African Americans in Missions

African Americans are a part of a unique story in foreign missions that is seldom told. In this talk, originally given at CROSS, Tim steps into this rich history and discusses African-American's involvement in missions. How is the black church supporting missions today? Why (or why not) is this an area of weakness for the black church? Come on up on the porch and hear Tim as he celebrates God's grace in the past and speaks of how God can mightily send African-Americans in the future.

Tim Byrd has been serving with Campus Outreach in Johannesburg, South Africa for the nine years. Tim holds degrees in both African-American and African Studies and English from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Due to his father being in the US Army, Tim grew up in both Europe and the States. Tim and his wife, Niai, have two daughters and are expecting their next child. He enjoys reading, playing and watching sports, working out, cooking and enjoys casual time with family and friends. Tim’s vision is that through the lives of passionate universities students within the local church, South Africa would become a gospel saturated launching pad into the nations of Africa and beyond for the glory of God.