Philip Wingai-Orayo
Professor of World Christianity and Executive Director of Education at the United Methodist Church's General Board of Higher Education and Ministry; author of John Wesley and the Origins of Methodist Missions and a scholar of missiology and Methodist history.
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Apr 1, 2026 • 1h 11min
Philip Wingeier-Rayo, "John Wesley and the Origins of Methodist Missions" (Abingdon Press, 2025)
Philip Wingai-Orayo, a scholar of missiology and Methodist history, examines John Wesley’s surprising reluctance to send overseas missionaries. He highlights how ordinary laypeople—immigrants, sailors, enslaved and freed persons—carried Methodism globally. The discussion covers Wesley’s Georgia experience, Moravian influences, Thomas Coke’s missionary push, women’s roles, and transatlantic networks like Boston King’s story.
