1. Planting for a Greater Harvest
“Go make disciples of all “ethnae” (nations)…”
Matthew 28:19

2. What is a DAWN Vision?
DAWN is an acronym for “Discipling a Whole Nation.”
DAWN is a tested, cooperative mission strategy in many nations through out the world.
DAWN vision seeks to provide a “disciple-making community” for every 1000 people.
DAWN enables the whole Body of Christ - denominations, lay people, missions and schools - to work together as One!

3. Ultimate Purpose of DAWN
that “the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea (Habakkuk 2:14).”
to see “a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb” (Revelation 7:9)

4. Is Discipling a Whole Nation in Fact Possible?
Yes! By clear and persistent faith in God’s ultimate purpose and grace!
Yes! As the Body is unified for God’s glory around His redemptive purpose to save the lost.
Yes! As the Body agrees on the strategic goal of planting churches.
Yes, as the Body cooperates in prayer and training workers for the Harvest.

5. Mission Leaders say….
“There is only one way the Great Commission can be fulfilled, and that is by establishing gospel-preaching congregations in every community on the face of the earth.” David Womack
“The church’s evangelistic task demands that every barrio, apartment building, and neighborhood have a church faithful to God’s word established in it.” Roger Greenway
These are additional quotes regarding a vision for saturation church planting. There are many things that need to be done to reach the world for Christ, but none of them are more strategic that saturation church planting. You cannot disciple the peoples of the nations of the world when individuals and whole people groups remain beyond reach of Christ through His people. 9

6. Let’s Look Back Two Years...

7. God’s Desire: a Discipled Nation!
DAWN Goal:
Set in 1997: 10,000 new churches by 2015
Raise average annual planting rate to 4.5%
Churches geographically accessible and culturally relevant to every Canadian
Currently:
- 30,000,000 population
- 9,276 Evangelical churches
- 1.5% Annual Planting Rate
(Population growth 1.7%)

8. Our Goal: Triple Canadian Rate of Church Planting

9. Anticipated Result: Church-to-People Ratio under 1:2000

10. Sample Effect of Planting on Worship Attendance

11. City Needs by Descending People-to-Church Ratios:

12. City Needs by Descending People-to-Church Ratios:

13. Specific Church Planting Needs:
Sample Groupings

14. Sample Map of “Never Married Singles:” Vancouver
Map shows high-density (50% to 80%) “singles” areas in red
Requires new churches targeted to reaching singles

15. Sample Map of Other Religions: Islam in Toronto
Koran encourages reading of New Testament
Muslims responsive to prayer for personal needs

16. Sample Map of “No Religion”: Victoria, B.C.
Could be atheist, new age, or post-modern eclectic
Missionary planting especially needed in “red” and “pink” zones

17. Sample Map of High Apartment Density: Montreal
Red: 80% or more apartment dwellers
1/7th as likely to attend worship as detached family homes

18. Sample Map of Church-to-Population Ratios: Vancouver
Goal: all census tracts green or better
Highest priority areas: “blank” or red.

19. Sample Map of Ethnic Population: Toronto Chinese
Red indicates 26% or more ethnic Chinese
First and Second generation Chinese each require unique new churches

20. Access to These and Other Resources Available Via:
Internet: or
Book: Transforming Our Nation
Newsletter: “Church Planting Canada” (quarterly & on web)
Mapping:
Church-to-Population ratios
“Home Language” and Ethnic Origin
Other religions

21. Working Together to Multiply 10,000 New Cells of Believers
Every denomination - setting goals, casting vision, providing support and resources
Every church - birthing new cells of believers (daughter churches)
Every bible school & seminary - raising up and training planters for the harvest
Every para-church mission agency - planting churches
Every lay-leader - a harvest field worker a member of the team

22. A Great Task, yes…and
We have a Great God…who is “able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.
To Him be Glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” (Eph. 3:20-21)

23. Work and Pray Until He Comes...
“This Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached to the whole world as a testimony to all nations (ethnae), and then the end will come.”
Matthew 24:14