Globalization & Multi-cultural Teaming

1. Globalization & Multi-cultural Teaming Don Parsons – SEND International

2. Praise the Lord for the unprecedented growth of the church in last 35 years. The evangelical church world wide has experienced a 300% growth in that time. However the world is growing by 1 billion every 7 years. The Unfinished Task

3. There are more unbelievers now than at any time in history. There are more unreached people now than ever before, even though we have made great progress in identifying and entering unreached people groups. The Unfinished Task

4. Countries with highest % of Unreached peoples 4

5. Matthew 24:14 “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.”

7. Globalization From all nations…To all nations Finishing the Task

8. Dates to Remember: • 1905 – 95% of all Christians in Western World • 1977 – As many Christians in Africa, Asia and Latina America as in West. • 2000 – Change of momentum in missions – no longer “From the West to the Rest.” • 2010 – Most Christian missionaries coming from the Majority World. Source: Howard Brant, SIM

9. What used to be the harvest field Has now become the harvest force.

10. Christopher Wright: The whole centre of gravity of world Christianity has moved south and east. The old peripheries are now the centre. The old centers are now on the periphery. The fact is that {more than} 50% of all Protestant missionaries in the world come from non-western countries, and the proportion is increasing annually.

11. You are as likely to meet a Brazilian missionary in North Africa, as a British missionary in Brazil. There are more Christians worshipping in Anglican churches in Nigeria each week than in all the Episcopal and Anglican churches of Britain, Europe and North America combined. More Baptists in Congo than in Britain. More people in church every Sunday in communist China than all western Europe. Ten times more Assemblies of God members in Latin America than in the USA.

12. Global Trends - Nigeria 1986 -- 2006 10,000 Foreign Missionaries 5600 Nigerians 850 500 2006 1986

13. Latino America • 1900 – 250,000 believers • 1990 – 40,000,000 believers • 2010 – 55,000,000 believers • 1997 – 3,500 sent missionaries • 2013 – 15,000+ sent missionaries

14. Eastern Europe • Moldova – over 200 missionaries sent to Russia, Central Asia, the Middle East and beyond • Romania – Launched a new cross-denominational sending organization this fall • Ukraine – Short Term missions explosion, Global Missions Forum with over 2000 leaders in attendance.

15. The Philippines • A trace of evangelicals in 1945 • 10-12% evangelical today – 9-10 million believers. • Over 20,000 churches planted in 20 years.

21. OC Global Alliance (Formally OC International) • A 307% increase of internationally sent missionaries in the last 7 years (2011) • Over 50% of OC Missionaries are sent from countries other than the US

24. Philippines  Poland Ukraine  Kazakhstan Malaysia  Bolivia Jamaica  Bolivia China  Japan Canada  Russia Guatemala -- > Romania Romania  Niger Indonesia  Philippines Germany  Slovenia Paraguay  China Philippines  Spain Kenya  Sudan Ethiopia  Sudan USA  India Nigeria  USA Ecuador  India Poland  Canada Ethiopia  Pakistan Philippines  Kazakhstan China  Pakistan Japanese Russia Iceland  Bulgaria Costa Rica  India Taiwan  Japan Hong Kong  China North East India Sudan

25. Revelation 7:9-10 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nationand all tribesand peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands; and they cry out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”

26. Should not our missiology reflect our ecclesiology? If we will worship together forever around the throne, can we work together here on earth?

27. “World missions must be multicultural because the gospel is for everyone and the Great Commission is for all believers.” James Plueddemann “Leading Across Cultures” (22)

28. The BayanihanPrinciple

29. SEND Value - Unity in Diversity • We incorporate missionaries of many nationalities in the task of discipling the nations. Our desire is to have a multinational membership working together in harmony towards the fulfillment of the Great Commission.

30. SEND & Globalization (1) • 1948 - FEGC’s first missionaries to Japan were ethnic Japanese. FEGC was one of few missions to send Asians to Asia (Central Alaskan Mission began 1937). • 1950’s – first Canadians sent to Asia. • 1970’s – Germans began working with FEGC as full members of FEGC coming from partner missions. Today, SEND works with 4 European partners. European missionaries make up the largest non-North American contingent in SEND. • 1975 – The Pocklington’s arrive in the Philippines as our first Australian workers. • IC 81 - General Director lays out a primary agenda of bringing those people groups into the mission who had previously received SEND missionaries.

31. SEND & Globalization (2) • IC 84 – Clarified SEND’s mission as not only church planting, but also facilitating the process so that Asians could be full members of SEND. Began actively recruiting Asians. • 1984 - Philippine Sending Committee was established. • 1985 - Victor and Joy Lao were sent to Taiwan in where they served until 2011. • IC 87 – Initiated the International Partner Fund (IPF) in order to assist missionaries from lower GNP countries. • Early 1990s – SEND began receiving South Americans for ministry, at that time, for Spain and Romania. Today we partner with FAM in Central America and are working to expand more into South America.

32. SEND & Globalization (3) • IC 93 – Added a “value” to our guiding values list, “Unity in Diversity” describing who we are as a multi-ethnic organization brought together to accomplish one goal. We also clarified the importance for each missionary to “develop a missionary vision and consciousness among the churches they are planting and developing.” We also changed the SEND structure to state that all Sending Councils have representation on IC by virtue of the number of missionaries sent. German partner missions also were given IC invitations. • 1990s – Non-North Americans began serving as Area Directors.

33. SEND & Globalization (4) • 2000 – Nihon SEND established in Japan. • 2001 – East Asia Sending Committee established. • 2005 – Birth of the Facilitation Model (FM). A developing program of sending missionaries outside of SEND membership but working on SEND teams. • 2008 – New mission statement, “Mobilize God’s people and engage the unreached in order to establish reproducing churches.” This vision focuses us on full circle missions. PSC & EASC Constituted.

34. SEND & Globalization (5) • 2010 – SEND Philippines being reorganized from a receiving field leaving a sending field (with some exceptions). Ukraine establishes a Ukrainian Missionary Mobilization Council. • 2011 – Sending Summit held in Thailand, proposed policy changes to help move globalization forward in SEND.

36. SEND & Globalization (6) • 2012-2013 – New core member requirements accepted by IC. SEND principles under review. We are exploring a globally friendly financial structure. We are working with three new/potential partners and are part of a pilot program for a global mission alliance. GWI launch approved by IEC. Geddert’s join the team for Latino mobilization & Betsy Wambach begins Hispanic mobilization. The largest non-North American MOP in SEND history takes place in Manila. In the Summer of 2013, SEND hosted members from over 10 countries.

38. Sending Entities/relationships • SEND Canadian Office • SEND East Asia Sending Office – Hong Kong • SEND Philippine Sending Office • SEND US Office • Nihon SEND – Japan* • SEND Taiwan Sending Office • Vereinigte Deutsche Missionshilfe e.V (VDM) - Germany • Deutsche Missions Gemeinschaft (DMG) – Germany • Sweizerische Missions-Gemeinschaft (SMG) – Switzerland • Bund EvangelikalerGemeindenÖsterreich (BEG) – Austria • UFM Worldwide – UK • FAM Internacional (FAM) – Central America (10 countries) • Australia Missionary Tidings (AMT) • Interserve – Australia • SIM Australia • Missions Mobilization Ministry of Ukraine (3M)* • SIM East Asia – Singapore* • Mizoram Synod Mission Board – India* • Alliance for Global Mission – Alliance4Gm.com*

39. SEND Value - Unity in Diversity • We incorporate missionaries of many nationalities in the task of discipling the nations. Our desire is to have a multinational membership working together in harmony towards the fulfillment of the Great Commission.

42. The Orchestra There is a unique contribution every nation has to make in global missions. When one part is missing, it is as if part of a great orchestra is silent. In the divine symphony, the West has played a leading part for several hundred years. Others have had lesser parts or been silent all together. But now in these days, the Divine Conductor is turning to all parts of his orchestra and bringing it all into one grand finale.

43. As the last score is played, every part of the orchestra is required to play passionately, at maximum strength. What a huge disappointment if—in the last crescendo—individuals or sections of players are silent or drop out! This is the time for the whole church to be passionately involved in global missions. (Quoted in James E. Plueddemann, Leading Across Cultures: Effective Ministry and Mission in the Global Church (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2009), 215).

45. Unity in Diversity Biblical foundations of community …so that the world might know

46. Divided • Since the time of Babel, we have lived in a world divided: • Linguistically • Socially • Culturally • Politically • Economically • Racially • Geographically Howard Brant 2009

48. “The Palace of Peace and Accord”(Temple of all Faiths)Astana, Kazakhstan

49. Unity in the New Testament • Sin separates us not only from each other. • But God in His great wisdom made something wonderful – THE CHURCH – THE BODY OF CHRIST. • Through the Gospel – sin is atoned for. • Through the Gospel – GOD countered our differences by making us one by Jesus’ blood. • More than that, He gave us ONE and the SAME HOLY SPIRIT uniting us together as one spiritual family. • The purpose for our oneness…That the world might know!

50. Unity – Ephesians 2:1-10 • You (Gentiles) were dead in your trespasses and sins (2:1) • you(Gentiles) walked according to course of world, to prince of power of the air, sons of disobedience (2:2) • we(Jew) too lived in lusts, indulging flesh & mind, children of wrath (2:3) • BUT God being rich in mercy loved us (both). (2:4) • made us alive togetherwith Christ (2:5)