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Evangelism news from the Mission America Coalition (U.S. Lausanne Committee)
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Memorial weekend, Austin Disaster Relief Network teams pause to pray in the midst of flood relief efforts as more violent storms roll into the Austin area.
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MAC Summit on the Gospel Videos on YouTube
About 200 passionate, gospel-driven leaders and lay people came together in Houston in April for MAC's National Summit on the Gospel. The videos of speakers from plenary sessions are now available online.
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Other Headlines
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A Less Christian America - Although 70% of Americans still identify as Christian, the survey shows dramatic shifts as more people move out the doors of denominations, shedding spiritual connections along the way...
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Meet the Whatevers Most of those with no religious affiliation are neither atheist or agnostic. They might best be called the "Whatever" generation...
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2 Billion Bibles Gideons International has just surpassed the 2 billion mark in distributing Bibles and New Testaments. The distribution of the first billion Bibles spanned 93 years (1908 to 2001). This second billion was attained in less than 14 years...
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Evangelicalism Is Growing in America - From ‛07 to ‛14 the number of evangelicals in America rose from 59.8 million to 62.2 million. While evangelicals' share of the overall U.S. population dropped by 0.9% over the last 7 years...
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Stop Making Church Cool - Recent Barna Group research found 67% of Millennials prefer a "classic" church over a "trendy" one, and 77% would choose a "sanctuary" over an "auditorium." They also have an aversion to...
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42% of U.S. evangelicals see immigration as an opportunity to introduce people to Jesus.
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35% of Americans who saw a Christian movie last year rarely attend church.
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40% of Americans view atheists negatively, rating them 33 or below on a scale of one to 100.
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A typical U.S. teen sends and receives 30 texts per day.
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Matching Gift Furthers Ministry
Paul Cedar, Chairman, Mission America Coalition
We have just received the promise of a $25,000 matching gift. This is a great blessing and is coming at a time of significant need!
One subject that we don’t usually address in the Evangelism Connection is the matter of funding for the Mission America Coalition and LOVE2020. You receive the Evangelism Connection monthly without charge or obligation. We love to serve you in this way and in any way that we can.
At the same time, we do need funding. We are funded in three major ways. First, the members of MAC are asked to make at least one donation each year. Secondly, all of us on the MAC Facilitation Team must raise our own support. Thirdly, we receive gifts from the larger MAC Family.
Would you join us in making the most of this matching gift by donating now? It would mean so much. Donate online or you may mail your gift to the Mission America Coalition, P.O. Box 13930, Palm Desert, CA 92255, by July 31.
Thank you for your prayerful consideration. Have a blessed June!
Paul and the MAC Team
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Institutional Demands Cripple Evangelism in Churches
Lon Allison, vice-chair of the Mission America Coalition and pastor of teaching and outreach at Wheaton Bible Church said he mistakenly believed if his team trained thousands of believers to share their faith as a way of life, it would happen. It didn't.
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Other Commentary
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10 Small Steps to Help You Reach the World
Practical steps from Global Outreach Day to help you start conversations with neighbors and friends, and learn how to share your testimony.
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Other Tools
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Collaboration Calendar
- Mobile Ministry Training Course - June 9
- RESET Leadership Gathering – June 11-13, Washington, D.C.
- Bimonthly City Vision Coaching – June 11, 25
- World Refugee Sunday – June 14, 21
- Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission Seminar on Connecting Church and Culture - June 15, Columbus, Ohio
- Loving Our Communities to Christ Call – June 18
- 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World – June 18-July 17
- 'Reaching the Marketplace' Topic for 'Join The Movement' June Call – June 22
- CityServe and CityFest New York with Luis Palau - July 11, New York
Submit your events and activities that are open for participation from the whole Church by email to
[email protected]
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Do You Follow Us on Facebook and Twitter?
We share valuable tools, resources and stories about evangelism from this newsletter that you can share on your social media. Follow the Mission American Coalition on Facebook or Twitter.
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Why I Joined the Mission America Coalition
"I have served as a missionary (Spain) and Youth Pastor in Oregon for 35 years. In the past 6 months God has reintroduced me to Discipleship & Evangelism in the US through the Orality StoryTelling movement....I believe God brought me into an awareness of this not only for me to disciple and train others to do the same."
— New Member from Creswell, Oregon
"I want to impact the neighborhood with positive Christian values and show the possibility of living a Christian life in this age."
— New Member from Brownsville, Texas
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If you would like to support the Mission America Coalition,
including initiatives like LOVE2020 and Loving Our Communities to Christ,
donate online.
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