New Fire for Christ (NFC) is a global ministry dedicated to sharing the message of Jesus Christ in strategic nations around the world. Through evangelistic efforts, mass discipleship programs, and partnerships with local leaders, NFC focuses on reaching the lost and training disciples to multiply their faith. Their mission is to not only bring people to Christ but also to empower new believers to become lifelong disciples and disciple-makers, ensuring lasting impact and spiritual growth across nations.
To reach as many as possible for Christ through evangelism and discipleship.
We accomplish this mission through leading evangelistic and discipleship efforts, inviting people to receive Christ as their Lord and Savior, to discover His great plan for their lives, and to multiply by going and making more disciples for Christ.
Dr. Bob and Mallory Boyd founded New Fire for Christ in the 1990s in response to a growing wave of secularism impacting young people. Burdened by the reality that many around the world did not know Christ, they felt called to action—to ignite a passion for Jesus in the next generation. In the early years, they served through Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU), leading campus-wide revivals across the United States and calling students to a life transformed by the Gospel.As their ministry grew, international doors began to open. In 1993, shortly after the fall of the Iron Curtain, the Boyds led a city-wide outreach in Russia. In a time of newfound political freedom, many were searching for something deeper. As the Gospel was shared, nearly the entire crowd responded to the invitation to follow Christ, and new churches began to emerge.Over the years, New Fire for Christ has expanded into more than a dozen countries, including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Pakistan, India, and beyond. In Pakistan, large evangelistic campaigns have led thousands to Christ, with ongoing ministry through local churches and house-to-house outreach.A pivotal moment came in 2003 during a festival in Webuye, Kenya, where the Boyds recognized the urgent need to reach children—many of whom had been affected by the AIDS crisis. As students responded to the Gospel, it became clear that discipleship was essential. From this need, the “School of Discipleship” was born.Today, this program has grown to reach over 200,000 students in more than 220 schools across East Africa, led by 152 trained volunteers. Lives are being transformed both spiritually and practically, as students grow in faith, education improves, and communities are impacted.What began as a burden has become a global movement—one that continues to bring the hope of Christ to the next generation.
Dr. Mike Hennigan | President
Mike and Elizabeth have been married since 1996 and have raised four children together. They served as local church pastors for 22 years, during which time they kept the church actively connected to local and international missions. Their partnerships with other churches and missionaries developed their love for caring for ministers. Dr. Mike holds leadership roles in several ministerial networks and missions organizations.
Dr. Mike's educational background includes undergraduate training at Portland Bible College, a Master of Divinity degree from Oral Roberts University, and a Doctorate of Ministry from Regent University. His research emphasis is on ministerial burnout. Dr. Mike believes that everyone should have the opportunity to hear the good news of Salvation through Christ and access to a local church where they can grow in their faith.
Dr. Bob Boyd | Founder
Bob had a dramatic personal conversion during his senior year at the College of William and Mary. Called to the ministry, he interned under Senior Pastor Dick Woodward for three years before going on to earn a Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, where he won the Seminary’s Lincoln Award in Bible Exposition and co-founded the Seminary’s annual Week of Evangelism. It was there that Bob met his loving wife, Mallory. He went on to Asbury Theological Seminary, earning a doctorate in Biblical Preaching. Dr. Bob pastored a growing church on the original “Walton’s Mountain” captured by the classic TV series, The Waltons. He went on to serve as a National Speaker with Campus Crusade for Christ International (CRU). Dr. Bob received numerous international invitations, so in 1997, he founded New Fire for Christ. The Lord had Dr. Bob and Mallory lead city-wide evangelistic campaigns and conferences in Pakistan, India, Russia, Tanzania, and Kenya. These mass evangelism efforts required intense follow-up. As a result, New Fire has founded ongoing Schools of Discipleship, with 200,000 students in Africa and Asia being discipled regularly and many transformed by Christ.Dr. Bob has ministered to millions through evangelistic campaigns, radio programs, and television. As a result, forty-six churches have been founded, and tens of thousands of students have become active disciples of Christ. Bob and Mallory reside in Norfolk, VA, and have been blessed with four wonderful sons, four fantastic daughters-in-law, and nine grandchildren!
Mallory Boyd | Co- Founder
Mallory graduated from Southern Methodist University with a B.F.A. in Studio Art and worked as an artist for Athletes in Action for three years. She met Bob while he attended Dallas Theological Seminary, and they married the year he graduated. When Bob attended Asbury Theological Seminary, Mallory served with Campus Crusade for Christ. She led a discipleship program among the seminary wives in Wilmore, KY. After Bob completed his doctoral studies, Mallory helped him pastor a church on the original “Walton’s Mountain” in Virginia. From there, they served on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ. In 1997, Dr. Bob and Mallory launched an international ministry, New Fire for Christ. Over the years, she has led family seminars and founded children’s ministries, which have disciplined tens of thousands in Russia, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, India, and Pakistan. Mallory has trained many missionaries, pastors' wives, and other women to lead effective ministries. She co-authored The New Life, an evangelistic training tool. Mallory speaks internationally as a certified "Walk Thru the Bible" teacher and has taught at live events with over 20,000 people. These evangelistic crusades created the need for mass follow-up and discipleship. Mallory and the New Fire Team have raised Nationals who disciple over 200,000 students in weekly discipleship meetings within the schools. She is a gifted speaker and Bible teacher. Mallory is an award-winning watercolor artist, devoted wife, and mother. She is blessed with four wonderful sons, four fantastic daughters-in-law, and nine grandchildren!
David Mugaya | Director & Lead Trainer
Prior to his current role in New Fire for Christ, David served as an assistant pastor, administrator, and volunteer social worker at Lifeline Ministry and Fellowship - Kenya, helping teach and organize seminars and campaigns. Before joining the New Fire for Christ leadership team, he served as a volunteer staff member from December 2011 to October 2016.He has a diploma in Biblical Studies, is husband to Mercy Atieno, and is also a fine artist (watercolor and acrylics) and a Walk Thru the Bible Trainer. David’s passion can be traced back to childhood, where as a student leader he spent significant time teaching others in primary school, Sunday school, even through high school, art school, and college.David oversees volunteer training in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and Zanzibar. For David, teaching God’s Word, staff training, and planning are the most rewarding parts of the role New Fire for Christ offers, in addition to helping reach as many as possible for Christ, and see them grow and know Christ.
Julian Safdar Joseph | Pakistan Director
Julian Safdar Joseph has faithfully served with New Fire for Christ since 2001 and currently leads as Director of the ministry in Pakistan. The son of Rev. Safdar Joseph, Julian carries a strong legacy of ministry and has received formal leadership training through the Haggai Institute in Singapore.He serves alongside his wife, Fauzia, and together they are blessed with two daughters. As a family, they are deeply committed to advancing the Gospel and are supported by a dedicated team and faithful prayer partners.Julian’s ministry is focused on reaching and serving underserved Christian communities across Punjab, including Sheikhupura, Lahore (Khaliq Nagar), and Islamabad. In addition to local outreach, he has partnered in large-scale evangelistic efforts, including citywide campaigns and national television broadcasts alongside Dr. Bob Boyd.With a heart for all people, Julian and his team have shared the message of Christ across diverse communities, including Muslims, transgender individuals, and marginalized groups. His vision is to faithfully serve the Lord in a nation where Christians are a minority, bringing hope and the truth of the Gospel to those who need it most.
Joshua Wanyonyi Masika | Kenya Administrator
Joshua Wanyonyi Masika was born on May 14, 1998, the lastborn in a family of eight. He attended his primary education in Mukhuyu FYM primary school from 2002 -2013, and his secondary level from 2014 – 2017 at St. Mathews ACK Secondary School, Webuye. Ever since primary school, he got to know New Fire for Christ, and on August 19, 2010, Joshua gave his life to Jesus Christ, being prayed for with laid hands by Dr. Bob Boyd while in class six. After his secondary school, he felt called to theological studies. He joined Friends Theological College, Kaimosi, where he earned a Certificate in Pastoral Ministry and a Certificate in Chaplaincy, and is now pursuing a Diploma in Theology.The New for Christ Ministry has enabled Joshua to pursue his studies with the support he receives, and NFC has made it easy for him to reach schools and unreached groups with the word of God, thus advancing the ministry's mission and vision to reach, teach, and send. The ministry has enabled him to grow spiritually, remain stable and alert in life through the training we conduct every term, and improve his spiritual well-being.
Luka Mote | Tanzania Director
Luka has been a teacher and an outstanding leader since his teens. In adulthood, he has served as a secondary school teacher and as a leader in three schools for nine years. He is currently serving as the New Fire for Christ Tanzania Director. Luka is grateful to reach, teach, and make disciples in Christ. Before his current role in New Fire for Christ, Luka served as Christian Mission Fellowship Church Administrator and Church Elder. He also previously served as an NFC teacher and assisted the former Tanzania Director with administrative matters. Today, he holds a Certificate of Biblical Studies, a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of Dar es Salaam, and a Master of Arts in Education Management from St. John University of Tanzania. He and his wife, Claudia Makanga, have been married since 2012, and they are the proud parents of one child, Reeselyn.
Nkurunziza Oscar | Burundi Director
Pastor Nkurunziza Oscar was born in 1968 in Gitega Province, Burundi. After beginning his studies in science at the University of Burundi, his life was dramatically impacted by the civil unrest of 1993, which led him to flee to Tanzania as a refugee. It was there, in 1994, that he had a life-changing encounter with Christ. He later pursued theological training, earning a Diploma in Theology and being ordained as a pastor in 1998.While in Tanzania, Pastor Oscar served in multiple leadership roles within the church, including overseeing congregations in refugee camps and teaching both in schools and student Bible groups. He married his wife, Vumilia, in 1998, and together they have four children. In 2012, he returned to Burundi, where he became actively involved in church leadership, evangelism, and teaching in both local churches and Bible schools.Pastor Oscar has played a vital role in the growth of New Fire for Christ in Burundi since its early days. He has served as a dedicated leader, trainer, and former volunteer administrator, helping coordinate ministry efforts and reach students with the Gospel. Today, he continues to faithfully advance the mission of evangelism and discipleship across the region.
There is one eternal God, who exists in three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He is fully man and fully God, united in one person forever. Jesus Christ lived a sinless life, died for our sins on the cross, was buried, and rose bodily from the dead after three days, after which He appeared to many witnesses. Christ ascended into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
The Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, imparts new life to those who put their faith in Christ, baptizes them (I Cor. 12:13), indwells them and seals them, and glorifies Christ. He fills and empowers them who yield their lives to Him by faith. The Holy Spirit gives various gifts to the body of Christ, to build up the body for God's glory.
The Bible is God's word, infallible and inerrant in the original manuscripts, composed of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments. The Bible is the supreme and final authority on all matters about which it speaks.
Man (i.e. man & woman) was created in the image of God. Through his sin and rebellion against God, he was bought under God's judgement and the sentence of death. Because of man's sin, he is corrupt and unable to please God. Every man is lost apart from God's saving grace through Jesus Christ.
Man is saved by faith (trust) in Jesus Christ, not on the basis of human works or goodness (Eph. 2:8-9). Those who are saved are "born again" into the kingdom of God (John 3:3,7), and become new creatures (II Cor. 5:17).
Jesus Christ is the head of the church, which is made up of all those who have been redeemed through faith in Him. The church is not a physical building, but the body of believers in whom Christ dwells through the Holy Spirit. This church is manifested locally in congregations of believers who meet together as Christ commands, to "consider one another to provoke [each other] to love and good works" (Heb. 10:24).
At his physical death, the believer enters into eternal fellowship with the Lord in heaven, while the unbeliever is judged and enters into eternal separation from God in hell.
Jesus Christ will return to earth personally and bodily to reign over the world at the end of time.
The Lord Jesus Christ commanded all believers to be witnesses to Him (Acts 1:8), and to make disciples of all nations (Matt. 28:19-20). Our commitment to obey the Great Commission requires that all personal ambitions be surrendered in a total commitment to Jesus Christ and His work in the world.
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