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[7] This perhaps has blinded many to focus more on the gifts and “calling” of the missionary rather than the command to take the Gospel to every tribe, tongue and nation (ethne or peoples).

How new missionaries choose their country of service: do we need a change? 2008

In fact, GCOWE 1995 in Seoul, Korea was a significant milestone in the process of bringing focus to the picture: closure (in terms of a church for every ethne) was not only defined but quantified for the church.

The Four Barriers 2007

Ethne to ethne member care (E2MC) though is very challenging.

12 Treasures: future directions for member care 2006

A fifth perspective would suggest the 15,900 ethne need to be divided further for the sake of seeing viable churches and church movements.

Where we are: a reflection on the current status of reaching the unreached 2006

It is an “ethne to ethne” strategy, in which believers from different people groups reach out to other people groups, until “all of the earth is filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord.”

12 Treasures: future directions for member care 2006

Of the 5% who become missionaries, 80 to 90% focus on ethne which are majority Christian.

Where we are: a reflection on the current status of reaching the unreached 2006

A fourth perspective is to view the world as ethnic groups and see the unfinished task as creating a critical mass of believers within each ethne.

Where we are: a reflection on the current status of reaching the unreached 2006

With the Great Commission command to disciple the ethne, surely this is a key reality we must address.

Where we are: a reflection on the current status of reaching the unreached 2006

(A master brochure is available under Resources section at www. ethne.net … and permission is given to publish and distribute.) 2.

The Harvest Linked Prayer Strategy Group 2006

In our effort to reach the unreached, we most frequently focus on ethne which aligns us with this felt-need.

Where we are: a reflection on the current status of reaching the unreached 2006