Tara Woodward Bosman

Stepping foot on the African continent imprints your life with its shades and sounds—birdsong, minibuses, and brimming market baskets. In South Africa, unprecedented urban growth brings promise and challenges. Its populated Gauteng province grapples with economic potential shadowed by political instability, poverty, and racial exclusion. The local church shoulders a monumental task—renewing their commitment of social, spiritual, and societal reconciliation as the good news for all people.

Tara Woodward Bosman serves as a Missional Networker in South Africa. Tara builds bridges between churches on the African and North American continents to address the challenges of urban poverty in the Gauteng Province and to unite local churches and leadership toward a shared vision for the spiritual and social transformation of neighborhoods. Tara also connects South African young adults to a diverse diaspora network focusing on mentorship, job skills, and practice-based urban workplace theologies.