The board approved a more succinct mission statement for World Convention:

In Christ, all are reconciled to God and to each other, and in the Spirit, God calls us to proclaim this good news throughout the world. World Convention (Christian-Churches of Christ-Disciples of Christ) embodies and encourages fellowship, understanding, and common purpose within this global family of churches and relates them to the whole Church for the sake of unity in Christ Jesus.

World Convention seeks to fulfill this mission by connecting our churches everywhere, every day.  We connect through an email newsletter, through our website, in personal visits, and many other ways. One way we seek to connect our churches is through a Global Gathering. After much prayer and discernment, the multinational board of World Convention has decided with much disappointment and regret that its next Global Gathering, scheduled for 2016, will not be held in South Korea as planned. This decision was prompted by challenges within the leadership of the churches in South Korea. World Convention is thankful to God for the growth of the churches in South Korea. Our prayer is that we might hold a Global Gathering there sometime in God's future.

The board received a moving invitation from churches in India to hold a Global Gathering there. We are overjoyed to announce that the board accepted that invitation, and our next Global Gathering will be in New Delhi, India, January 12-15, 2017. The World Convention board also elected Ajai Lall as its new President. Ajai is the founder of Central India Christian Mission. Gerson Vicente de Souza of Brazil was elected as a Vice President.

The board also approved structural changes to streamline its work and broaden its composition to reflect the diversity of our churches globally. The board unanimously approved a proposal to begin creation of two bodies: a Board of Governance that will provide fiduciary accountability and decision-making functions, and a Board of Guidance that will advise the other body. The board appointed a Governance and Guidance task force to give proposals to the entire board regarding the composition of those boards, including terms, the role of officers, and other matters. In addition, board members have been added from India, Poland, Swaziland, Ghana, and the United States.

The board appointed a Christian Unity committee to explore ways that the World Convention can more fully participate in the wider ecumenical movement with global, regional, and national entities, in close association with the Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council.