Briercrest Centre for Leadership Studies

Dr. Joshua Bogunjoko brings over two decades of leadership and mission experience to his role as the first African leader of SIM, a large missions organisation serving in 80 countries. He is also a family physician with years of experience in surgery and holds a Masters in Leadership and Management from Briercrest Seminary. Sent by their church in Nigeria, Joshua and his wife, Joanna, also a medical doctor, were among the first missionaries sent outside of Nigeria by the Evangelical Mission Society. They joined SIM in 1995. During his 27 years with SIM, he has served as chief medical officer and later director of Galmi Hospital, Niger, West Africa, and as SIM’s Deputy International Director for Europe and West Africa. Since 2013, he has served as the International Director of SIM. Joshua and Joanna have two grown-up children, Jochebed and Joel. Their life verse comes from Psalm 67:1-3.