. Jay keeps an archive of presentation material and a monthly blog on his website: https://jaymatenga.com.

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