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MOP – July 2013
Globalization & Multi-cultural
Teaming
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
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
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Countries with highest % of Unreached peoples
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.”
Matthew 24:14
From all nations…To all nationsFinishing the Task
Globalization
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
Harvest Force What used to be the harvest field Has now become the harvest force.
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.
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.
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Latino America
1900 – 250,000 believers1990 – 40,000,000
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believers
1997 – 3,500 sent missionaries
2012 – 12,000+ sent missionaries
The Philippines
A trace of evangelicals in 194510-12% evangelical today – 9-
10 million believers.Over 20,000 churches planted
in 20 years.
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
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International US Sent
Indonesia Philippines
Philippines Poland
Canada Russia
Japanese Russia
Guatemala -- > Romania
Ecuador IndiaNigeria USA
Iceland Bulgaria
Philippines SpainGermany Slovenia
Ethiopia Sudan
Ethiopia Pakistan
Taiwan Japan
Malaysia Bolivia Ukraine Kazakhstan
Romania Niger
Poland Canada
China Pakistan
Paraguay China
Costa Rica India
North East India SudanHong Kong China
USA IndiaKenya Sudan
Philippines Kazakhstan
Jamaica Bolivia China Japan
Revelation 7:9-10
After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation
and all tribes and 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.”
Should not our missiology reflect our
ecclesiology? If we will worship together forever
around the throne, can we work together here
on earth?
“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)
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.
SEND Value - Unity in Diversity
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.
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.
SEND & Globalization (2)
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.
SEND & Globalization (3)
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.
SEND & Globalization (4)
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.
SEND & Globalization (5)
2012 – 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.
SEND & Globalization (6)
Sending Entities1. SEND Canadian Office2. SEND East Asia Sending Office – Hong Kong3. SEND Philippine Sending Office4. SEND US Office5. Nihon SEND - Japan6. SEND Taiwan Sending Office7. Vereinigte Deutsche Missionshilfe e.V (VDM) - Germany 8. Deutsche Missions Gemeinschaft (DMG) – Germany9. Sweizerische Missions-Gemeinschaft (SMG) – Switzerland10. Bund Evangelikaler Gemeinden Österreich (BEG) – Austria11. UFM Worldwide – UK12. FAM Internacional (FAM) – Central America (10 countries)13. Australia Missionary Tidings (AMT)14. Interserve – Australia15. SIM Australia 16. Missions Mobilization Ministry of Ukraine (3M)*17. SIM East Asia – Singapore**18. Mizoram Synod Mission Board – India**19. Alliance for Global Mission – Alliance4Gm.com***
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.
The Orchestra
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).
Biblical Foundations of Community
Unity in Diversity
DividedSince the time of Babel, we have lived in a
world divided:LinguisticallySociallyCulturallyPoliticallyEconomicallyRaciallyGeographically
Howard Brant 2009
“The Palace of Peace and Accord”(Temple of all Faiths)
Astana, Kazakhstan
Our differences separated us not only from each other – but from the Gospel of Christ.
But God in His great wisdom made something wonderful – THE CHURCH – THE BODY OF CHRIST.
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!
Unity in the New Testament
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 together with Christ (2:5)
Unity – Ephesians 2:1-10
Apart/SeparateV11 – Called “uncircumcision” by so-called
“circumcision”V12 – separate from Christ; excluded;
strangers; no hopeV13 – far offV14 – both groups; barrier of the dividing
wall.V15 – enmityV15 – two (men)V17 – far and nearV19 – strangers and aliens
Ephesians 2:11-22
Together/UnityV13 – brought near by Christ bloodV14 – He himself is our peace; both groups into one;
broke down barrier.V15 – abolishing the enmity; He might make two men
into on new man…peaceV16 –reconcile them in one body; put to death enmityV17 – preached peace to far and near.V18 – through Him we BOTH have access in ONE
SpiritV19 – NO LONGER strangers and aliens, but fellow
citizens with the saints; household of GodV20-22- Temple; being fitted
Ephesians 2:11-22
Unity!
Salvation is given to each of us individually, but a key result of our blessings in Christ is…
with God, with fellow believers,for all eternityto declare His Glory!
• Jew• Gentile• Greek• Slave• Free• Male• Female
Unity in Diversity
• Circumcised• Uncircumcised• Barbarian• Scythian• Sons• Daughters• Young men• Old men
No Distinction in the body of Christ
No Distinction in the ability to be a
Servant of Christ.
My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
John 17:20-23
My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
John 17:20-23
Multi-cultural Teaming
German Video
Multi-cultural Teams
Our witness is not Filipino, Guatemalan, western or eastern, American or German. The Gospel is for all nations and a multicultural witness declares that loudly.
Broader perspectives, experiences and ideas for ministry.
New missionaries who come from growing churches and who are experienced church planters.
There are things that some nationalities struggle to do, or cannot do, that others can easily.
What are the benefits of Multi-Cultural Teams?
“The Beauty of crosscultural intermingling is that differences enrich our experience of God’s Grace” Plueddemann (86)
A clearer picture of the nature of the body of Christ.We are stronger when we stand as one!Future Glory – The mission team demonstrates now
what we will be for all eternity.When we put all this together we represent the
body of Christ to the nations -- and demonstrate the power of Christian unity. As we show unity, love, forgiveness, common service…walls come down.
What are the benefits of Multi-Cultural Teams? (2)
A Case Study
Diligent to preserve unity
in peace
Walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called (Eph 4:1-3)
One bodyOne SpiritOne hopeOne LordOne faithOne baptismOne God & Father
Ephesians 4:4-5
Diligent to preserve unity in
peaceHumility &
GentlenessPatienceTolerance for one
anotherIn Love
Walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called (Eph 4:1-3)
Division and Enmity
Pride &Arrogance
ImpatienceIntolerance for
differencesWithout Love
Diligent to preserve unity in
peaceHumility &
GentlenessPatienceTolerance for one
anotherIn Love
Walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called (Eph 4:1-3)
A Covenant Community takes
effort Put away all
pride Communicate! Understand and
accept differences Die to Self
“I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; that they may all be ONE; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may BELIEVE that You sent Me.”
John 17:20
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