FIELDS OF GRACE PRESENTS

An Open Letter to the Black Church

Let 2026 Be The Year We Reclaim Our Place on the Continent

“The Black Church mastered gathering; the global church mastered sending. 2026 must be the year we close that gap.” — Laray Dyer

For generations, we have carried this nation with anointing, resilience, and supernatural endurance.
We built movements.
We discipled communities everyone else forgot.
We held the spiritual line when everything around us collapsed.

But there is one field where our presence has never reflected our power:
the global missions field, especially the continent that carries our spiritual and ancestral roots.

Black believers make up millions of committed, Spirit-filled Christians in America.
Yet we represent less than 1 percent of global missionaries.

Not because we lack calling.
Not because we lack fire.
Not because we lack desire.

Because the systems required to send us were never built for us.

Other churches inherited pipelines, training tracks, and funding infrastructures.

We inherited the burden of rebuilding home: spiritually, socially, economically, and generationally.

Our absence was never apathy.
It was architecture.

And still, the Black Church remains one of the most spiritually potent forces on the planet:
We pray with depth.
We build with conviction.
We carry a prophetic sound the nations are still waiting to hear.

We are not behind.
We are rising into alignment.

2026 sits at a tipping point where God positions leaders before the next global ministry cycle unfolds.
We cannot afford to approach it casually.
2026 must mark a turning point.

• From gathering only to sending with intention.
• From domestic focus to global partnership.
• From watching the nations to walking among them.

The continent is not foreign to us.
It is familiar.
It is home.

This is not about starting something new.

This is about returning to what has always belonged to us:
our mandate,
our mantle,
our global assignment.

“As the Father has sent Me, I am sending you.” John 20:21

This is identity.
This is inheritance.
This is the moment.

This call isn’t denominational. It’s generational.

If this letter speaks to your spirit as a leader, DM me privately and say “I’m in.”

I am convening a closed-door Pastors Roundtable for those ready to help reclaim the Black Church’s global assignment in 2026.
This is not a funnel.
This is a strategic, Spirit-led gathering designed to build the sending systems our churches were never given.

If you want an invitation, reach out directly.

The moment is calling.
The continent is waiting. 

Respectfully,

Laray Dyer
Founder, Fields of Grace Global Missions
Ordained minister and mobilizer committed to building sustainable, Spirit-led sending systems that empower the Black Church to reclaim its global assignment.

A SPACE FOR PASTORS AND LEADERS TO RESPOND TO THIS MOMENT

Add Your Voice

If this letter stirred something in your spirit — conviction, agreement, concern, or clarity — I invite you to share your reflection here.
Your voice matters. Your insight carries weight. And your perspective will help shape the next phase of this conversation.

Take a moment and respond to one or both prompts below:

1. What part of the Open Letter resonated most deeply with you as a pastor or leader?
2. What do you believe is the greatest barrier keeping the Black Church from stepping fully into global missions?

This is a protected space for honest leadership.
Your reflection will remain private and will be used only to inform future roundtables, trainings, and the collective direction of this movement.

 Thank you for adding your voice to this moment.

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