The Visionary Mandate
by Mark Amofa Boateng

Finishing the Great Commission With
a Glo

bal-Ethnic Vision

Flames of Glory Publishing

$12.99 U.S. (plus s & h)

104 pp || 6 x 9 

    Introduction || Preface || About the Author || Endorsements || Order Form

Book Introduction

Several years ago, the Lord gave me a message to share with his church, the Body of Christ. I have recounted this message into this book so that it can be examined, studied, and practiced by those who are willing to heed His call. My aim in writing this is to bring light and hope to the Body of Christ concerning the need to utilize a global-ethnic vision in finishing the Great Commission. Such a vision includes the uniqueness, diversity, and contributions of believers from minority groups and developing nations.

 My hope is that this book will be used as a strategic manual for igniting the hearts of thousands of church leaders, missionaries, and business leaders around the globe to mobilize, evangelize, and disciple the nations rapidly, and with the greatest missionary force for the final frontiers. I want to encourage believers everywhere to live out their God-given assignments (mission) with a clear vision.

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The Visionary Mandate addresses an immense need in our present-day culture. For a very long time, many have tried to evangelize the world without the participation of believers from every nation, utilizing the giftings and visions of only a small percentage of the Body of Christ. The inclusion of minorities and believers from developing nations in the vision of the Church has not been the primary focus of the Body. Diversity in our missionary campaign has been vary limited, though God has repeatedly demonstrated His desire to use ALL of his children, in their uniqueness, to further His Kingdom on the Earth.

Few leaders have seen and comprehended the giftings and visions of diverse people, which are vital to the fulfillment of their own leadership vision. Though there have been some verbal concessions that minorities are needed, there is not, and has never been any tangible proof that missions belong to all ethnicities, especially minorities and people from developing nations. Many Christian organizations and even church leaders have adopted unsuccessful and unrealistic approaches to welcoming, recruiting, and training diverse cultures for missions. This has created a huge deficit within the missions arena.

Now is the time for all believers to stop and honestly evaluate this need; begin to embrace diverse peoples; release them to fulfill their divinely appointed assignments; participate with them in the completion of the Great Commission.

Seeing and discerning other diverse peoples as gifts from God to the Body of Christ is the key to the heart of the frontiers. The mission of the frontiers—the Kingdom’s greatest challenge in the world, where most souls await a first-time witness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ—is not complete without minorities and believers from developing nations. For in the heart of the frontiers, there can be no real victory without Native Americans, without African Americans, without Hispanics. There is no effective frontline warfare without Alaskan Natives and Eskimos, without Gypsies, without Africans and Asians, without Aboriginals.

The continuous growth of nationalism, combined with a recognition of cultural expressions among various ethnicities, and the explosion of technological advancement all across the globe is opening the way to thrust more workers into the frontiers than ever before. The Spirit of God is challenging us to redefine and adjust our worldview, missions methods, and vision approaches, not just by walking about it, but by doing it.

For how long can we continue to do the mission that Christ commanded us while closing our hearts and hands to our own brothers and sisters? The release of dormant abilities, unused talents, hidden strength, and untapped gifts among diverse peoples is on God’

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About the Author

Mark is a resourceful man of broad ministry experience who has been mightily used by God. His involvement in practical ministry in several countries has given him a unique global perspective and much cultural awareness. He believes in the power of prayer and encourages believers to develop godly character.

Mark currently resides in Colorado Springs and is the founder and president of Global Ethnic Missions, a ministry focused on mobilizing diverse cultures for world evangelization and missions. He is also the founder and chairman of the Ethnic Prayer Network, a movement that challenges believers to pray for various ethnic diaspora to be released into their destiny as world-changers.

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