Indonesian Churches Launch Initiative to Send 30,000 Missionaries by 2033

The Indonesian Alliance for World Mission (ALUSIA) has announced an ambitious goal to deploy 30,000 Indonesian missionaries to serve internationally by 2033. Formed in 2023, the coalition aims to transition Indonesia from a traditional mission field into a global mission force. Dr. Bambang Budijanto, chair of ALUSIA and general secretary of the Asia Evangelical Alliance, recently met with Indonesian diaspora pastors in New York and Philadelphia to discuss this strategy.

Dr. Budijanto frames this initiative as a response to the history of Christianity in Indonesia, which dates back to the arrival of the first missionaries in 1534. With the 500th anniversary of that arrival approaching in 2034, organizers hope to establish the nation as a significant contributor to global evangelism. Budijanto attributes the movement's momentum to decades of prayer and historical revivals, including the 1965 movement in Soe and the 1970s revivals among the Dayak people of Borneo. He emphasizes that the effort relies on collective participation, citing the biblical call to share the good news.