Why we exist


We believe God's greatest gift is a life-changing experience of Jesus: our passion is that people embrace this gift. Responding with deep compassion and cultural sensitivity, Global Interaction is empowering communities to develop their own distinctive ways of following Jesus.

Who we are

  • Australian cross-cultural mission agency
  • Operating for 120 years (previously known as Australian Baptist Missionary Society)
  • Reaching nine identified least-reached people groups in Asia and Africa
  • In partnership with growing and active churches in India, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe,
    Zambia, Papua New Guinea, Papua (Irian Jaya) and Thailand
  • More than 110 cross-cultural workers
  • 40 Australian office staff
  • A wide range of medical, health and development initiatives led by indigenous church movements and leaders
  • 225 people involved in short-term mission experiences (Global Xposure) each year
  • Global Interaction is ‘the most unifying movement among Australian Baptists' according to historian Ken Manley

Our Story


Thirty years ago Global Interaction staff were in a Muslim nation, where Tribal and Hindu converts would be extracted out of their communities and into churches. Over time, some also come to faith from Muslim communities, yet they often reverted back to Islam. A small group of Global Interaction team members were burdened with the need to reach the majority Muslim people group in new and innovative ways. They were told by others that they would not succeed, but they saw that the Kingdom of God is about risk and experimentation. So they began to forge a new path – not founded in textbooks on contextualisation or tested methods of outreach, but based on the methods of Jesus and Paul. The result was a profound breakthrough in working among Muslims that now shapes our entire approach.

The Future


In the next two years we hope to see God use Global Interaction through:
  • Engaging in incarnational ministry – our goal is to establish staff presence and evangelism strategy with one new least-reached people group and establish and strengthen faith groups amongst all currently engaged people groups
  • Partnering with Australian churches and individuals – our goal is to have 30% more Baptist churches engaged in partnership and 10% more individuals in each state engaged in one new significant way
  • Intentional recruiting – our goal is a 75% increase of people interested in joining Global Interaction with 25 long-term and 15 Gi6pro units accepted and in process;
  • Caring and developing staff – our goal is to have trained team leaders for all teams and all staff functioning well in ministry context physically, emotionally, relationally, spiritually and missiologically
  • Resourcing for sustainability – our goal is to have finances adequate to resource our strategic intent