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Leaders primarily affiliated with three international evangelical movements
have combined forces to create a global evangelization network. This new
international network, called the Great Commission Global Roundtable
(GCGR), welcomes membership from other networks and ministries committed to
extending Christ's message to the world in the 21st century.
The Roundtable resulted after joint meetings of the World Evangelical
Fellowship, the Lausanne Movement for World Evangelization, and the AD2000
and Beyond Movement in August in Dallas and earlier in Norway. A
facilitation team chosen at the Dallas meeting picked the name, Great
Commission Global Roundtable, to emphasize obedience to Christ's mandate to
evangelize all peoples while listening to God and one another "around the
table" of the Lord.
The Roundtable's purpose is to hear, serve and connect diverse segments of
the Body of Christ in hopes of achieving closer coordination and
cooperation in sharing the Gospel.
The Roundtable's coordinators for the next two years are Bertil Ekstrom
(Brazil), chair; Iman Santoso (Indonesia), vice-chair; and John Robb (USA),
international coordinator.
The coordinators and international task force members welcome suggestions
and help in contacting networks and ministries that should be part of the
Roundtable.
International Task Force members (with primary network and national origin):
CONTACT:
John Robb, international coordinator
Great Commission Global Roundtable
800 W. Chestnut, Monrovia, CA 91016
U.S.A.
e-mail: john_robb@wvi.org
tel: +1 626 301 7713
fax: +1 626 301 7789
The Assembly has been called by the Evangelical Alliance UK,
which represents over one million Christians in 30 denominations
throughout the UK.
The Alliance are expecting 4,000 Christians at the event which is
open to all delegations from churches and all involved in church
leadership.
Rev Joel Edwards, general director of the Alliance said: "This
Assembly will help us to refocus the agenda for the Evangelical
Alliance in the third millennium as we seek to challenge the people
and governments of our nations to recognise the bad choices we
have made as a society and offer leadership in new directions
which are morally and spiritually sound."
At EXPO 2000 the German Evangelical Alliance will communicate the central
message of the Gospel from a biblical story --God saves, He is the
reason for hope, participate and get involved. Their theme is "You are not
alone". Programs will be presented for children and families. A family camp and an international youth
camp with Christian program will be presented.
PAVILION OF HOPE provides a one-time opportunity to present the
hope of Christianity to young people attending the World Expo in
Hannover, Germany. People are needed to present interactive gospel
presentations, assist people in the pavilion and staff the family camp.
The Pavilion of Hope, a large glass and aluminum fish-shaped building,
is the official youth pavilion at EXPO 2000. It is
sponsored by the German Evangelical Alliance, Campus Crusade and
the YMCA.
International help is being requested for planning, for staffing, for housing
10,000 each night, and finances.