The Directory of Articles for November-December 1997 Cover Story: The JESUS Film Project Takes on the World They Have Reached Over 1 Billion Viewers and Are Targeting 4 Billion More by the Year 2000.

Welcome to the November-December 1997 issue of Mission Frontiers, the bulletin of the U.S. Center for World Mission. In this issue we feature the JESUS film, which has been seen by more people in their own language than any other film in history. Over one billion people have now seen the JESUS film. MF had an exclusive interveiw with Paul Eshleman, director of the JESUS Film Project. Also, in this issue we printed a supplement to the subject of De-Westernization which we covered in depth in the September-October 1996 issue. Finally, we've included some classic MF articles--like Donald McGavran on "A Church in every People"-- that you don't want to miss.

We hope that you enjoy these articles. Please feel free to write and let us know your response to these articles.


Editorial Comment
-Ralph D. Winter
    Why do two girls or three whales get global attention and desperate rescue efforts, while two million children don’t?  Just how “wholistic” are we in our mission efforts?  How’s your demonology?
-also-
Dr. Winter's thoughts on Promise Keepers AND an introduction to the The "Six Spheres of Mission Overseas"

MF Behind the Scenes
—Rick Wood, Managing Editor
Taking JESUS to the World
Partnership is the Key
The kind of global partnership we have seen with the JESUS film is one of the reasons why we believe that a church for every people by AD2000 is still possible. Also, find out some vital facts about the film's progress.

The JESUS Film Project Targets the World
    Within the next 39 months, distributors of the film "JESUS" hope to see viewers far surpass those who saw the film during its first 16 years of use. If they succeed, well over 5 billion will have seen the film by the end of the millenia.

Taking JESUS to the World
An Interview with Paul Eshleman, Director of the JESUS Film Project
-Rick Wood
    For 25 years, Paul Eshleman has been a leading figure in the ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ Intl. Now he heads up the JESUS Film Project that has impacted over one billion people. We talked with him recently to get his thoughts on the future of this global effort.

A Church in Every People: Plain Talk About a Difficult Subject
—Donald A. McGavran
    Considered by Dr. Winter to be "the most remarkable 'letter' written by the most remarkable mission strategist of the Twentieth Century," McGavran proposes that the goal of Christian mission should be to preach the Gospel and plant a "cluster of churches" in every unchurched segment of mankind.

The Key to the Window is the “Ring” of Partnerships
—Mats Tunehag
    If we want to see a church for every people, we must integrate Scripture translation, medical work, small business development, broadcasting, short term teams, relief and development, etc... This integrated partnership is the “ring” that is needed to open the doors of the unreached peoples.

Four Men, Three Eras
    First printed in February of 1981, this MF Classic covers three eras of missionary development exemplified by William Carey, Hudson Taylor, Cameron Townsend and Donald McGavran.

KIDS KORNER
--Gerry Dueck
Great Mission Resources for kids!!

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
What Does De-Westernization Mean?
    A supplement to the Sept/Oct 1996 issue of Mission Frontiers

Introduction
    An explanation of the supplement's purpose by USCWM staff member Frank L. Roy. Frank has studied quite extensively on de-Westernization.

Letters to the Editor
from Roger Greenway, Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI
C. Peter Wagner, President, Global Harvest Ministries
John DeVries, President, Mission India

Introductory Comments
by Ralph D. Winter
Dr. Winter gives a brief review of the material presented in the Sept-Oct issue to give a context for the material covered in this supplement.

Seeing the Reformation with New, Missionary Eyes.
Is that the Key to a Coming Mutation in Missions Today?
Ralph D. Winter
    The Reformation--you know, when Luther posted his "95 theses" challenging Rome--looks very different from a missionary standpoint.

"TAKING A STAND FOR CHRIST"
Who does it benefit?
--Frank L. Roy
    Today in India the norm is extraction out of the family and into the church. To see a viable church established in all unreached people groups, we need to see conversions taking place that benefit the new believer's community.

Must the Faith Get Out of Control?
The Word In The Mother Tongue and Life In The Mother Culture
--Harold Kurtz
    On the one hand, Wycliffe Bible Translators has helpfully sensitized us to the God given right of all people to have the Word of God in their mother tongue. However, I believe it is time for us to think more seriously and more radically about another right which all people should have--the right to live and worship and express their love of and thanks to the God of Life as revealed by Jesus in their mother culture.

A Caste Hindu
Tells Her Story
-Frank L. Roy
    B.V. Subbamma tells her story of the circumstances surrounding her baptism. Excerpts of her story taken from New Patterns for Discipling Hindus, B.V. Subbamma, William Carey Library 1970.

An Interview with An Indian Christian In A De-Westernized Ministry
    The following dialog is between an Indian Christian who has de-westernized his Indian Christianity. His family along with others are involved in getting the Gospel into the Hindu mainstream of India.

Christianity Today
Highlights De-Westernization at Urbana
    Christianity Today (Feb. 3, '97) reporting on Urbana '96 highlighted the issue of De-Westernization. Here, we share its report with you.

Vision for the Nations and EXPLORE Score High
One Pastor’s View of Two USCWM Resources
—Mobilization Division
    Pastor Joel Palser of Liberty New Testament Church in Portmouth, Virginia,
desired to impart a mission vision to his church, but had almost given up on
using videos as a teaching method—until he discovered the U. S. Center’s new video curriculum Vision for the Nations. He liked the Vision For The Nations curriculum so much he decided to come visit the U.S. Center personally for one of the special EXPLORE programs in Pasadena.

Fresh News from the Center
So much happens within and through the various departments and ministries of the USCWM, yet our readers hear so little about these things. The following news was pulled together so that you can be encouraged by what God is doing.

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