Worship with us at the 2025 New Wineskins Conference!

Each time believers from around the world gather at the New Wineskins Global Missions Conference, something deeply spiritual takes place, something far greater than a conference schedule or a series of talks. Worshipping together as a global body becomes a living glimpse of Revelation 7:9, where the Apostle John describes “a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb.” In these sacred moments of united worship, the global Church experiences both unity and divine commissioning, as the Spirit leads us from the throne room of God into the mission fields of the world.

Revelation 7:9 is not merely a prophetic vision of a distant future; it is also a blueprint for what the Church is meant to be here and now. At our upcoming New Wineskins Global Missions Conference: Hope for the Nations, the gathering of believers from across continents, cultures, and languages will testify to the truth that the Gospel knows no borders. Voices raised in praise in multiple languages reflect the heart of God for every people group. When worship includes African drums, Asian melodies, Latin American rhythms, and Western hymns, we begin to touch the beauty and breadth of God’s diverse family. This year, Isaac Wardell of Porter’s Gate will lead this multicultural worship experience.

This kind of worship disrupts the notion of a singular cultural expression of Christianity and reminds us that the Church is much bigger than our local context. It reorients our hearts and minds to God’s kingdom rather than our own traditions. Just as John saw a multitude no one could count, our worship becomes a foretaste of heaven, a declaration that the kingdom of God is multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, and beautifully united in the Lamb.

In a world so often divided by politics, economics, and culture, corporate worship offers a radical counter-narrative. Worshipping together at Hope for the Nations will form bonds that transcend the barriers that usually divide us and becomes a powerful expression of the unity Jesus prayed for in John 17:21: “that they may all be one.”

This unity does not mean uniformity. Rather, it is a holy harmony, where each voice contributes to the symphony of praise. As global Anglicans come together, stories are shared, prayers are lifted, and relationships are forged around Christ and His mission. The walls come down. Pride gives way to humility. And the Spirit knits hearts together for a common purpose: the glory of God among the nations.

Hope for the Nations will become a place where missionaries, church leaders, students, and everyday disciples find encouragement and connection. The global Church is not just something we hear about; it becomes someone we worship beside, someone we kneel next to, someone whose story reflects God’s faithfulness in a different context. The result is a deeper awareness that we are part of something bigger; a global body on mission together.

Worship is never passive. It is a posture of surrender, and in that surrender, the voice of the Lord becomes clear. The throne room becomes a sending place. In the holiness of God’s presence, we are convicted, comforted, and commissioned. Some may hear the Spirit calling them to a new nation. Others may be stirred to recommit to their neighborhood, to marginalized groups, or to unreached people. Whatever the call, it is rooted not in duty but in love: the love for the One who sits on the throne and for the people He longs to redeem.

The worship at Hope for the Nations will be more than music. It will be more than a moment. It will be a movement—a glimpse of eternity that will shape how we live and how we serve the Lord. As we gather from every corner of the globe to lift high the name of Jesus, we will fulfill the vision of Revelation 7:9 in real time. As we worship together, we become a unified Church, celebrating our diversity, anchored in the same Lord, and ready to respond to His call.

At Hope for the Nations, worship often culminates in prayer for the nations and the laying on of hands for those being sent. These moments are not symbolic; they are spiritually catalytic. Hearts are set on fire. Fear gives way to boldness. And men and women rise from worship not just inspired but empowered to go where God sends. Worship becomes the fuel for mission, and Hope for the Nations will become the launchpad for Kingdom transformation.

Together, we worship. Together, we are sent. And together, we will one day stand before the throne again—this time, with the mission completed, singing, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” (Rev. 7:10).


Deacon Shelly Sorem, the Assistant Director for New Wineskins Missionary Network, serves in the Diocese of Western Gulf Coast. She has a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology. She serves on the Women’s Leadership Network, which is part of the Next Generation Leadership Initiative, and on her diocesan women’s ministry team, and she is a Global Mission Initiative Advocate in her diocese. She served on the Provincial Council for the Order of the Daughters of the Holy Cross as president and previously vice president for the past six years. Shelly’s heart is to see the name of Jesus taken to the ends of the earth. She is active in leading women’s conferences and retreats nationally and internationally. She loves to see organizations in the Anglican communion partner with one another to further the kingdom of God. She and Bill have been married for 33 years, have two wonderful daughters, two great sons-in-law and three precious granddaughters.

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