About us
We follow the Statement of Faith of the Worldwide Evangelical Alliance (WEA)
As a partnership we may share, use and discuss material which falls outside this doctrinal position. We respect different perspectives. We may sometimes disagree on methods and terminology, but we affirm each other as believers seeking God and his sovereignty in our lives.
Our people
Our Steering Group guides the Partnership to serve its vision and mission.
They are:
Majority BMB
Experienced leaders with a track record in discipleship and critical evaluation skills
Representatives of diverse regions
Across the group, a mix of men and women
Our staff team is made up of a mix of BMBs and others who work together to serve the Partnership. They form part of the working groups who run, facilitate or co-ordinate the various activities of the partnership. They are involved in the regular work of research, writing and creating, and facilitating dissemination through the Hikma House platform; developing publishing pathways; managing the Mentors Network for writers/researchers.
Dr Pat Brittenden
Hikma Lead
Dr Dejan Aždajić
Mentoring Lead
Dr Parsa Zarin Ghalam
Research and Dissemination
Sama Adam
Publications
David
Audio Visual
Johanna
Hikma House Platform
Lindsey Stephenson
Administrator
We are grateful to Partner organisations, churches and individuals who work alongside the staff on our different projects and activities.
Our values:
We are hosted by the UK charity Word of Life, which gives us formal legal covering. Hikma’s finances currently sit with Word of Life, overseen by its trustees.
In September 2021 an interim steering group was appointed by a group of stakeholders gathered in Germany. This interim group nominated a group of core partners to form the first steering group of the Hikma Partnership starting from October 2022.
The Hikma steering group and the Word of Life trustees share the same vision for the world church to hear the voices of BMBs. Warm personal relationships, sustained through occasional interactions, prayer and mutual respect and clear agreement on the respective roles make it possible to work together. A full list of the governance responsibilities of the steering group and trustees was prepared and agreed between them, and is available to partners on request.
Hikma’s small staff team are currently employed by Word of Life, under their staff employment policy. The staff team form part of the working groups (with Partnership members) who run, facilitate or co-ordinate the various activities of the Partnership.
Other founding partners include:
