Allianz-Mission (AM), the German mission arm closely tied to the Bund Freier evangelischer Gemeinden (FeG), has unveiled a significant restructuring of its leadership architecture, moving from individual executive roles toward a team-based governance model centred on a new "Lead Circle." The change was announced in the August–October 2026 edition of the AM magazine move and took effect in July.
The reform reflects a conviction that has shaped AM's leadership culture for some time: that direction-setting should flow through teams rather than single office-holders, bringing together diverse perspectives while maintaining clear accountability. The goal, according to AM, is an agile but unambiguous structure that strengthens individual responsibility and enables effective collaboration across the organisation's growing portfolio of international mission work.
At the heart of the new architecture is the Lead Circle, which handles overarching strategic direction. Beneath it sit three dedicated units — Relations, Digital, and Mission — each led by a unit head. The Mission unit is further subdivided into regional teams for Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, giving field leaders closer proximity to strategic decisions. Simon Diercks has been named Unit Lead for both Relations and Digital. The reorganisation connects strategic leadership, regional responsibility, and support services into a single integrated structure designed, in AM's words, to "move people — change the world."
(Originally published in German. Summary translated by CC / Connexion.)
Source: Allianz-Mission / Bund FeG — allianzmission.de
