New Doors for Domestic Ministry: SOMA’s Expanding Impact in the U.S.
What Began as a Global Movement is Now Igniting Fresh Hope and Renewal Across America
For decades, Sharing of Ministry Abroad—known as SOMA—has brought Spirit-filled ministry to leaders and churches around the world. Our teams travel to encourage and equip believers to live out the love and power of Jesus Christ. Now, God is guiding SOMA into a new chapter here in the United States, opening opportunities to serve within our own communities and dioceses.
An Inspired Vision
In 2022, I read the report from the 1978 Anglican International Conference on Spiritual Renewal. I refer to it as SOMA’s birth certificate. The conference was a pioneering event that brought together 300 Anglican bishops and priests from around the world who were seeking spiritual renewal. Just as Michael Harper (an organizer and the first National Director of SOMA) was inspired to orchestrate the conference; while reading the stories in 2022, the question arose in my heart, “Why can’t we convene a spiritual renewal conference for our Province!?” Four years later, the REHYDRATE conference was breathed on by God and came to life in February 2026.
At the end of last year, the Lord began providing additional inspiration, and the “Transformed” workshop took form. This one-day spiritual workshop focuses on a Christian’s identity as God’s child and co-heir with Christ in the Kingdom. This event invites us to be transformed by grace from the inside, and to outwardly live a renewed, bold, and holy life for Christ.
A Growing Vision for Home
SOMA’s primary mission is to send teams abroad. Running in parallel, we also have a long tradition of receiving bishops and priests to teach and minister in the U.S. In September last year, Archbishop Miguel Uchoa led a SOMA pre-conference at the New Wineskins Missionary Conference. This year has seen a shifting landscape: the province and diocese are experiencing new needs and a hunger for the very renewal and practical equipping that SOMA has championed overseas. In response, God has opened doors for SOMA to bring the same Spirit-empowered ministry home, igniting fresh hope among American congregations.
This new season has been marked by invitations from dioceses and parishes across the country, eager for SOMA’s unique approach to ministry. Through workshops, scripturally based training, and renewal, SOMA teams are now coming alongside U.S. churches, helping them rediscover the fullness of the Holy Spirit, being freed and equipped for effective spiritual warfare, and embracing God’s call to mission.
Two recent gatherings illustrate what this renewed domestic ministry looks like in practice. In February, SOMA and the American Anglican Council (AAC) collaborated to organize the first Provincial-wide renewal conference, REHYDRATE. The conference was hosted by Christ Church Savannah and brought together leaders and church members from across many dioceses. Two bishops from the US and one from Brazil served as plenary speakers, with additional teaching led by Rev. Clancy Nixon. There were also workshops, led by Rev. Canon Mark Eldridge from the AAC and Kyle Spradley, National Director of SOMA USA. We have already fielded multiple invitations to lead a second REHYDRATE, which speaks to the conference's lasting impact and the partnership between the AAC and SOMA.
This spring, the Lord provided a different inspiration, and “Transformed” took shape. This spiritual workshop focuses on a Christian’s identity as God’s child and a co-heir of the Kingdom with Christ. The sense of feeling “unworthy” of Christ’s sacrifice and love seems far too common in the Church. Often, this one untruth can keep us from advancing as effective disciples. Hebrews says, Jesus is the “author and perfecter of our faith…”, therefore, we are worthy because he made us, and is making us worthy as we cooperate with His grace. We talk about curses and their effects, and we practically equip Christians for victory against the “rulers, authorities, and powers of this dark world.”
What’s Next for SOMA in America?
This expansion isn’t a departure from SOMA’s global calling—it’s an extension of it. As American churches are strengthened, they are better equipped to partner in God’s mission both locally and globally. The hope is that these new domestic ministries will not only bless the U.S. Church but also inspire fresh waves of sending, serving, and sharing the Gospel worldwide.
Join the Movement
SOMA invites you to pray, partner, and participate as God opens these new doors. Whether you are a church leader, intercessor, or supporter, your involvement is crucial in this exciting season. Together, let’s celebrate the ways God is moving—and step boldly through the doors He is opening for ministry right here at home.
Kyle Spradley, National Director SOMA USA
Kyle became a Christian at 36. Soon after, he found himself serving on cross-cultural missions. Discipleship, evangelism, and spiritual renewal are what make Kyle’s heart beat. In 2021, after a successful thirty-year career, three supernatural events changed the course of his life. That year, Kyle accepted the position as National Director with Sharing of Ministries Abroad (SOMA), an international, cross-cultural mission agency. Since 2003, he has taught, served, and led short-term mission teams in a variety of countries. Throughout these journeys, Kyle has witnessed the good, the bad, and the miraculous, which have shaped his deep commitment to impactful missions that transform lives.
