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#012584 “We hereby pledge ourselves to … reaching the last unevangelized tribe in our generation.” — Covenant of Paul Fleming, Bob Williams and Cecil Dye, August 1, 1942

From Larry Brown, CEO, New Tribes Mission USA From the beginning of New Tribes We are living in unprecedented times: attained proficiency in culture and language—has Mission in 1942, founder Paul Fleming • We hear more about unreached people groups begun teaching chronological lessons every talked about “reaching the last tribe than we ever have. More awareness is likely to lead 45 days. Our goal is to cut that to 30 days. in our generation.” His generation to greater engagement with what God is doing in has passed, and though many poured the rest of the world. To do that we’re increasing our recruiting, so even their very lives into the task, the more missionaries are going out to more of these numbers still seem daunting. Of the • I see a young generation who I believe is ready for unreached peoples. We’re doing that by helping world’s 6,500 people groups, 2,500 are the challenge to enter into this incredible privilege churches identify, equip and send out their unreached. of being used to reach the last people group. missionaries. We’re expanding our specialized training so more missionaries can be equipped for But I have come to the conclusion that there’s • God is increasing the impact of the global church. cross-cultural church planting. no reason the world can’t be reached in this This is not the time to stop sending missionaries. generation. Local churches around the world are asking for Certainly, we face challenges. “The remaining un- missionaries to work with them to reach into reached peoples are unreached because they are the Since I came back from Papua New in unreached people groups. most difficult to go to,” said Malcolm Hunter, who 2006 to lead New Tribes Mission USA, I have done has nearly 50 years of missionary experience and is a lot of research to find out what kind of progress is This is why I believe New Tribes Mission’s efforts an expert on nomadic peoples. being made in reaching unreached people groups. can accelerate. However, God prepares and equips every genera- What I found is that in 1974, statistics said about Over the past six years, our missionary teams tion to engage in His Mission. Reaching the world half the world’s people groups were unreached. started planting another tribal church every 45 days. can actually happen. We can see every tribe trans- Thirty-eight years later, the best available statistics This means that, on average, another team—which formed by Christ in this generation. say that one-third of the world’s people groups are has been trained, sent out by their church, oriented unreached. to the host country, located in the people group and So while it took some 2,000 years to reach half the world’s people groups, the next one-sixth of the world’s peoples were reached in less than 40 years. With that acceleration – which lines up with the “I can come to only one continuing acceleration we see in so many areas conclusion: Every tribe these days—I can come to only one conclusion: can be transformed Every tribe can be transformed by Jesus Christ in by Jesus Christ in this this generation. generation.”

PROGRESS IN PLANTING CHURCHES Churches Established AMONG UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS 1,200 1,121 A single purpose: In the past 10 years NTM has missionaries. Missionaries must work in the context refocused and clarified our role to a single purpose, of the church in the country where they serve. Although 1,040 planting tribal churches. This has given rise to … these improvements are still in infancy, and there are A clear model: Within the last five years, our purpose and will be struggles, there is huge potential for ad- 919 has been strengthened by the completion of NTM’s Ma- vancement by working in unity for Christ. 880 turing Church Model. This model views the maturing Your partnership contributes to these advances, and is 850 (estimated) church from four key perspectives: God’s Word for the vital to pressing on to complete the Great Commission. 815 church, the life of the church, discipleship in the church Thank you for helping transform every tribe for Christ in Number 720 750 and the identity of the church. This clear picture of the this generation. end goal shows missionaries what they are aiming for. This model has led to … 647 Better training: NTM’s specialized training for tribal New Tribes Mission expenses 2011: $63.9 million 560 543 church planting is constantly improving as lessons Media & Publication Flight Program learned in the field are applied. That improvement has $1.3 million $2.1 million 436 accelerated as principles and practices are made more 400 effective through applying the Maturing Church Model. 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 Year The model has also … Missionary Recruitment & Training Improved on-field help: The Maturing Church Model $10.6 million better equips the network of NTM consultants to evaluate NTM@work (ISSN 1527-9057) the progress of church planting teams with the national Tribal Evangelism Support Activity $11 million [see below] believers and give them good direction for improved & Church Planting Vol. 71 • No. 2 • November 2012 $38.9 million efficiency and effectiveness. This is not the end of the NTM@work team progress, however. Executive Editor: Macon Hare Debbie Burgett, Rex Crawford, Cathy Drobnick, Ian Fallis, Jon Frazier, Hope for the future: New Tribes Mission expects the Chris Holland and Dena McMaster number of churches planted to continue to increase for Support Activity NTM@work is published quarterly by New Tribes Mission. three reasons: General and administrative...... $4.0 million Periodical postage paid at MID-FL, FL 32799-9625 • A better model: The Maturing Church Model has Life and medical program...... $5.5 million Postmaster: Please send address changes to NTM@work, New Tribes Mission, 1000 E. First Street, Sanford, FL 32771-1487 recently been updated because of what we have learned Retirement center operations...... $1.2 million through applying it in hundreds of settings around the Fund raising...... $0.2 million Subscriptions: NTM@work is provided free to readers in North America on a year-to-year basis. To receive the magazine or have it sent to a world. 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Macon Hare at [email protected] or call 407-323-3430. more effective models and methods for sending and MinistryWatch.com gives New Tribes Mission an A Contents of this magazine may not be reproduced in whole or in part unless partnership development. grade for transparency and four stars (out of a possible five) expressly authorized in writing. • Improving church partnerships: At home and over- for financial efficiency, and says, “NTM has demonstrated NTM worldwide Cover photo and photos this page by seas, New Tribes Mission is working with and as part superior openness and transparency through the degree USA 407-323-3430 Dale Stroud Canada 519-369-2622 of local churches. NTM must serve the local church by of its responsiveness and the quality and quantity of Australia 011-61-2-6559-8646 helping to identify, equip and send out the church’s information provided.” Europe 011-44-1472-387700 Why go to remote tribal locations? “… how shall they hear without a preacher?” Romans 10:14 Even in the “Information Age,” tribal people still only have “word of mouth.” photo by Dale Stroud

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