- Peter T. Mang is a visionary strategist, multifaceted leader, and movement catalyst. He is also an ordained minister, instructor, master trainer and facilitator, life and career coach, leadership and executive coach, ministry and leadership consultant, biblical counselor, professional mentor, discipler, mission mobilizer, and catalyst for business as mission and transformational development.
With over 18 years of professional experience, including 16 years in fulltime ministry, Peter T. Mang has served in multicultural missions, church planting, pastoral and ministry leadership, nonprofit leadership, and business and professional services. He has worked with people from different backgrounds, families, churches, ministries, companies, academics, and organizations. His experiences spans evangelism and discipleship, personal and career growth, spiritual and moral formation, marital and family wellbeing, children and youth development, mission mobilization, church multiplication, leadership and executive development, training and development, organizational development, entrepreneurship, and community transformation.
Peter is ever grateful for the privilege of leading through sacrificial service. He serves full-time as Founder and Visionary Strategist of Agape Vision Global and its multifaceted strategic initiatives Agape Mission, Agape Church Planting, Agape Group, Agape University, and Agape Foundation. He serves part-time in senior leadership roles in several organizations, including Gospel Baptist Church of Thamine, Myanmar Church Planting Network, Association of Independent Churches of Myanmar, Agape Entrepreneurship Association, and Business as Mission (BAM) Myanmar.
Peter is a Training Partner with World Serving Leaders®, Expansion Coordinator at Crossover Global, BAM Global Catalyst for BAM Myanmar, and Northern Regional Leader of Southeast Asia at Small Group Network. He also enjoys working with several international organizations at the local, national, regional, and international levels.
Peter currently leads the creation of Myanmar Council for Accreditation and Accountability, a national, faith-based accreditation and accountability association dedicated to enhancing trust in Christ-centered institutions in Myanmar.
Personal Values
Peter Mang is a person of faith, truth, purpose, character, action, and influence who aspires to live by faith, walk in truth, lead with purpose, act with character, and serve in love.
Peter believes in values-based, purpose-driven, servant-steward, results-oriented, authentic, transformational leadership. As a transformational leader, he leads from the inside out with truth, grace, and love.
Peter cultivates a culture of honest communication, authentic and healthy relationships, integrity and transparency, trust and excellence, responsibility and accountability, collaboration and teamwork, and fosters a holistic and sustainable approach to transformational development.
Purpose
Peter is dedicated to living all of life as a ministry, seeking to be a witness for Jesus Christ and to do all things for the greater glory of God.
Living intentionally in the life God has called him to, Peter’s purpose in life is to love God, love others, make disciples, equip them for ministry, develop leaders, help people flourish, and multiply healthy, thriving communities for the greater glory of God.
“My life motto is: “Enjoy Life, Glorify God”. I enjoy a life of being in an intimate relationship with God, and I intentionally seek to glorify God by pursuing my calling to fulfill His purpose for my life.” – Peter T. Mang
Passion
Peter’s passion is to glorify God by catalyzing transformational development through teaching God’s truth, transforming lives, developing leaders, and empowering people to live a life of obedience, faithfulness, and fruitfulness.
Peter passionately seeks to glorify God by catalyzing transformational development through infusing God’s truth into people to live with faith, hope, and love, transforming lives to create healthy and thriving communities, developing a new generation of leaders to impact all spheres of influence, and empowering others to pursue their calling and fulfill God’s purpose for their lives.
“My passion for teaching God’s Truth is to see every person transformed by God’s Word and inspired to obey God’s Word through studying God’s Word.” – Peter T. Mang
Vision
Personal Vision: A new generation of leaders in all spheres of influence equipped, developed, and empowered to catalyze transformational development in Myanmar and Asia.
Imagine a new generation of leaders bringing holistic transformation and sustainable development to Myanmar and Asia. Peter wants to see a new generation of leaders equipped by God’s truth to live with faith, hope, and love, developed to become catalysts for transformational development, and empowered to live their calling and fulfill God’s purpose for their lives, impacting all spheres of influence in Myanmar and Asia.
Organizational Vision: Peter envisioned a global movement of people compelled by God’s love and driven by God’s purpose living the Great Commandment and fulfilling the Great Commission in their everyday lives. (Agape Vision Global)
As a visionary strategist, Peter developed and articulated the purpose, vision, mission, and core values for the multifaceted initiatives, including Agape Mission, Agape Church Planting, Agape Group, Agape University, Agape Foundation, Agape Entrepreneurship Association, Business as Mission Myanmar, Myanmar Church Planting Network, Association of Independent Churches of Myanmar, and Myanmar Council for Accreditation and Accountability.
“I believe the Lord has called me to provide access to the gospel for unreached people groups in Myanmar and Asia.” – Peter T. Mang
Mission
Peter’s mission is to help people grow, develop, and flourish in the fullness of life and greater fulfillment for the glory of God.
He loves helping people grow as persons, disciples, and leaders, develop their character, knowledge, skills, and attitudes, and flourish in the fullness of life to make a Kingdom impact in all spheres of influence in Myanmar and Asia.
Peter wants to help people find their purpose and calling in life, transform people’s lives into fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ, develop a new generation of leaders to be the catalysts for transformational development, equip God’s people to do His work and build up His church, and inspire and empower people to live intentionally for the glory of God.
“Leadership influence is the ability a person has to help others grow as persons, disciples, and leaders, develop their character, knowledge, and competencies, and flourish in the fullness of life.” – Peter T. Mang
Life Goal
Peter’s ultimate goal in life is to glorify God by catalyzing a movement that drives transformational development to accelerate holistic transformation leading to sustainable development in Myanmar and Asia.
Transformational Entrepreneurship
In March 2007, Peter began his professional career in recruitment from a humble beginning. He is called to transformational entrepreneurship to glorify God by transforming people’s lives and creating thriving communities through accelerating entrepreneurship and business development.
In August 2015, Peter founded Agape Entrepreneurship Association, a network of transformational entrepreneurs and investors committed to accelerating wealth creation and developing innovative, sustainable solutions that catalyze holistic transformational development through entrepreneurship in Myanmar.
At Agape Entrepreneurship Association, we envision a thriving entrepreneurship ecosystem that accelerates wealth creation and catalyzes transformational development in Myanmar. We engage, equip, and empower entrepreneurs to accelerate wealth creation and create innovative and sustainable solutions to local real problems that cater to holistic change in Myanmar.
In March 2018, Peter founded Peter Mang Company Ltd. as a private family enterprise. In March 2020, Agape Group was founded under the umbrella of Peter Mang Company Ltd. In July 2022, Peter Mang Company Ltd. was changed to an incorporated parent company of Agape Group and its subsidiaries: Agape Education Services, Agape Family Services, Agape Family Investments, Agape Startup Ventures, Agape Freelance Services, Agape Digital Services, and Agape Lifeway Consulting, Counseling, Coaching, and Mentoring.
Peter has trained, coached, and mentored missional entrepreneurs, covocational and bivocational ministers through the Micro and Small Business Development initiative.
Business As Mission
In February 2019, Peter initiated Business as Mission (BAM) Myanmar network as the outcome of BAM Myanmar Conference 2019 the first-ever business as mission conference involved by BAM Global.
At Business as Mission (BAM) Myanmar, we envision a thriving business as mission ecosystem in Myanmar. Our mission is to accelerate business as mission movement in Myanmar.
Business as Mission (BAM) Myanmar is a community of Myanmar Christians passionate about missional business to bring creative and sustainable solutions to local challenges and accelerate the growth and impact of business as mission movement, engaging the four constituencies of business, academia, missions, and church in Myanmar.
Nonprofit Leadership
Peter founded Agape Vision in 2009 to glorify God by catalyzing a movement that drives transformational development to accelerate the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
Agape Vision Global is a movement of people compelled by God’s love and driven by God’s purpose to live the Great Commandment and fulfill the Great Commission in our everyday lives through living a life of obedience, faithfulness, and fruitfulness.
Agape Vision Global has five strategic initiatives: Agape Mission, Agape Group, Agape Church Planting, Agape University, and Agape Foundation.
Missional Leadership
In pursuit of his God-given purpose for Agape Vision and God’s calling on his life, Peter founded Agape Mission in 2009, Agape Discipleship in 2013, Agape Entrepreneurship in 2015, Agape Development in 2015, Agape Resources in 2016, Agape Children and Youth in 2017, and Agape Leadership in 2017. These seven missional initiatives were merged into Agape Initiatives in 2018, and it has now changed to Agape Mission to adapt to the original name and purpose.
Initially started with 40 Days of Prayer and Half-day Fasting as an evangelistic ministry, Agape Mission was founded in September 2009 from humble beginnings and has grown into a missional movement with multifaceted missional initiatives to accelerate the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
The multifaceted missional initiatives include Evangelism and Missions, Discipleship and Church Multiplication, Entrepreneurship and Business Development, Family and Community Development, Children and Youth Development, Resource Development and Mobilization, and Leadership Empowerment and Development.
Church Planting and Multiplication
In 2009, Peter began to serve as an itinerant Evangelist, sharing the gospel with unreached people in remote villages and cities across Ayeyarwady Region. In 2011, he began pursuing God’s call to church planting and planted house churches in Yangon.
In September 2011, Agape Church Planting was started at the initiative of Agape Mission with the purpose of multiplying healthy disciples, churches, and leaders in every community in Myanmar.
Founded in September 2012, Agape Church Yangon is a multisite church with house churches meeting in multiple locations in Yangon Region.
At Agape Church Yangon, we envision a healthy church in every community in Yangon Region. We catalyze a church planting movement that accelerates the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
As a biblically independent church with a strong and healthy disciple making culture, we are committed to planting and growing healthy churches that multiply healthy disciples, churches, and leaders everywhere across Yangon.
In February 2019, the Myanmar Church Planting Network was formed at the initiative of Agape Church Planting with the purpose of strengthening leaders, mobilizing churches, and multiplying disciples to accelerate church planting movement in Myanmar.
Myanmar Church Planting Network is a collaborative network of churches, organisations, and leaders that passionately seek to glorify God by providing gospel access to unreached people groups through the multiplication of healthy disciples, churches, and leaders in every community in Myanmar.
In May 2022, Peter founded the Association of Independent Churches of Myanmar, a voluntary association of independent churches working together to accelerate church planting movements in Myanmar.
Peter is leading a transformational mission initiative to accelerate disciple making and church planting movements in Myanmar. He passionately seeks to glorify God by creating healthy and thriving communities of fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ through multiplying healthy disciples, churches, and leaders everywhere.
Training and Development
Peter founded Agape University as Agape Institute in April 2017, committed to providing equitable and affordable access to high-quality, Christ-centered graduate education, executive education, continuing education, professional education, vocational education, and technical education that prepare leaders for a life of sacrificial service.
Agape University currently has 13 hybrid transformational academic programs in 8 schools and institutes offering advanced certificates, diplomas, postgraduate diplomas, undergraduate degrees, and graduate degrees in collaboration with multifaceted transformational development initiatives.
We plan to start new academic departments offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs in ministry studies, biblical studies, theological studies, intercultural studies, leadership studies, or educational studies.
Charity and Development
Initially started as a charity and development ministry initiative on August 1, 2015, Agape Foundation exists to provide equitable access to financial services, create financial sustainability for multifaceted strategic initiatives, and provide a holistic and sustainable approach to transformational development.
Agape Foundation is a private, not-for-profit organization with a focus on holistic transformation and sustainable development in Myanmar.
Agape Foundation has grown to have five funding programs: Charity Fund, Incentive Fund, Education Development Fund, Crisis Response Fund, and Church Planting Fund.
Network Leadership
In October 2018, Peter founded the Children and Youth Development Network, and in January 2019, he founded the Next Generation Leadership Network at the initiative of Agape Children and Youth.
In February 2019, Peter founded the Myanmar Church Panting Network at the initiative of Agape Mission, and initiated Business as Mission Myanmar network as the outcome of BAM Myanmar Conference 2019.
In October 2019, Peter founded the Entrepreneurship and Business Development Network at the initiative of Agape Entrepreneurship. In May 2022, Peter founded the Association of Independent Churches of Myanmar.
WORK WITH PETER
Peter Mang is a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ, seminary-trained minister, internationally-trained professional, biblically-grounded visionary, well-equipped leader, and fully prepared for every good work.
Qualifications and Credentials
Professionally trained by Will Linssen, a recognized World’s #1 Coach Trainer, #1 Leadership Coach, and ICF Master Certified Coach, Peter Mang was awarded Certified Global Leadership Coach, Certified Global Team Coach, and Certified Global Leadership Assessment Coach (GLA360 Professional) by the Global Coach Group and honored to be associated with the world’s top leadership coaching organization integrating coaching with innovative technology services for a modern world.
Peter Mang is a Certified Executive Coach, and Certified Team Coach by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith a leadership thought leader, executive educator and coach, and best-selling author with Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching, the world’s #1 Coaching Development Program that offers the world’s #1 executive coaching services and is part of the world’s largest executive coaches network.
As a professionally trained and experienced corporate and leadership trainer, Peter Mang was awarded an internationally accredited Certified Master Trainer in Train the Trainer by the European International University.
Peter is a Master Trainer, Lead Facilitator, and Instructor with Agape University and several educational institutions. He is a Counselor, Consultant, Coach, and Mentor with Agape Lifeway and several organizations.
Peter is a Certified Training Partner with World Serving Leaders®, Haggai Leader and National Facilitator with Haggai International, Beyond Success Facilitator with EQUIP Leadership, Entrepreneur Group Facilitator with Faith Driven Entrepreneur, and Trauma Healing Facilitator with Multiplying Hope, Theopostic Trauma Recovery Facilitator, Professional Mentor with Asia Institute of Mentoring, Faith-based Mentor with Fast Forward at A Mentor for Me, DMM Trainer and Coach with Zume, and more.
Peter is also professionally trained in life and career coaching, discipleship coaching, church planting coaching, business coaching, professional mentoring, leadership facilitation, entrepreneurship facilitation, psychotherapy and counseling, and ministry and leadership consulting.
Education
Peter holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biblical and Theological Studies and a Master of Divinity with concentrations in Church Leadership and Missions Studies from the Gospel Baptist Bible Seminary. He studied Advanced Certificate of Theology with a concentration in charismatic theology and practical ministry at City Harvest School of Theology in Singapore.
Peter enjoyed learning Continuing Professional Development in Web Development, Level 2 Computerized Accounting, Christian Entrepreneurship, Business Management and Administration, Entrepreneurship and Business Development, Human Resource Management and Development, Strategic Leadership and Management, Financial Management, Support Raising and Fundraising, Project Management, Global Marketing Management, Digital Marketing Mastery, International Business and Economics, Communication and Philosophy, Leadership and Executive Coaching, Training and Facilitation, Leadership Development, Organizational Development and Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and Mini MBA in General Management.
Peter is currently pursuing his professional studies in Psychotherapy and Counseling (BA), graduate studies in Christian Leadership (MA) and Catalytic Leadership (MA), postgraduate theological studies in Apologetics and Missiology (ThM), postgraduate business studies in International Business (MBA), and graduate studies in Pastoral Ministry (MA).
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