May/June 1993

A Global Consultation on World Evangelization contributes toward the presence of a church for every people and the gospel for every person by the year 2000, by providing encouragement and building momentum. Thus, GCOWE '95 aims to:

- Assess and present the progress being made toward a church for every people and the gospel for every person by the year 2000, by country and by region, and determine the contribution of each of the associated resource networks and task forces toward that end;

- Identify the major obstacles to fulfilling that purpose in each country, region and resource network;

- Focus fervent prayer on overcoming those obstacles by country, region, resource network and all delegates.

Then, on a regional or topical basis, GCOWE '95 intends to provide an opportunity to:

- Determine goals (or adjust current goals) for each country, region and resource network;

- Present the factors that will bear upon whether these goals are attained or not by the year 2000 for each country, region and resource network;

- Discuss and pray through the factors that will bear upon whether the goals are achieved for each country, region and resource network;

- Establish a specific action plan to fulfill the adjusted goals by the year 2000, taking into account the factors for each country, region and resource network;

- Establish a structure in every country, region and resource network to take primary responsibility to see that the action plans are carried out;

- Commission all key responsible people by country, region and resource network to the task before them.

Who Will Come?
Between 4,500 and 5,000 delegates from more than 200 countries will attend GCOWE '95. They are delegates rather than just participants in that 1) they have been carefully screened according to the following selection criteria, 2) they have endorsed the Great Commission Manifesto, and 3) they have been invited.

Selection Criteria
- Credibility--An active member of a local church, recognized by the national leaders and respected by the different segments of the church as in good standing in his or her immediate Christian community.

- Experience--A responsible Christian leader who is recognized in the interest area of the resource network.

- Bridge builder--Prepared to build bridges between God's people within the country and internationally.

- Spiritual maturity--Above reproach in his or her testimony; approved by church leadership in the country and with own accountability support structure.

- Vision--Burden for the church in his or her country and for the evangelization of the country. A person who desires to see a church for every people and the gospel for every person in his or her country and the world.

- Team player--Works well with others. Can comfortably interact with others who might disagree with him or her while maintaining mutual respect.

- Leadership qualities with organizational support--Has the support and organizational structure to develop resource networks within the country.

- A person of faith--Prepared to trust God for finances to travel nationally and internationally.

- Ability to communicate in one of the United Nations languages. English will be the primary language used at GCOWE '95, though there will be translation into the major languages.

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