Transcript Reconsidering The Global Missions Paradigm

INSIDE THE RED ZONE
Reconsidering The Global
Missions Paradigm
BASIC PREMISE:
God Wants To Flood The World
With Blessing Through C&MA
Churches. We Will Best Do That
As We Adopt A 21st Century
Global Mission Paradigm.
The Great Commission
Go therefore and make disciples of
all the nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and the Son and
the Holy Spirit…
-- Jesus Christ
The Great Motivation
And this gospel of the kingdom will
be preached in the whole world as a
testimony to all nations (ethnoi), and
then the end will come.
-- Jesus Christ
No. People Groups
Two Millennia of Evangelizing
14000
12000
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2000
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Total Groups
Unreached
Reached
100
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Year
No. People Groups
The World’s Peoples and Their Discipling
7000
Majority Christian
6000
5000
Missiological
Breakthrough
4000
3000
Pioneer Ministries
2000
1000
The Least Reached
0
People Groups
No. Evangelicals in Millions
Evangelicals 1960 - 2010
800
700
600
500
West
Non-West
400
300
200
100
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Although many peoples are still
unreached, the number is only a
fraction of that of 100 years ago. The
goal is attainable in our generation -if we mobilize prayer and effort and
work together to disciple the
remaining least reached peoples.
--Patrick Johnstone
It Is Late in the 4th Quarter,
and We Are
INSIDE THE RED ZONE
THE RED ZONE
is
The 10 – 40 Window
The 10/40 Window is an area of the world that contains
the largest population of non-Christians in the world.
The area extends from 10 degrees to 40 degrees North
of the equator, and stretches from North Africa across to China.
Least Evangelized Nations in the 10-40
Window
97% of People in the Least Evangelized Countries Live in the 10/40 Window
Religions of the 10-40 Window
Muslim
Hindu
Buddhist
Buddhist, Folk Religions, Atheist Buddhist, Shinto
The Great Challenge
The harvest is plentiful, but the
laborers are few; therefore beseech
the Lord of the harvest to send out
laborers into His harvest.
Luke 10:2
Reconsidering The Global
Missions Paradigm
What Is God Saying to His Church?
Definitions (for this discussion)
First World = Western sending nations aided
by advanced economy and technology
Second World = Nations that have
received first world missionaries, and
where the Church has been planted
Third World = Under-reached and
unreached nations
The Old and the New Paradigms
18th-20th Centuries
Missionaries from First
World churches and
agencies go to
Second and Third
World nations to
evangelize, disciple
and plant churches
21st Century
Missionaries from
Second World
churches go to Third
World nations, and
may be supported
by First World
churches
The Story of Hillside Church
(Armonk, NY) Ministering with
the Lince C&MA Church (Lima,
Peru) in Cuba
– Dr. Lars Wilhelmsson
Why the New Paradigm is
Desirable and Effective
The Second World Church is ready and
motivated
Access to the most needy areas is limited or
denied to First World missionaries
Third World peoples have greater affinity with
Second World peoples
Response at the Tenth Annual
Missions Congress at the
Lince Church
May 6-11, 2002
Converging Factors
Decline of First World Candidate Pool
Readiness of Second World Disciples
Boomer mentality:
Personal involvement
Relationships
Anti-denominationalism
Global village
A Few Implications for First
World Christians
In the 21st century ALL ministry is crosscultural
The global disciple-hood must work collegially
Overseas there is still ample opportunity and
need for nearly all kinds of ministry from first
world missionaries.
A Few Implications for First
World Christians
The greatest need will be for teachers /
trainers to prepare church leaders and 2nd
world missionaries
While having abundant resources, the 1st world
church needs to be careful not to use its
money to control agendas
Missionaries from NA must learn from and
adapt to the world view and cultural
differences of international colleagues
Evangelize Our World Inquiry
Dr. Luis Bush; Lausanne; Fuller
Inquiries in South Africa and China
Opportunity for The C&MA
Where Do We Go From Here?
Is the new paradigm realistic?
Is changing the paradigm possible?
What are the implications for how we
teach and motivate?
What can / should we do to encourage
the new paradigm?
Where Do We Go From Here?
How can a local C&MA church participate in
the new paradigm?
Might God lay a particular nation or people
group on our heart?
Would your church be open to the ministry of
2nd and 3rd world Christians?
Will our GCF giving reflect God’s priorities and
heart?