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About the Mission America Coalition
A collaborative movement of Christians promoting
unity, evangelism and revival.
Mission America is the prayerful response of evangelical Christian
leaders to a prompting of the Holy Spirit to cooperate and collaborate
toward the efforts of bringing about a spiritual awakening in America.
This unprecedented coalition is united and growing, adding individuals
and organizations with a goal to mobilize Christians in America to pray
for, care for and share Jesus Christ with every person.
Mission America grew out of the U.S. Lausanne Committee,
the AD2000 and Beyond Movement and other tributaries of
denominations and Christian ministries. Each of these movements, large
or small, had as their focus a desire to strengthen prayer, revival and
evangelism efforts in America and the world.
Initially comprised of the leaders of more than eighty denominations (with
210,000 local churches) and over 350 Christian ministries, the Coalition
is now broadening its membership to those who will actively participate
in the facilitation of The Great Commission to "go
into all the world and preach the Gospel, making disciples of all nations"
(Matthew 28:19) and the Great Commandment to "Love
the Lord your God and ... love your neighbors as yourself." (Matthew
22:37,39).
Spiritual Unity
Members of The Mission America Coalition clearly understand that
no one ministry or individual can pray for and share the Gospel with every
man, woman, teenager, boy and girl in our nation. We need to work together
to bring about national momentum, while also living a lifestyle of evangelism,
in obedience to the Great Commission.
Facilitating and Encouraging
Evangelism
Our goal is to help "the whole Church take the whole Gospel to the whole
nation - and to the world". To accomplish this goal, the Coalition seeks
to encourage national evangelical leaders, churches, para-church organizations
and individuals to unite together for focused evangelism initiatives that
will share the love and grace of Jesus Christ throughout our nation.
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Cities and Communities
Helping identify, connect, resource and empower transformational leaders
who prayerfully facilitate the unity of the church for holistic evangelism,
revival and spiritual awakening.
- Denominations
Networking and encouraging denominational leaders in their emphasis
on evangelism.
- Ministry Networks
A gathering point for networks, alliances, partnerships and coalitions
to come together in Spiritual Unity to be obedient to the Great Commission.
- Global Ministries
A strategic collaboration of missions leaders working together to serve
the cause of Christ by developing creative ways to engage thousands
of local congregations in reaching the unreached people groups of the
world.
The Mission America Coalition Leadership
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Honorary Co-Chairs
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Dr. Billy Graham (Billy
Graham Evangelistic Association)
Dr. John Perkins (Christian
Community Development Association)
Mrs. Vonette Bright (Campus
Crusade for Christ International)
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Dr. Paul Cedar, Chair
Dr. Cedar is the former president of the Evangelical
Free Church of America. He also serves as Chairman of the Lausanne
Committee for World Evangelization, a member of the National
Prayer Committee and the Board of the U.
S. Center for World Missions.
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Bishop George McKinney, Vice
Chair
Bishop McKinney is Senior Pastor of St. Stephen's Church in San
Diego, CA. Bishop McKinney has been involved for decades in work
in the inner-city community and in the city of San Diego at large.
He has also served as Bishop of the Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
of Southern California in the Church of God in Christ.
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Rev. Wayne Pederson, President
Rev. Pederson is the most recent president of the National Religious
Broadcasters Association. For more than 35 years, he has served
in various leadership positions in the Christian broadcast industry.
He serves on a variety of ministry boards and is also a writer
and speaker.
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2003 Initiatives | See
Statement of Faith | Staff
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