At Finishing the Task last December, I finally got it. Patrick Johnstone had been arguing for years (since 1995 maybe?) about the advantages of seeing the world as a series of affinity blocks and people group clusters. He was never AGAINST counting unreached people groups up in the thousands, mind you. He just argued that it mattered just as much to gather them together into FAMILIES.
Then came December, when one of the participants (was it Dan Scribner?) began throwing out the term, “People Groups Across Countries.” I’ll admit: I loved it from the start. But now, could it be that the concept of People Groups Across Countries is finally starting to reach that crucial tipping point? To catch the whole concept, read Joshua Project’s new article, just posted this past week…
http://www.joshuaproject.net/why-people-clusters.php
So what’s your take? Would the concept of People Groups Across Countries — or People Clusters — help YOU and your agency or church to better grasp the unreached on our planet? Find this item on the web, using the link below, and click on “Comment” to respond. Thanks in advance for giving your input.
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