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McGavran’s “Plain Talk:” How It All Began
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McGavran’s “Plain Talk:” How It All Began…
In 1981 I was a student at the School of World Mission at Fuller Seminary. At the same time I was working with the incipient Perspectives movement,...
Further Reflections
Stewarding A Legacy
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In October 1976, I first heard Ralph D. Winter speak at a student conference. It was one month before the USCWM was legally founded. I had never heard of Winter before that day, but what he shared...
Western Christianized Identity
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When we talk about identity, it is usually in reference to those from other cultures we are trying to reach with the gospel. How will new believers understand and live out their faith in a...
A People Reborn
Foundational Insights on People Movements
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[Christian Keysser] was born in Bavaria in 1877, went to Kaiser Wilhelm Land (East New Guinea) in 1899, and remained in or near Sattelberg as a missionary till 1921, when he returned to Germany.… A...
A Church in Every People
Plain Talk About a Difficult Subject
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Introduction
In many ways this is the most remarkable article written by the most remarkable mission strategist of the Twentieth Century.
It is extremely doubtful that any other person in...
Appendix A Church in Every People
Plain Talk about a Difficult Task
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In the last eighteen years of the twentieth century, the goal of Christian mission should be to preach the Gospel and, by God's grace, to plant in every unchurched segment of mankind--what shall we...
Ko Tha Byu Leads “Stupid Wild Buffalos” to Enlightenment
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This is the second in a series of articles taken from the book, The Founders of the Indian Church, by Donald A. McGavran, which was published in 1937. We present it here for the lessons we can...
The Story of a People Movement to Christ
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This is a story written by Dr. Donald McGavran in 1937 and published in a very scarce book, The Founders of the Indian Church. The story presented here is true and as applicable to our mission...