David J. Hesselgrave, your book, Paradigms in Conflict, shall be the death of me. But at least now I have a list of all the twentieth century closure idea plans/slogans at my disposal [and you will, too, if you continue reading!].
Yet another reminder that our plans so often just... don't happen or work. Awesome.
1900 - "The evangelization of the world in this generation."
1910 - "The whole church taking the whole gospel the whole world."
1912 - "Reaching every home." Cardboard boxes in alleyways included.
1914 - "Inauguration of the kingdom of God on earth."
1929 - "Each one teach one."
1930 - "Bringing Christ to the nations."
1934 - "Evangelize to a finish to 'bring back the King.'"
1943 - "Into all the world."
1946 - "Complete Christ's Commission."
1956 - "The gospel to every creature." Don't forget the lemurs!
1957 - "Global conquest."
1959 - "Two thousand tongues to go."
1967 - "Crusade for world revival." A crusade? Maybe not the best choice of word... I mean, we all know how the last crusade[s] ended for Christians...
1974 - "Let the earth hear his voice."
1976 - "Bold Missions Thrust."
1980 - "A Church for Every People by the Year 2000." EPIC FAIL.
1984 - "Strategy to Every People."
1986 - "One million native missionaries."
1990 - "Decade of Evangelization."
1995 - "A Church for Every People and the Gospel for Every Person by A.D. 2000."
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