The Directory of Articles for September-October 95 Cover Story: One Local Church Takes On the World: Bethany World Prayer Center Plans to Produce People Profiles on the Complete List of 2000 Unreached Peoples

Welcome to the September-October 1995 issue of Mission Frontiers where we feature a remarkable church that challenges the conventional wisdom that churches cannot be successful and also actively promote missions. We also feature a landmark work by Dr. Ralph Winter, "Thy Kingdom Come." which was distributed at GCOWE '95 (the Global Consultation on World Evangelization 1995) in Seoul, Korea. It is a foundational statement on the vision of reaching unreached peoples that you will not want to miss. Please send us your thoughts and comments. We welcome your response.

The Editorial Comment of Ralph D. Winter
The founder of the US Center for World Mission recaps his life and describes what he has learned. He also mentions three important visitors that have come to the US Center recently.

MF Behind the Scenes
with Rick Wood
The Managing Editor of Mission Frontiers, gives a summary of this issues contents and what important articles to look for. In this edition he challenges the conventional wisdom that missions is bad for church growth.

Bethany World Prayer Center Takes on the World
by Luis Bush
This is the incredible story of Bethany World Prayer Center and its commitment to world evangelization. This church has taken on the task of producing 2,000 people profiles on the unreached peoples that the AD2000 and Beyond Movement is targeting. This church of 6,000 proves that you can be a strong supporter of missions and still have a thriving and growing church. Every church member and pastor needs to learn the secret of this church's success.

A New South Africa with a New Vision to Bless the Nations
by Luis Bush
This article tells the story of South Africa's recent emergence as a missions force. The end of apartheid is not the only significant change in this country's focus. Learn about the recent Love South Africa meeting and their bold plans for GCOWE '97.

Hinson Memorial Baptist Moves Forward with the Digo
by Amelia Chaffee
Many churches want to know how to carry out the adoption of a people. Here is one church that has done it and is still doing it several years after the initial adoption inspite of internal church struggles. Learn how they are doing in making the adoption of the Digo a success.

Agape Christian Fellowship Adopt-People Update
by Amelia Chaffee
Here is another story of the Adopt-A-People movement made practical.

Adopt-A-People Clearinghouse Gets A New Director
Here is the latest news from the Adopt-A-People Clearinghouse. Find out where this organization is headed and what its plans for the future are.

The Korean Church Gets Serious About Evangelization of the 10/40 Window
by Luis Bush
The Korean church hosted GCOWE '95 and came out without a debt. Now they have tremendous new plans for the future of world evangelization. Find out how they plan to change the world.

Thy Kingdom Come
by Ralph Winter,
Here is the text of Dr. Winter's latest and most definitive statement on the vision of a church for every people and the gospel for every person by the year 2000. Learn what the ultimate goal of the church really is. This was an official publication of GCOWE '95 which was handed to every delegate.

Appendix to Thy Kingdom Come
by Ralph Winter
Here is the appendix to Dr. Winter's latest booklet. Learn from the pen of Dr. Donald McGavran himself what the concept of a people movement is all about.

The Story of the Frontier Mission Movement
by Ralph Winter.
Have you ever wondered where you could find an authoritative history of the movement to reach every people with the gospel. Moving from William Carey up to the AD2000 and Beyond Movement of our day, Dr. Winter gives an insightful look and analysis of the movement to the frontiers.

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