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André Rocha

Pastor, missional strategist, speaker, and advisor.

20+Years in ministry and missions
2Free assessments
40Questions · 8 dimensions Missional Church Assessment
41Questions · 4 facets FORM

About me

My goal is simple:

To mobilize the people of God to participate in God's mission in faithful and fruitful ways.

  • 20+years in ministry
  • Multiplecontinents served
  • 4languages
  • Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA
  • English
  • Português
  • Español
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)

I am a pastor, missional strategist, speaker, and advisor with more than 20 years of experience helping churches, organizations, and leaders engage faithfully and strategically in God's mission.

My work sits at the intersection of theology, leadership, missions, and mobilization. I help churches and ministry organizations move from a general commitment to missions toward a practical, sustainable culture of participation—equipping leaders, developing strategies, building partnerships, and mobilizing people for cross-cultural engagement.

Over the years, I have served in local church and parachurch contexts across multiple continents, preaching and teaching in diverse cultural settings, developing leaders, facilitating partnerships, and helping organizations translate mission vision into action.

Today, I serve independently as an itinerant speaker, missional strategist, and advisor, working with pastors, churches, mission organizations, and Christian leaders on questions of mission strategy, mobilization, leadership development, and the role of the local church in God's mission.

My approach to leadership is deeply rooted in servant leadership. I believe leadership is ultimately about stewardship: serving people well, developing others, creating healthy organizations, and helping the people of God discover where they fit in God's purposes.

Particularly interested in

  • Global missions and mission mobilization
  • The missional church
  • Developing mission-minded pastors and leaders
  • Cross-cultural ministry
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Leadership development
  • Church and organizational strategy
  • Discipleship and multiplication
  • Global Christianity and emerging mission movements

Projects

Two free assessments: one for your church, one for you.

Honest questions, a full profile, and clear next steps.

Church leaders gathered around a world map

For pastors and church leaders

Missional Church Assessment

What is God asking of your church?

An honest picture of where your church stands in God's mission. You receive a full report with your church's profile, strengths, gaps, and next steps.

40 questions 8 dimensions About 20 min Free

Available in English and Portuguese (Avaliação da Igreja Missional).

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FORM · Vocational Discernment

Missional Formation Assessment

How has God formed you to take part in His mission?

41 honest questions name the missional profile where you can serve today. A profile, not a label.

41 questions 4 facets About 10 min

  1. 01 Discover
  2. 02 Discern
  3. 03 Experiment
  4. 04 Engage
  5. 05 Grow

A team edition shows a group's collective missional capacity.

Begin FORM

The four facets of FORM

Hover or tap a letter to see its question.

"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."

Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)

Research

Research briefs

Short studies on where the church and global mission are heading.

Latest from the blog

Writing on mission, leadership, and the church.

Contact

Let's talk about mission.

Coffee, a conversation about your church's next step, or an invitation to speak — I'd be glad to hear from you.

Reach me directly

Location
Metro Atlanta, Georgia