The Changing Shape of People Group Strategy

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It is Said That the Only Constant in Life is Change by Rick Wood

Reimagining & Re-envisioning People Groups by Leonard N. Bartlotti

Lifting, Pushing, Squeezing and Blending The Dynamics of Ethnicity and Globalization by Brad Gill

People Groups and the Bible by Dave Earl Datema

Book Review—Mission Possible by Wes Thiessen

One Unreached People Group at a Time by Duane Fraiser

Making Data Count in Reaching the Unreached by Chris Maynard

Toward the Edges by Kevin Higgins

24:14 Coalition Update by Steve Parlato

Can You Make Disciples Without Accountability by C. Anderson

Toward a Biblical Missiology of Mobilization by Ryan Shaw

Further Reflections by Greg Parsons

Unreached Of The Day -Joshua Project

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Jan/Feb 2022; Issue 44.1

Things are changing all around us every day with increasing speed. Some of it is good and some of it is bad. But in all cases, we are forced to adapt to the new realities that change brings. Some people adapt easily to change, and others do not. For 45 years now, Frontier Ventures has proclaimed the biblical mandate to reach all peoples with the gospel of Jesus Christ, but the realities on the mission field are changing. That is what this issue is all about. How does the promise of God to Abraham in Gen. 12:3 to bless all the families of the earth through him match up with the tectonic shifts now taking place in the world today? Is that promise still valid in a rapidly changing world? Many of the forces impacting us today such as technology, globalization, migration, urbanization and rapid communication and travel are also impacting the unreached peoples, reshaping their relationships, communities and self-identity. The impact of these changes in terms of mission strategy is like sticking the peoples of the world, their cultures, languages and traditions in a blender and then trying to figure out where to start in reaching them. It is a significant challenge for the Church going forward, but a few simple principles can help us make sense of it all.

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The Changing Shape of People Group Strategy

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