ABSTRACT
This chapter draws upon the author's PhD research, completed in 2008, a sociological investigation of 'reverse mission' in Britain. It illustrates the variety of interactions with mainline churches in reverse mission. Reverse mission is generally regarded as having 'taken off' around the early 1980s and is an aspect of British church life which may be seen to be growing. Reverse mission denotes a change in the direction of mission between 'the global North' and 'the global South'. A lot of the work so far related to the phenomenon of 'reverse mission' has focused upon African Initiated and Pentecostal-Charismatic Churches in the West. The chapter presents research conducted with Christians from a range of countries which may be classified as part of the global South who are fulfilling a variety of roles across England. This research helps address this question and communicate the multifaceted nature of reverse mission within the UK.
