Why reach out to
unreached peoples?
We
mean a deliberate, planned outreach by churches to fulfill the
"Great Commission" found in Matthew 28:18-20. "Then Jesus
came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been
given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and
teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am
with you always, to the very end of the age.’" The authority for
reaching out comes from the one who has all authority–Jesus Christ. The
command is to "make disciples." The scope is global: "all
nations."