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First Step Forum

After serving WEA and the global church for almost ten years and visiting some 100 nations, I became more and more aware of the weaknesses we Evangelicals have. Unless we are brave enough to see them and to deal with them, we do not really need an enemy; we will be our own worst enemy and we will not be the agent for change God wants us to be. I found four major weaknesses in the global Evangelical community:  1. We are a divided community worldwide 2. We are re-active, not pro-active 3. We have a tendency to see enemies instead of possible partners 4. We do not give high value to Christians outside the "Evangelical circle"

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