Luis Bush is an Argentina-born Christian missionary and the president of the Transform World Connections.
Bush was born inArgentina, but was raised inBrazil. In 1970 he graduated from theUniversity of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, ineconomics and worked inBusiness Consulting for anArthur Andersen Consulting in Chicago before deciding in 1973 to devote his life toChristian ministry. He graduated fromtheological seminary in 1978.
In 1978, he traveled toSan Salvador, along with his wife Doris, to serve at theIglesia Nazaret as seniorpastor. Bush led the movement of missions called COMIBAM fromLatin America during its initial phase and later served asCEO ofPartners International from 1986 to 1992, an organization that seeks to grow communities of Christian witnesses in largely non-Christian areas by partnering with indigenous Christian ministries. He served as the international director of theAD2000 & Beyond Movement from 1989 to 2001.[1]
He and his wife Doris coined the term10/40 Window, which focused on the region of the world with least exposure toChristianity.[2] Transform World was the name given to the first global event inIndonesia in 2005 when Luis was asked to serve as international facilitator for other related events processes.[3]
Throughout the 1990s,Ted Haggard'sNew Life Church, at the vanguard of thespiritual mapping movement through its close ties toC. Peter Wagner and Bush, had a mission of supporting Bush and initiating the Prayer Through the Window events, which had tens of millions of participants.[4]
Luis Bush also champions the term4/14 Window, which is achild evangelism movement term. The 4/14 Window is a global Christian mission movement focused on delivering children between the ages of 4 and 14 years old from oppression, deception, depression and destruction.[5]
Bush completed aPhD inIntercultural Studies fromFuller Theological Seminary School of Intercultural Studies in 2003. The study of catalytic antecedents of today’s mission led to aWorld Inquiry conducted from 2002 to 2004 involving participants from more than 700 cities.
