Finishing the Great Commission Together
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june ‘17 v 5.0 created by: updated & published by: David Hamilton call2all communications 777Finishing the Great Commission together Strategic Themes 5 Mobilizing Prayer 7 Accelerating Evangelism 9 Eradicating Bible Poverty 11 Establishing A Growing Church 13 Transforming Unreached People Groups 15 Demonstrating Powerful Compassion 17 Reaching Oral Learners 19 Societal Spheres 21 Family 23 Government 24 Economics (Business, Science & Technology) 25 Religion 27 Education 28 Media 29 Celebration (Arts, Entertainment & Sport) 30 Geographic Alls 31 Countries 32 Zones 34 Districts 35 Communities 35 Neighborhoods 36 Homes 37 Each Individual 38 page 2 Introduction Dr. Steve Douglass turned to Mark Anderson Another key piece began two years later and asked, “Why don’t our two organizations when Dr. Bill Bright began the Global take the rest?” In early August they were Pastors Network. He envisioned the pastors in Holland as part of the Amsterdam 2000 of the world coming together, working on World Conference of Evangelists sponsored finishing the Great Commission. Through by the Bill Graham Evangelistic Association. a series of unexpected events I became the A little over 10,000 evangelists were present, president of the Global Pastors Network representing many nations of the world. Steve in January 2007. As I assumed this new and Mark were part of a working group that role it became clear that the vision of GPN had been selected from around the world. Six needed to be expanded. We needed not only hundred had gathered around small tables to the religious leaders to work together in discuss one question, “What would it take to strategic unity; we had to call Christian complete the Great Commission?” Day after leaders from all spheres of society to join in day they dealt with how to solve the greatest this major task. This gave birth to call2all in challenges we face in missions. May 2007. On the third day of the gathering they looked It was in early 2007 that I had a major at a list of 252 untargeted, unreached people encounter with the Lord. In a 6 hour time of groups. These were large ethnic groups that personal shaking and sovereign illumination, had never been engaged with the Gospel in all God made the vision for call2all very clear. of church history. The leaders present were At one point in this encounter, the Lord spoke the following, ‘The time has come for 140 groups were adopted quickly by various the Son of God to be glorified’. This is out of organizationsasked to “adopt” represented one or more in groups.the room. The But first John 17:1, the unity chapter. The assignment from heaven for the call2all Movement was to reach – were not being adopted. The room clear: we were to help the global body of hadthe secondgrown halfsilent of and the nolist one – the was most moving. difficult Christ come into strategic unity with heaven This is when Dr. Douglass leaned over and to reveal Jesus on the earth, leading to the asked Mark the question, “Why don’t our two completion of the Great Commission.” organizations, Campus Crusade for Christ and Mark Anderson YWAM, adopt the rest?” Mark tells us what happened next: in January, 2008, designed to strengthen “With my mind spinning, thinking about what Thus,the partnership the first call2all among Congress Christian was leaders held this might mean, I agreed. This is when a whole new adventure began and my life in missions would be forever changed. Shortly theto finish world. the The task call2all Jesus Movementgave us. The together vision after Amsterdam, Steve and I began to meet withbegan its catching partners fire has among brought leaders together all around with a select group of leaders who we would 40,000 leaders representing more than 1,400 work together with in reaching the targeted organizations. people groups. We called ourselves “Table 71”, the table number we sat at on that important day in Amsterdam. page 3 Previous call2all Congresses 2017 call2all Nepal Congress, Kathmandu • March 2016 call2all Korea Congress, Seoul • June 2015 call2all Kona Summit, Kona • August 2013 call2all Mexico Congress, Puebla • November 2013 call2all Chiang Mai Congress, Chiang Mai • May 2012 call2all South America Congress, Paraguay • November 2012 call2all Kansas City Congress, Kansas City • September 2012 call2all Western Europe Congress • April 2012 call2all Philippine Congress, Cebu City • March 2011 call2all LA Global Congress, Long Beach • November 2011 call2all Indonesia Congress, Jakarta • May 2011 call2all Malta Congress • January & February 2010 call2all Colombia Congress • November 2010 call2all Amsterdam Consultation • November 2010 call2all America, Cincinnati, Ohio • March 2010 call2all Middle East • April/May 2010 call2all Next Generation, New Zealand • January 2009 call2all Eurasia Congress, Kiev Ukraine • September 2009 call2all Pacific Congress, Kona, Hawaii • July 2009 call2all Global Congress, Hong Kong • June 2009 call2all West African Congress, Port Harcourt, Nigeria • May 2009 call2all South America, Curitiba • March 2009 call2all North America, Dayton, Ohio • January 2008 call2all North America, Toronto • October 2008 call2all East Africa Congress, Kenya Nairobi • October 2008 call2all North America, Orlando • January page 4 Strategic Themes “He who has an ear, let him hear what the God’s love for all people. There is no room Spirit says to the churches” for a sacred–secular dichotomy in a Biblical (REV 2:7,11,17,29; 3:6,13,22). Christian Worldview, for Jesus must be Lord of all or he is Lord not at all. That’s The major themes championed by call2all why we heed the Scriptural injunction to – the enduring themes of God’s heart and “preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season ...” (2Tim 4:2). At the very strategic, key in our contemporary same time, we seek to obey the Biblical world.reflecting His forever dream – are currently imperative, “Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another” (Zec Before any other action is taken we – like the 7:9). In order to advance God’s kingdom leaders of the early church – must “give our and to rightly “show others the goodness of attention to prayer and the ministry of the God” we both declare and demonstrate the word” (Act 6:4) . Everything else emerges transformative nature of the gospel, which from this divine–human conversation in has brought us out “of the darkness into his which he speaks to us through his word and wonderful light” (1Pet 2:9). So the Call2Alll we speak to him in the place of prayer. Indeed, themes involve: Paul reminds us that it is by means of “the word of God and prayer” that all things are — Accelerating Evangelism “made acceptable” (1Tim 4:5 NLT) . That’s why — Demonstrating Powerful call2all movement: — Compassion these are the first two strategic themes of the — Mobilizing Prayer draw our attention to three categories of — Eradicating Bible Poverty Thepeople final that three have strategic often been themes overlooked of call2all in has to do with the larger (over 50,000 people) the heart of God for all peoples. In his great unreachedthe mission people of the churchgroups globally.of the earth. The Onlyfirst a Thelove nexthe wants couple every of strategic one of his themes creatures reflect decade ago there were more than a thousand cared for in body and in redeemed in spirit. such ethno-linguistic groups totaling over That’s why we intentionally embrace the a half billion people. Not only were they two–handed gospel, committing ourselves unreached, but no one was even trying to to preach God’s truth and to demonstrate reach them. page 5 The church was totally unengaged with them. to them. So we must devise fresh, creative That’s why call2all has been sounding the ways to establish church presence where trumpet to engage these unreached peoples people live the greatest part of their lives – with church–planting movements. The among the spheres of society. A determined focus to take the gospel to these three mega mostly unnoticed by the church worldwide demographic groups will certainly do much untilsecond recent significant times. targetThis group group makes has also up two–gone to advance the gospel. Therefore the call2all thirds of those unreached with the gospel highlights the themes of: message. They are the oral learners of the world who can’t, won’t or don’t read. Unless — Transforming Unreached we change our methodologies to include oral strategies they will continue to remain People Groups mostly unreached. — Establishing A Growing Church Finally, the third group of people living on Reaching Oral Learners the margins of the church is the many who — never enter the doors of our places of worship on a Sunday. Unless we meet them in their vocational context between Monday and Saturday, the church will remain irrelevant page 6 Mobilizing Prayer There is a rising move around the globe. A in the famous Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires people passionate for God’s presence are facing the presidential palace. Multiplied rising up to be a people of proclamation. millions have gathered around the earth in Intimacy with God is leading to impact among the annual Global Day of Prayer. Young people the nations. In this generation two streams in the UK meet in prayer “furnaces” eager of renewal are converging; the prayer movement and the missions movement are crowds gather with eagerness to pray and blending into one. Watch the video, read the to “burn 24/7.” In Egypt history–making notes, or listen to the podcast of Mike Bickle’s young people interceding in “the Call” and are message, “The Convergence of the Missions worship.living a “fasted Across life–style”, America stadiums setting themselves fill with and Prayer Movements” given in Toronto on apart to seek God in a “house of prayer.” All May 13, 2010 (download it at http://mikebickle.