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Month and Date, 2013. Make Disciples of All People. AFM’s mission. AFM’s Unique Approach. AFM’s mission is to reach the unreached —those who have never heard the Word of God Train new believers to reach their own people group

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Month and Date, 2013

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  1. Month and Date, 2013

  2. Make Disciples of All People AFM’s mission

  3. AFM’s Unique Approach • AFM’s mission is to reach the unreached—thosewho have never heard the Word of God • Train new believers to reach their own people group • Establish vibrant church-planting movements [churches grow more churches] • Integrate new churches into the local Adventist mission

  4. The Mission of AFM • Study culture and language to learn unique cultural worldview • Use this insight to form an effective evangelism strategy to • drive ahunger for the gospel • bestmeet the needsof the people • putpractical Christianity to workin the cultural worldview of the people • End result? A vibrant church-planting movement with continued growth

  5. The Mission of AFM The task of the missionary is to work himself out of a job. New Project

  6. AFM Snapshot • 64 missionary units in the field • 24 student missionaries • 14 in training • 21 projects in 15 countries • Asia, Africa, Oceania, and parts of Europe • Most serve in the 10/40 Window Sign up for a FREE subscriptionto Adventist Frontiers

  7. The 10/40 Window • Stretches from 10º N of the equator to 40º N • Least evangelized • Most populated • Hardest to reach • Most of world’s poorest live here

  8. Every Nation, Tribe, Language and People Our co-mission

  9. Why Go? • “And this gospel of the kingdom shall bepreached in all the world… and then shall the end come.”Matthew 24:14 “How do we do that?” • Go therefore andteachall nations...Matthew 28:19

  10. When Will It End? “And this gospel shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nationsand then the end shall come.”Matthew 24:14 Nations = “ethne” “ethnicity”

  11. How Are We Doing? 80% in 10/40 Window No cross-cultural missionary needed More than 2 Billion 1/3 unreached 1/3 unchurched 1/3 Christian No access to the Gospel Have some form of access to the Gospel

  12. How Are We Doing? All missionaries Where do churches sendtheir missionaries?

  13. How Are We Doing? Missionaries to peoplewith access to the Gospel What most churches believe . . . Missionaries to the Unreached

  14. How Are We Doing? What really happens . . . Missionaries to peoplewith access to the Gospel Missionaries to the Unreached

  15. How Are We Doing? All Gospel workers worldwide 140 The harvest is great . . .but the workers few Missionaries to the Unreached

  16. How Much for the Unreached?

  17. Christian Literature • 99% used to publish Bibles, study guides, books, videos for Christians • Only 1% used for the Unreached

  18. Adventist Missions • Are we there yet? • Of the 230 countries worldwide, theAdventist Church is in 205 • Adventists share the Gospel in 865languages . . . leaving 12,665 distinct people groups to reach (language/ethnicity) • 12+ million Adventists . . . population of earth—7 billion (1/3 of those are unreached) • The Three Angels’ messages must light the earth!

  19. Be a Partner Pray. Give. Go!

  20. Will You Serve? • The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few • Will you make His passion your mission? Greatis YourReward!

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