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Lost sheep, lost coins, lost sons. What happens when 2 billion people go missing? When Jesus’ priorities for the lost and marginalized are ignored by His church, so are almost two billion people.
- Who is this forgotten fourth of the world’s population?
- Why should we care about them?
- What is God already doing among them?
Hidden Peoples: At the historic 1974 Lausanne Congress, Ralph Winter shook the evangelical world by highlighting the sizeable presence of “Hidden Peoples.” These peoples have been designated in several ways and are largely Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and urban. They have been the focus of significant discussion. Yet, 36 years later, these peoples are still over 28% of the world’s population.
Spiritual Injustice: When over one quarter of the peoples of the world have no opportunity to hear or see the message of God’s love demonstrated in action, dare we call it anything less than “spiritual injustice?” When 86% of the Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists do not personally know a Christ-follower, can we simply say we have grown tired of hearing about these peoples, and are ready to move on to something else?
Transformational Movements to Christ: Despite these challenges, amazing things are happening among least reached peoples in places like China, South Asia, and Africa. God is raising up multiplying groups of Christ-followers who are changing their communities, unencumbered by programs, buildings or administrative overhead. What radical changes have ministries implemented to reach these peoples? How can they be applied to our own areas of ministry?
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Recent Responses
- Dear Katherine,
I did read your husband’s paper on contextualization and appreciate his sincerity and commitment to reaching Hindus. I do think he takes amazingly…
Alex_Araujo - 01.09.2010 - In Response To:
Partnership in Evangelizing Global Hindu Diaspora - Thank you, Pete, for sharing your experience. This is very helpful. -- J. D.
J. D. Payne - 30.08.2010 - In Response To:
Some Helpful Resources for Studying Diasporic Issues 
- I must confess I have been totally ignorant about Diaspora issues (as opposed to refugee issues) until fairly recently. I had my eyes opened when…
Pete_Houston - 29.08.2010 - In Response To:
Some Helpful Resources for Studying Diasporic Issues 
- Thanks Greg and Don. This is very helpful.
I would only add an emphasis to the urgent need of addressing Islamaphobia, especially in the American church.
Warrick Farah - 28.08.2010 - In Response To:
Why so few churches among Muslims? 
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- Dear Jim,
As a Brasilian pastor, I know what you talking about. However, I am very afraid when a possibility of disconnection can be made…
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World Evangelisation In The 21st Century 
- To try and flesh that out a bit ... the big issue for the church in Africa in many ways is witchcraft. When one reads…
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World Evangelisation In The 21st Century - Hey it seems that storying is the latest way that has come up of late and it seems to be covering different classes of people…
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World Evangelisation In The 21st Century - For a group looking into this area - have a look for the Alliance for Vulnerable Mission, within this conversation, or at www.vulnerablemission.com.
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