The Directory of Articles for May-June 1995 Cover Story: "A Church Planting Movement" in Every People: The Key Element in Bringing the Gospel to Every People and Every Person

Welcome to the May-June 1995 issue of Mission Frontiers. In this issue we deal with some foundational concepts that help us understand what it means to bring the Gospel to a new culture and overcome the barriers the keep the Gospel from becoming indigenous to a people.  This issue was distributed to the 4,000 delegates of GCOWE 95, so they would have the strategic tools they need to bring the Gospel to every tribe and tongue. We trust that it will be a blessing to you as well.

The Editorial Comment of Ralph D. Winter
The founder of the US Center for World Mission attempts to dispel confusion and misunderstandings surrounding the AD2000 and Beyond Movement goal of a Church for Every People and the Gospel for Every Person by the year 2000 as it relates to the Great Commission and the return of Christ.

Behind the Scenes
with Rick Wood Managing Editor for Mission Frontiers
Rick Wood gives an update on the latest news concerning the ministry of Mission Frontiers and its work on behalf of the AD2000 Movement and GCOWE 95 in Seoul Korea. He gives an overview of the important concepts covered in the current issue of MF and how they relate to the completion of the task.

What do you mean by PIN, ROPAL, a people group or an unreached people?
Here are the definitions of many terms used throughout the magazine which many people may not yet fully grasp their meaning or importance to the completion of the task of world evangelization.

A Church Planting Movement Within Every People
by Rick Wood
How can we give every person on earth a valid opportunity to accept Christ by the year 2000? Rick Wood says that God has given the Church the divinely inspired key to reaching every people and every person by the year 2000. You will find out in this article what that key is and how it can unlock the hearts of the peoples of the world.

The Story of a People-Movement to Christ
by Donald McGavran
This fascinating true story is taken from a rare book by Donald McGavran which illustrates the principle of the "people movement to Christ" in the lives of real people. This is a critical concept to understand if we are to penetrate every people on earth with the gospel.

What is an Unreached People
by Ralph Winter
Ralph Winter, the founder of the US Center for World Mission, gives important insights into the concept of unreached peoples and how reaching them is essential to completing the Great Commission.

Which Missionary is Doing The MOST Strategic Work? You-Choose
by Ralph Winter
Are all mission activities equally strategic? Here are some tests of your missions judgement. None of us wants to waste our lives working in ministries that are not the most strategic to completing world evangelization. Before you make any major decisions in the ministries you support or work in, you will want to read this article.

Is One Kind of Mission Work More Important Than Another?
Ralph Winter gives some helpful guidelines for deciding which mission work is the highest priority at this time. You won't want to miss this article if you are on a missions committee or deciding the future of your ministry work.

Are 90% of Our Missionaries Serving in the Wrong Places?
by Ralph Winter
Currently around 90% of our missionaries are working in reached peoples with existing churches-not going to the unreached peoples. What should we do about it? Ralph Winter makes a convincing case for keeping them right where they are. But with one change in their ministry priorities which could powerfully affect the completion of world evangelization.

Adopt-A-People: A Way to Love the Missionaries and people.
Stan Yoder
Here is the story of one missionary who learned that Adopt-A-People can be a powerful tool to get his supporting churches to care for the people he worked with and not just him.

How Can All Peoples Be Reached by The Year 2000?
by Luis Bush
Luis Bush, the International Director of the AD2000 and Beyond Movement how all peoples on earth can be reached by the year 2000.

A Passion for Unreached Peoples
by Patrick Johnstone
Patrick Johnstone, the author of Operation World and Chairman for the AD2000 Unreached Peoples Network gives an overview of the history of work with unreached peoples, what is happening now and what is planned to reach all of them by the year 2000.

Helping Grass-roots Leaders Manage Effective Ministry
Jane Overstreet, one of the co-coordinators of this AD2000 network explains the need for this network in helping indigenous ministries work effectively to complete the Great Commission.

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