The Institut für Weltkirche und Mission (IWM) is an academic Institute of the German Bishops' Conference at the Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Sankt Georgen.

It was founded on June 29^th 2009 (video, press release of the German Bishops' Conference [german, PDF]).

The IWM is committed to theological research and education that reflects on issues of global church and related projects. The focus of its work lies on mission as it is carried out by the church.

The IWM is closely involved and works together with academic Institutions in Europe, Africa, Latin Amerika and Asia.

Cooperations with partners in Germany involve the missiological chairs of universities and institutes as well as Catholic world church aid organizations and German dioceses' departments for global church and mission.

Specific interests of the IMW's research include:

• mission history
• contextual theologies
• mission and health
• mission and education
• global church in Germany

Founding director of the IWM is Prof. Dr. Albert-Peter Rethmann.