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How Do We Reach All Peoples?. That All Peoples May Know Him!. That All Peoples May Know Him!. Us. Families. Churches. Communities. Nation. So that we will use His blessings to share the gospel, to disciple new believers and to expand His kingdom. How do we reach all peoples?.
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How Do We Reach All Peoples? That All Peoples May Know Him!
Us Families Churches Communities Nation
So that we will use His blessings to share the gospel, to disciple new believers and to expand His kingdom.
11,000 worldwide People who share a common language and culture Transcend nations and states
1.5 billion people People groups in our world who have little or no access to the gospel
After 150 years and 5,000 overseas missionaries 11,000 people groups
After 150 years and 5,000 overseas missionaries 11,000 people groups 1,500 being reached
After 150 years and 5,000 overseas missionaries 11,000 people groups 1,500 being reached 9,500 not being reached
We cannot continue to do missions the way it has always been done.
Missionaries are encountering amazing movements of God all around the world.
Church-planting movements are changing the way we do missions.
definition: rapid multiplication of indigenous churches planting churches that sweeps like wildfire though a people group or population segment.
Usually happen among a common people group 2) Rapid growth 3) Indigenous and lay led 4) Churches are small 5) Bible is central 6) Prayer is vital
10 believers 80 churches 20 churches/yr. 5,000 villages
10 believers 80 churches 20 churches/yr. 5,000 villages 3 years - 60 new churches
10 believers 80 churches 20 churches/yr. 5,000 villages Hundreds of years to reach them!
China W. Europe India N. Africa SE Asia Latin America There are church-planting movements happening all around our world today.
are God’s provision Through church-planting movements we can reach the world with God’s salvation.
IMB overseas leadership: e will facilitate the lost coming to saving faith in Jesus Christ by beginning and nurturing church-planting movements among all peoples.
God wants all the peoples of the world to know and worship Him.
Missionary appointees and team leaders are being trained to facilitate church planting movements.