Institutes at WCIU

Our research Institutes work to bring scholars, practitioners, and other interested parties together around specific focus areas with the goal of fulfilling both our mission and our vision of a verdant and flourishing world, ripe with wholeness and peace for all peoples.

Meet our institute directors

Institute Directors Leading Cutting-Edge Research

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Lowell Bliss
Lowell Bliss

Director of Eden Vigil Institute for Environmental Leadership. Co-founder of Christian Climate Observers Program and Climate Intercessors. Author and former missionary in India and Pakistan.

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Viv Grigg, Ph.D.
Viv Grigg, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Theology, The University of Auckland (New Zealand), 2006. Professor of Urban Leadership and Director of WCIU’s Urban Leadership Institute.

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Mary Lederleitner, Ph.D.
Mary Lederleitner, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Educational Studies, Trinity. Director of the Women’s Institute, global missions leader, award-winning author, and board chair for Operation Mobilization.

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Michael Soderling, M.D., MBA
Michael Soderling, M.D., MBA

Founding Director of the Global Health Institute at William Carey International University.

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Yalin Xin, Ph.D.
Yalin Xin, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary, 2008. Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies and Director of China Studies Institute.

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Danny Hunter, Ph.D.
Danny Hunter, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary. Director of the Ralph D. Winter Research Center, researcher, educator, and church mission consultant.

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Spring 2025 institute launch

Health for All Nations Institute

Serving and contributing to the holistic health and flourishing of communities globally.

The mission of the Health for All Nations Institute is to engage the global Christian community in the exploration and application of biblical revelation, scientific evidence, and cumulative experience as they relate to health and wholeness. Our mission includes assisting the global Christian church in fulfilling its mandate to promote health and healing among the nations..

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News & Events

upcoming events
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WCIU Alumni Journeys Session 5
Mar 13
WCIU Alumni Journeys Session 5

The Office of Advancement & Alumni Relations is pleased to announce the launch of a new webinar series featuring: WCIU Alumni Journeys.

Hope you can join us for Session 5!

Learning From The Scandinavian “Prophesying Daughters”
Mar 26
Learning From The Scandinavian “Prophesying Daughters”

A WCIU webinar with Dr. David Gustafson on Scandinavian women evangelists (1892–1918) and what their missional leadership offers today.

Growing As A Public Speaker
Apr 29
Growing As A Public Speaker

Growing As A Public Speaker, A webinar presented by WCIU’s Women’s Institute in partnership with the Women’s Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance. Featuring special guest Dr. Mary Ho.

Latest institute Blog Posts
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When Bombs Obscure Ecological Genocide
When Bombs Obscure Ecological Genocide
Will India and Pakistan “Do the Right Thing” in 120 degree Temps?
Will India and Pakistan “Do the Right Thing” in 120 degree Temps?
Welcoming a New Director for The Women’s Institute
Welcoming a New Director for The Women’s Institute
Balaam’s Donkey Confronts BP Oil (Numbers 22)
Balaam’s Donkey Confronts BP Oil (Numbers 22)

Our Institutes

Whether it's through conferences, publications, or live events – each of our institutes seeks to move conversations forward in the modern world of development. Find out how to play a part below.

 

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