It was within the circle of ASM members who remained for a gathering of professors of mission in June, 1972, that a proposal was made of far-reaching significance touching the future of the Christian mission. Indeed, because Nairobi 1975 revealed the WCC's preoccupation with a long and valid agenda of churchly concerns, the strategic importance of this proposal has been immeasurably heightened. Our ASM Secretary-Treasurer Ralph Winter here provides a history and update of the proposal. It is reminiscent of the insights of Taylor, Warren, Beaver and a host of other advocates of “the voluntary sector” of the Church as the spearhead of her mission to the nations.
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