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27-January-2000 
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    `Frontier Mission' Conference Slated 
 
    September gathering to build on goal to evangelize `unreached' peoples 
 
    by Jerry L. Van Marter 
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Worldwide Ministries Division (WMD) of the 
Presbyterian Church (USA) is sponsoring a conference - "FRONTIER 2000: Out 
Of The Box, Into The World" - Sept. 15-17 in San Diego, Calif. 
 
    The conference will focus on the evangelism work of the PC(U.S.A.) in 
the area of "frontier mission" - evangelism to groups that have never been 
reached with the gospel. 
 
    The conference is a response to the 1996 General Assembly's adoption of 
the goal of "a church for every people and the gospel for every person by 
the year 2000."  This is also the unifying theme of the "AD2000 and Beyond" 
movement, the largest collaboration for world evangelism in Christian 
history.   Churches, organizations and leaders of this movement are 
primarily from Third World countries.  The PC(USA) is working at the 
cutting edge of mission by partnering with many to reach these unreached 
people groups. The conference is an outgrowth of this work. 
 
    Keynote speakers include the Rev. Marian McClure, WMD director; the 
Rev. Harold Kurtz, executive director of Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship; 
the Rev. Chris Callison, PC(USA) missionary to the Kurds in Berlin; and 
Oswaldo Prado, a Brazilian pastor working with the AD2000 movement. 
 
    Learning and networking with others who have similar interests will be 
a primary focus of the conference.  More than 30 seminars will be offered 
providing opportunities for beginners and for those seeking greater 
involvement. 
 
    Early registration is $99.  For more information contact Elaine Matthes 
in the Worldwide Ministries Division at (502) 569-5263; e-mail 
<2000conf@ctr.pcusa.org>. 

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