Speakers from Anglican Frontier Missions

We can provide speakers to meet with your group. Please review the biographies and possible topics listed for each speaker.

The Reverend Tad de Bordenave

As the founder of Anglican Frontier Missions, Tad has a unique perspective on the story of the Anglican Communion and people groups who are least reached. An avid hiker with a heart for people and their cultures, Tad has visited, talked and prayed with numerous individuals who are members of the people groups upon whom AFM is focusing.

Tad has a clear, yet humble vision of the ways in which the different branches of the Anglican Communion can participate in reaching forgotten people groups.

Tad has served as an Episcopal priest for 37 years, both as a parish rector and as the founding Director of AFM.

Possible topics:

• Scriptural teaching on missions and least evangelized peoples
• Profiles of the least evangelized people groups throughout Asia, Africa, and the Middle East
• Ways to reach the least evangelized peoples

The Reverend Dr. Benjamin (Pete) Wait and Dr. Shirleen Wait

Since 2000, Pete and Shirleen Wait have served as the Pastoral Caregivers for Anglican Frontier Missions, through pastoral visits to the missionaries, daily prayers, and welcoming them for rest in their Florida home.

Pete’s career spanned roles from entry level engineering through corporate management and consulting for utility companies and then ordination as a deacon and priest.

After his ordination to the priesthood, Pete served The Diocese of Florida for nine years as Canon for Evangelism: Local and Global. His doctoral project documented five years of work in developing a world missions focus in the diocese.

Shirleen, who felt called to missions at age 15, joined AFM exactly 50 years later.She holds a Ph.D. in Reading Education, is a textbook author, and a retired National Curriculum Specialist and spokesperson for a Simon and Schuster software company.

Both Pete and Shirleen have been very active locally and nationally in a variety of prayer, evangelism, mission, and healing ministries.They are well versed in the work of frontier missions and pastoral care.

Possible Topics:

• The Church and Least Evangelized Peoples
• Pastoral Care for Your Missionaries
• The Eucharistic Healing of Nations (healing people, peoples and places)
• Developing a World Missions Focus: Practical Recommendations
• A Brief History of World Missions
• A Theology of World Missions
• The Work of Frontier Missionaries