PG
—
People Group
“is a group of people who have the
same language, culture, history, customs and family/clan identities … through
which the gospel can flow without encountering significant barriers of
understanding and acceptance.” Want to adopt a People Group? Go to http://www.imb.org/main/lead/page.asp?StoryID=4518&LanguageID=1709. For a more technical People Group definition,
go to http://public.imb.org/globalresearch/Pages/PeopleGroup.aspx
.
UPG — “
UUPG — A People Group is called an Unengaged Unreached People Group “when there is no church planting methodology consistent with Evangelical faith and practice under way” (2) or simply said, these People Groups have not yet been touched by or had an opportunity to hear our Father’s Good News!
CPM — “Church Planting Movement… is a rapid and multiplicative increase of indigenous churches planting churches within a given people group or population segment.” (2) This is Jack’s assigned work as he teaches CPM in the churches and associations of the Baptist Convention of Kenya (BCOK) and at our seminary, Kenya Baptist Theological College (KBTC). Yes, abbreviations/ acronyms become an additional language for missionaries, but do pray for Jack as he seeks to entrust the responsibility of CPM to “reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others” (2 Timothy 2:2). Pray for him also as he and others on the KBTCBoard of
Governors continue seeking for ways for the school to fully serve our Father.
GAP — "The Global Analysis Project" explores demographic trends, political dynamics, economics themes, religious affiliations, human needs and more. The project also identifies barriers that hinder the spread of the gospel as well as bridges that may facilitate it.” (2) For those who desire to know more of how they can be a part of this mission task, go to: http://public.imb.org/globalresearch/Pages/GAP.aspx
.
Another definition of GAP covers my work – one found in
Ezekiel 22:30. Pray for me as I seek to find
and inform those who can stand in the GAP before our Father in prayer, in witnessing
and supporting others on mission on behalf of those in East Africa and our
world who are still without His eternal gospel!
One way that I do this is by sharing daily Prayer Nudges from East
Africa, which leads me to one more acronym which Jack and I encountered this
week while visiting with the Sema Leatherworks
staff – CBS – which has nothing to
do with television, but Chronological Bible Storying (3), a method of sharingstories in
an understandable way with those who have no knowledge of our Father’s love and
salvation! For more on how to pray for
last week’s Bible Storying training, go today’s 2012 Prayer Nudge
from East Africa! (4) Thanks for standing in the GAP with us, BERT
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(1) http://public.imb.org/globalresearch/Pages/FAQs.aspx#five
– More definitions are found at http://public.imb.org/globalresearch/Pages/FAQs.aspx
and at http://www.joshuaproject.net/definitions.php
(2) Global Research – IMB connecting – Helping churches know
and reach the peoples of the world – http://public.imb.org/globalresearch/Pages/default.aspx
(3) Orality Strategies/ IMB connecting – http://www.oralitystrategies.org/strategies.cfm?id=1
(4) 2012 Prayer Nudges from East Africa – http://easternafrica2012prayernudges.blogspot.com/ or for Prayer Nudges/ other updates
from East Africa on Facebook, find Bert
Yates (https://www.facebook.com/bert.yates) or Imb East
Africa ( https://www.facebook.com/Imb.East.Africa )
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