Winter 2012: 50th Anniversary Commemorative issue! - World MAP

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Rich Legacy... 

World MAP’s history is rich 

with purposeful, ordained 

moments of decision, change and 

obedience – each leading to the 

next season of important ministry 

outreach. Who could have known 

that a small missionary-assistance 

work birthed out of a pioneer 

church in Louisiana in 1961 would 

grow to become a worldwide pastor-equipping, 

nation-shaping, 

Kingdom-advancing ministry? Only 

God – and to Him be all the glory! 

God’s TiMe 

Times and seasons are measured 

in various ways, from clocks 

to calendars. But there exists a different 

type of time that alters destinies 

and stands unchanged and 

unaffected by the passage of seasons. 

It is God’s time and it is 

unique in our universe. 

The Scriptures use two distinct 

Greek words when describing 

time. The first is chronos, which 

designates a period or space of 

by Frank and Wendy Parrish 

Boundless Horizons 

It is our joy to commemorate with you World MAP’s 50th 

Anniversary! In the following pages you will enjoy a brief look at World 

MAP’s inspiring history, our present ministry, and a glimpse beyond the 

immediate horizon. 

“ 

World MAP’s half century of leadership deserves the 

highest commendation possible! For strategic 

spiritual impact, sensible and sensitive 

leadership and steadfast, efficient ministry 

to distinct and otherwise overlooked need 

among global church leaders, I continue to 

praise God for your benchmark contributions 

to the work of the Gospel! 

WORLD MAP DIGEST • Winter 2012 

” 

Dr. Jack Hayford, President, 

The King’s University, Los Angeles, CA 

time. This is familiar to us, as our 

Western culture slavishly tracks 

and measures it, trying to make the 

most of every moment. 

But the Bible has another word 

for time, the Greek word kairos, 

which denotes the quality or 

content of something that occurs 

in a chronos type of time. In the 

New Testament, kairos is used 

specifically to describe a divine 

moment of visitation or a 

significant change that alters the 

current reality forever.

The most important kairos 

moment is Christ’s work on earth: 

“But when the fullness of the kairos 

had come…” (Gal 4:4); “For when we 

were still without strength, in due 

kairos [at the right time] Christ died 

for the ungodly” (Rom 5:6). Through 

Christ’s pre-planned, foreordained 

– perfectly timed – death (Acts 2:23; 

3:18; John 12:27,28) all of history 

must be reinterpreted. The primary 

message of the New 

Testament is that all of time is 

focused upon – and finds its meaning 

and fulfillment in – the Person 

and ministry of Jesus Christ (Eph 

1:10). 

But God has significant 

moments of personal encounter 

for us as well. Our “kairos 

moments” are those in which we 

sense the call and presence of God 

and respond with joyful obedience 

(or willful rejection) of His loving 

offer. These moments of visitation 

may be few or many for each per- 

World MAP President Frank 

Parrish hands out the 

Shepherd’s Sta fs that will 

equip these pastors to 

respond with joyful – and 

effective – obedience to 

God’s call on their lives and 

ministries. 

son. But no divine opportunity to 

respond and follow Him should 

ever be ignored! 

God-BirThed Vision 

It was in 1956 that one of 

those destiny-altering kairos 

moments began to reveal itself in a 

small Pentecostal church in 

Louisiana. The Holy Spirit was 

drawing the people to a broader 

and deeper commitment to world 

missions. Their motto became, 

Welcoming and 

embracing times of 

Spirit-filled study and 

worship. 

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Volume 52 • No. 1 • Winter 2012 

Table of Contents 

2 Rich Legacy... 

Boundless Horizons 

5 Legacy of Faithful Service 

6 A Fresh New Look 

9 Missionary Assistance 

9 Tape-A-Month 

10 Summer Camps 

12 Spiritual Renewal Seminars 

14 ACTS Magazine 

16 The Shepherd’s Staff 

18 Church Leaders 

Send Thanks 

20 Prayer Corps 

21 Anniversary Greetings 

and Recollections 

WORLD MAP BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 

Jon Cook, Skip Mahoney, Hank Morris, Frank 

Parrish, Vic Torres. 

WMAP CANADA BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 

Helmuth Lange, Dave McTaggart, Frank Parrish, 

Wendy Parrish, Horst Senkbeil. 

DIGEST STAFF: 

Frank and Wendy Parrish.....Directors / Editors 

Gayla Dease........Design / Publications Coord. 

Keith Balser ....................................Copy Editor 

Winter 2012 cover design by AlphaGraphics 

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“devoted to the spread of the 

Gospel throughout the world” and 

they began to give 50% of all tithes 

and offerings to world missions. 

The pastors of that church 

were Ralph and Rose Mahoney, and 

God was increasing their 

burden and hunger to 

reach the lost in the 

nations of the world. This 

burden took on definitive 

form in 1961, when World 

Missionary Assistance Plan 

was established as an outreach 

of Bethel Temple. 

At that time, “the 

entire ministry of World 

MAP was contained in a 

bedroom desk drawer,” 

recalls Brother Mahoney. 

Yet, not despising small 

beginnings (Zech 4:10), 

they forged ahead into the 

purposes of God that were 

greater and more farreaching 

than they could 

ever imagine. 

AnoTher 

Kairos MoMenT 

The Charismatic Renewal 

was beginning to 

ignite around the world, 

and Brother Mahoney and 

teams were traveling to 

various nations to conduct 

evangelistic campaigns. 

They began to encounter a 

growing number of 

Western missionaries who, 

after being baptized in the 

Holy Spirit, had their support 

withdrawn by their 

mission agencies or 

denominations. 

World MAP began to 

help fund these missionaries 

and raise awareness 

of their needs. They managed their 

mailing lists and processed their 

donations, while also funding 

“native evangelists” and sending 

thousands of Gospel tracts, 

booklets and Bibles to foreign 

countries. 

The demands of the burgeoning 

missionary work led to another 

kairos moment in 1963, when the 

Holy Spirit led the Mahoneys to 

give themselves fulltime to World 

MAP’s ministry. They stepped out 

in faith, and moved their family of 

five children to Southern California 

“ 

In our 30 years of ministry, 

we are well acquainted with the 

basic requirements for effectively 

training indigenous workers in 

emerging nations. In our humble 

opinion, World MAP is one of 

the very finest missionary organizations 

in the world. Materials 

distributed freely 

by World MAP 

have proved to be 

eminently successful 

in the training 

of native pastors 

and evangelists. 

We have met thousands of these 

workers who have attributed the 

success of their ministries to 

training material received from 

World MAP. The teams that 

have assisted through the years 

and who continue to work with 

World MAP deserve great tribute. 

We sincerely trust and pray 

that World MAP will go from 

strength to strength until the 

Gospel of the Kingdom will be 

preached to all mankind. ” 

Gerald and Elizabeth Rowlands, 

Church Planting Institute, 

Australia 

as World MAP became an independent, 

non-profit missionaryassistance 

ministry. 

FAr-reAchinG FAiThFulness 

A dear and godly friend of ours 

coined a simple phrase that 

defined a fruitful lifespan for any 

believer or ministry. He called it “a

long obedience in the right direction.” 

In other words, as we follow 

the Lord, each and every step of 

obedience and surrender to Him 

brings us one step closer to His 

next place of broadened influence 

and fruitfulness. 

This principle of godly increase 

and growth is revealed throughout 

the Word of God. As we are obedient 

and faithful with whatever is in 

our hands to do – no matter how 

seemingly insignificant – it prepares 

us so that God can release 

even more: “You were faithful over a 

few things, I will make you ruler over 

many things” (Matt 25:21). 

The ministry of World MAP is 

no exception to this principle. 

Faithfulness to each and every ministry 

outreach prompted by the 

Lord has led to the next even more 

far-reaching potential in ministry. 

“By His spirit” 

We believe you will enjoy reading 

in more detail about the history 

and effectiveness of these lineupon-line 

ministry outreaches of 

World MAP in the following pages. 

God has surely led World MAP 

from one kairos moment to another 

– each in God’s time. Every new outreach 

required another level of 

faith and obedience, and was only 

possible by the work and sacrifice 

of many saints who generously 

partnered with World MAP along 

the way. 

But there is more. All that 

World MAP has done, is doing and 

will do is based upon a full-hearted 

surrender to, and dependence 

upon, the Person and work of the 

holy spirit. Just as we are told in 

the Word to not despise small 

beginnings (Zech 4:10), the same 

chapter also reveals the key to 

growth and fruitfulness that is eternal: 

“‘Not by might nor by power, but 

by My Spirit’ says the Lord of hosts” 

(Zech 4:6). 

eVer-increAsinG need 

God calls His people to do the 

work of ministry, but we will reach 

our full potential and maximum 

Ralph and Rose Mahoney 

The 50-year celebration of the history and impact of 

World MAP’s ministry could not be complete without 

specific acknowledgement of the tremendous contribution 

of the Founders and first Directors of World MAP, 

ralph and rose Mahoney. 

It has been said that, “without God, we cannot; without us, God will 

not.” It is true that God can do anything He desires, and does not need 

people to accomplish His will. Yet, in His sovereign wisdom, He chooses 

to call people to partner with Him to accomplish His purposes – both in 

prayer and in service. God found willing and faithful partners in Ralph and 

Rose Mahoney, whose 40 years of visionary leadership with World MAP 

have blessed and benefitted the global Church beyond measure. 

Ralph and Rose would have been the first to say that World MAP’s 

effective ministry was not based upon them, or any one person. They 

knew it was a sovereign work of God, made possible by the power of the 

Holy Spirit and the combined efforts of many, many people who gave and 

served sacrificially. 

Yet it was the Mahoneys’ heartfelt commitment to worldwide evangelism 

and their steadfast leadership that not only inspired countless men 

and women around the world to rise and take their God-ordained place as 

ministers of the Gospel, but also provided the practical training for them 

to be both effective and fruitful. These church leaders have since evangelized 

and discipled millions of others – God be praised! 

“Ralph Mahoney was one of the greatest missionary strategists of the 

modern era, with a unique understanding of the essential needs of grassroots 

workers in emerging nations,” writes Gerald Rowlands. “His vision, 

coupled with appropriate and realistic strategies for accomplishment, has 

been immensely successful in assisting huge numbers of ministers around 

the world.” 

The legacy of both faithful service and commitment to the global 

cause of Christ begun by the Mahoneys continues 

forward, as World MAP now advances into its next 

50 years of ministry. But we pause to join with a 

host of Christian leaders around the world as we 

give honor to those to whom honor is due – and 

we so honor ralph and rose Mahoney. 

“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory 

RALPH MAHONEY with 

his daughter Wendy; she 

and her husband, Frank, 

now lead World MAP. 

through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved 

brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in 

the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in 

vain in the Lord” (1Cor 15:57,58). 


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A Fresh New Look 

Throughout the years, World MAP has periodically changed the 

look of its logo. Each time, it coincided with the end of one significant 

season and the beginning of another. 

World MAP’s Golden Anniversary clearly signals 

the end of a significant season – and the 

beginning of the next 50 years of World MAP’s 

ministry! 

First WMAP Logo 

More Recent Logo 


Beyond that, Wendy and I sensed a distinct 

‘nudge’ from the Holy Spirit to make a change to 

the World MAP logo – an outward, visible sign 

to reflect the heart of this next season of World 

MAP’s ministry. 

A number of possible designs were submit- 

ted to the Board of Directors and, after their input, the top choices 

were passed to a wide range of people. A clear consensus began 

to form as to the primary choice, with reasons that go beyond its 

attractive new look seen below. 

It was agreed that this new logo clearly embodies key elements 

of World MAP’s ministry focus, symbolizing: 

• The harvest – The Great Commission is central to the mission 

of World MAP, as we equip national leaders to preach the 

Gospel (Acts 1:8), make disciples (Matt 28:19) and lift their eyes 

to see the ripened Harvest fields of the earth (John 4:35). This 

golden, wheat-like symbol speaks to this central mission and 

call. 

• The World – World MAP is a global ministry, and the circular 

symbol represents the world that we are called to reach and 

serve (Mark 16:15). 

• unfolding Purpose – This logo conveys a sense of forward 

motion and new life. In these days of unprecedented 

worldwide events unfolding, World MAP continues to advance 

forward into God’s purposes, reaching ever-more nations and 

peoples with the hope and true life found only in Jesus Christ 

(Eph 2:1-7). 

We trust that each time you see a communication from World 

MAP with this new logo, it will bring to mind more than a map of 

the world, but the Great Harvest that is still awaiting the Gospel – 

whether it’s across the street or across the sea! 

effectiveness only when we welcome 

and depend upon the power 

of His Spirit. Maintaining a teachable, 

flexible and obedient response to 

the leading of the Holy Spirit is what 

marks World MAP’s ministry – and 

what leads us forward into the future. 

The same Holy Spirit Who 

leads and empowers us is also 

moving in great power over all the 

earth in these days. In recent years, 

millions upon millions have 

entered God’s Kingdom through 

faith in Christ – more than ever 

before in the history of the Church. 

Because of this great influx of people, 

the most critical need facing 

the Body of christ today is for 

godly, spirit-filled and scripturally-sound 

church leaders – those 

who know how to make disciples 

(Matt 28:19) and teach others to do 

the work of ministry (Eph 4:12; 

2Tim 2:2). 

In eternity past, God saw this 

time when a great harvest of souls 

would be swept into His eternal 

Kingdom. As the Good Shepherd, 

He began to give rise to ministries 

that would help train, teach and 

encourage His undershepherds. 

World MAP was raised up by God for 

such a time as this, and is prepared to 

help meet the ever-increasing need for 

effective church leadership worldwide. 

leGAcy or MeMoriAl? 

Our God is a Creator God Who 

delights in doing new things 

(Isa 43:8,9). He is freshly and continually 

leading and speaking to 

keep us pressing ahead toward His 

high call (Phil 3:13,14). 

From God’s perspective, there 

is a significant difference between 

a memorial and a legacy. A memorial 

is a remembrance intended to 

establish the end of a significant 

life, event or accomplishment. The 

opportunity to continue to affect 

the future is finished. 

By contrast, though a legacy 

also involves an ending, its intent 

is continuation. Those who desire a 

legacy recognize the importance 

and value of something that will 

live beyond them. They take what

“ 

The literature of World MAP has had a great impact on the lives and ministries of 

church leaders, laymen and non-Christians (i.e., Muslims and Hindus). I learned great many 

things from the deep and concrete teachings of the World MAP. In my 

eyes, its writers are Spirit-filled and high-caliber Bible teachers. Church 

leaders and laymen countrywide share with me their blessings, revival in 

their families and churches due to World MAP’s material. Many churches 

are praying for the work of the World MAP. ” 

Alex Sarfraz, World MAP Representative, Pakistan 

has been, all that they have 

achieved and acquired, and willingly 

release it to others – pressing it 

firmly into the hands of those who 

are capable and willing to receive 

it. The legacy can then be built 

upon, ensuring a stronger future 

that is relevant and responsive to 

the needs ahead. 

Poised For GroWTh 

Today, we stand in awe of all 

that God has done through the first 

50 years of World MAP’s ministry. 

Wendy and I are thankful to have 

served in leadership for 13 of those 

years. We gratefully honor the 

many who have given sacrificially 

and served courageously. They are 

far too numerous to mention, but 

God has seen every gift and 

moment of service – and we know 

their reward will be great! 

We honor what has been, and 

praise God for the Spirit-born legacy 

of World MAP that we now build 

upon as we work to meet the challenges 

and needs facing the Body 

of Christ in the 21st century. 

As we enter the next 50 years, 

it is with a number of exciting 

changes at World MAP. Some you 

will see reflected in this DIGEST, 

and others in the months ahead. 

They include: a new and fresh 

World MAP logo; a soon-coming 

website that will far better serve 

national church leaders as well as 

our North American constituency; 

an adjustment to the format and 

frequency of ACTS Magazine; a 

long-needed set of revisions to The 

Shepherd’s Staff, freeing us from 

copyright limitations and making it 

World MAP Has Been Serving Leaders in the 

Following Nations for the Past Decade 

ALBANIA 

ALGERIA 

ANGOLA 

ANGUILLA 

ANTIGUA 

ARGENTINA 

BAHAMAS 

BAHRAIN 

BANGLADESH 

BARBADOS 

BELGIUM 

BELIZE 

BENIN 

BHUTAN 

BOLIVIA 

BOTSWANA 

BRAZIL 

BRUNEI 

BULGARIA 

BURKINA FASO 

BURUNDI 

CAMBODIA 

CAMEROON 

CAPE VERDE 

CENTRAL AFRICAN 

REPUBLIC 

CHAD 

CHILE 

CHINA 

COLOMBIA 

COMOROS 

CONGO 

COOK ISLANDS 

COSTA RICA 

CUBA 

CYPRUS 

CZECH REPUBLIC 

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 

OF CONGO 

DJIBOUTI 

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 

ECUADOR 

EGYPT 

EL SALVADOR 

EQUATORIAL GUINEA 

ERITREA 

ESTONIA 

ETHIOPIA 

FIJI 

FRANCE 

FRENCH POLYNESIA 

GABON 

GAMBIA 

GHANA 

GRENADA 

GUINEA 

GUINEA-BISSAU 

GUADELOUPE 

GUATEMALA 

GUYANA 

HAITI 

HONDURAS 

HONG KONG 

INDIA 

INDONESIA 

IVORY COAST 

JAMAICA 

JAPAN 

KENYA 

KIRIBATI 

KUWAIT 

LESOTHO 

LIBERIA 

LIBYA 

MACAO 

MACEDONIA 

MADAGASCAR 

MALAWI 

MALAYSIA 

MALI 

MALTA 

MARTINIQUE 

MAURITANIA 

MAURITIUS 

MAYOTTE 

MEXICO 

MOROCCO 

MOZAMBIQUE 

MYANMAR 

NAMIBIA 

NEPAL 

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 

NEW CALEDONIA 

NICARAGUA 

NIGER REPUBLIC 

NIGERIA 

OMAN 

PAKISTAN 

PANAMA 

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 

PARAGUAY 

PERU 

PHILIPPINES 

POLAND 

PORTUGAL 

PUERTO RICO 

QATAR 

REUNION 

ROMANIA 

RUSSIA 

RWANDA 

SAO TOME E PRINCIPE 

SAUDI ARABIA 

SENEGAL 

SEYCHELLES 

SIERRA LEONE 

SINGAPORE 

SOLOMON ISLANDS 

SOUTH AFRICA 

SOUTH KOREA 

SPAIN 

SRI LANKA 

ST LUCIA 

SUDAN 

SURINAM 

SWAZILAND 

SWITZERLAND 

TAIWAN 

TANZANIA 

THAILAND 

TOGO 

TONGA 

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 

TUNISIA 

UGANDA 

UKRAINE 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 

URUGUAY 

VANUATU 

VENEZUELA 

VIETNAM 

ZAMBIA 

ZIMBABWE 


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even more useful for church leaders; 

and much more. 

Changes, yes; but the core of 

World MAP remains the same: a 

full-hearted commitment to 

Christ’s Great Commission and to 

equipping another generation of 

church leaders to make disciples in 

every tribe, tongue and nation – 

while maintaining fidelity to the 

Word of God and an emphasis and 

dependence upon the power and 

work of the Holy Spirit. 

neW horizons 

Great and effective doors are 

opening for World MAP, and we 

anticipate in faith what the Lord 

will do as we step across those 

thresholds. But we know we do not 

take those steps alone. you are taking 

those steps with us – with 

every prayer, every gift, every word 

of encouragement and every 

moment of help and service. Your 

partnership is a blessing to us, and 

to every one of the hundreds of 

thousands of church leaders whom 

World MAP has served and trained. 

There is a Harvest waiting to 

be gathered that is greater than 

ever before, and we are blessed to 

join with you as we seek to equip 

yet another generation “to gain for 

the Lamb the reward of His sacrifice” 

– that He may receive all the 

glory! 

“clearly, this cry from church leaders for training must be heard – the 

need is great, the time is now!” 

dr. Frank Parrish, President of World MAP 

our Purpose 

World MAP exists to train and empower church leaders 

to make disciples of all nations. 

Matthew 28:18-20; Ephesians 4:11,12; Colossians 1:24-29; 2Timothy 2:2; Mark 16:15-18; Luke 24:46-49; Acts 20:17-28 

The majority of pastors in developing nations are without formal ministry training. They are 

willing to serve, but the challenges of poverty, persecution or lack of proximity leave them without 

the tools they need to be effective. World MAP exists to help change that. 

Why is training important? in recent decades, the number of christians in developing nations 

has grown from 25 million to more than 600 million. The challenge has not been evangelizing 

the lost, but finding local church leaders who are well equipped to shepherd and disciple them. 

indigenous church leaders – nationals who already know the culture and language – are best 

positioned to evangelize and serve the unreached near them. This is especially true in countries 

where governments actively oppose the Gospel and persecute christians – and where foreigners 

are neither trusted nor welcomed. 

currently serving 140 nations and well over one million church leaders, World MAP has 

proven strategies for equipping indigenous church leaders for effective evangelism and 

discipleship. 

Matthew 9:37,38; John 4:34,35 

our strategy 

World MAP equips and encourages church leaders in 

developing nations by means of: 

• Printed pastoral training materials that are clear, comprehensive and practical; 

• seminars in-country that provide training, promote unity, and minister spiritual refreshing; 

• Promoting spirit-filled life and ministry; 

• enlisting the north American church to participate in reaching the world for christ, and to 

help equip shepherds who will care for the newly-won sheep. 

World MAP is able to provide training materials and seminars to church leaders who otherwise 

would not have them because of the generosity of people who recognize the value of equipping 

indigenous leaders – those who already understand the culture and needs of their communities 

and who are best positioned to reach the unreached and disciple them. 

WORLD MAP DIGEST • Winter 2012

World MAP began 

with MissioNARy AssistANce 

World M.A.P. (Missionary Assistance Plan) began in 1961 through a 

pioneer church pastored by Ralph and Rose Mahoney. The church motto 

was “Devoted to the Spread of the Gospel throughout the World,” and 

the heart of that work formed the basis of World MAP’s ministry: To see 

the Gospel preached to every tribe, tongue and nation of the earth. 

At that time, the primary workers 

on the frontlines of evangelism 

were Western missionaries – those 

willing to go to foreign lands to 

share the good news of Jesus 

Christ with others who had not yet 

heard. The Charismatic Renewal 

was sweeping the globe and missionaries 

were being baptized in 

the Holy Spirit, but many became 

‘displaced’ when non-Charismatic 

denominations or supporters severed 

ties with them. 

The Mahoneys recognized the 

importance of keeping these Spirit- 

Often isolated and without fellowship, the 

missionaries were hungry for teaching and spiritual 

sustenance. The overwhelming flood of requests for 

more tapes prompted the World MAP Tape-A-Month 

ministry. 

Generous donors made it possible for the missionaries 

to receive one free teaching tape each month. 

Tape-A-Month mailings eventually grew to include 

missionaries from more than 50 denominations. The 

teachings were often about the Holy Spirit, accelerating 

the sweep of the global Charismatic Renewal. 

filled missionaries on the field. So 

they developed methods to help 

them, which included managing 

mailing lists and donations, and 

providing them with teaching and 

publications. By the 1970s, World 

MAP’s vital ministry had grown 

into a worldwide fellowship, serving 

more than 100 missionaries in 

30 nations. 

unFoldinG PurPose 

World MAP’s help allowed missionaries 

to remain on the field at 

a time when many unreached 

World MAP 

Tape-A-Month Ministry 

countries were just opening to the 

Gospel. These Spirit-filled missionaries 

sowed seeds into the newlyemerging 

national church leaders, 

which eventually bore fruit as they 

rose to fulfill their God-ordained 

call of Spirit-filled leadership within 

their own nations. 

When these indigenous church 

leaders answered God’s call, their 

need for ministry training came 

clearly into focus – leading to the 

next developments in World MAP’s 

ministry. 

A significant World MAP outreach was distributing teaching tapes 

recorded at the summer camps. In 1970, a Christian businessman was 

dramatically touched by one particular series, and he wanted the tapes 

sent to every missionary within his denomination – at his expense. 

Tapes were also made available for sale in North 

America, with proceeds funding more free tapes to 

missionaries. 

More than 500,000 vital World MAP teaching 

tapes were mailed over the years. The blessing was 

multiplied as recipients would host local meetings to 

broadcast the teachings, and when tapes were passed 

along to others. Millions were impacted. Brian Bailey, 

a close World MAP associate and camp speaker, 

recalls: “The tape ministry of World MAP was treasured 

by many homes worldwide.” 


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summer camps 

• More than 25 years of camp ministry, tens of thousands touched 

• A powerful instrument to foster the release of, and give sound 

biblical perspective to, the Charismatic Renewal and the Holy Spirit 

• A haven of worship, teaching and fellowship when such conferences 

were not as common 

• Emphasizing the Great Commission and the priority of global 

evangelism 

The Glory oF God 

From the outset of World MAP’s ministry, it was 

increasingly clear that God intended to do a profound 

and far-reaching work – and the camp meetings were 

no exception. 

In 1966, several hundred believers, pastors and 

missionaries gathered at the first World MAP camp, all 

hungry for God and open to the work of the Holy 

Spirit. In a morning service, a very proper English gentleman 

unexpectedly shared that “the power of God 

was getting to his feet, and he felt 

like dancing.” 

David Edwards continued with 

an exhortation that God desired to 

set people free, but that the mind, 

body and will needed to yield to the 

Holy Spirit and let all fear of man be 

gone. As a simple chorus was then 

played on the piano, dancing 

gradually began to break out all over 

the room. 

Suddenly, many with infirmities 

were sovereignly healed and began 

leaping about; the elderly became 

spry and light on their feet; ministry 

calls were received; hope was 


reborn. As spontaneous praise and worship were lifted, 

a fine, misty “cloud” began to form and float about 

the room, a manifestation of the glory of God! 

liVes ForeVer chAnGed 

Word quickly spread, and crowds poured in to 

that first camp – and the World MAP camp ministry 

was born. Over the ensuing decades, that same 

hunger for God and willingness to “dance” – to 

respond to the Holy Spirit’s promptings and willingly

obey Christ’s command 

to “follow Me” – allowed 

for ministry, renewal and 

freedom to be experienced 

by all who came. 

World MAP camps 

provided a place to freely 

experience the baptism 

in the Holy Spirit and His 

working and gifts, when 

such places were less 

common. Worship times 

were prolonged and 

powerful, as choruses 

from the Psalter were lifted 

and the Holy Spirit 

moved. 

Paul Adams, a longtime World MAP ministry associate 

and President of Ministry Connections 

International, recalls: “Sharon and I were frustrated 

young pastors getting ready to leave 

the ministry when we were invited to 

a World MAP camp. From the time 

the service began, I began to weep. 

We had never experienced worship as 

was being expressed. Sharon and I 

joined hands with our three young 

children and began to dance as the 

tears flowed down my eyes. The Holy 

Spirit ministered to us and our lives 

were forever changed.” 

Time was given at every camp for 

fasting, prayer and prophetic ministry; 

much healing, direction and 

personal ministry was given and 

received. 

sTronG TeAchinG 

At the early camps, anointed men 

and women of God brought sound 

biblical instruction about the 

Charismatic Renewal and the Holy 

Spirit. Over the years, the messages 

broadened in scope and many were 

blessed by the timely and prophetic 

Bible teachings. 

Dr. Jack W. Hayford writes: “It is 

heartwarming to remember my 

participation in the summer 

conferences at Santa Cruz and Warm 

Beach! Memories of Brian Bailey, 

especially, touch my heart. He was an 

example of the many gifted and 

faithful-to-the-Living-Word leaders 

whom God used to help shape the rise of the 

Charismatic Renewal at a pivotal time in 20th-century 

Church history.” 

dedicATed sAinTs 

It required hundreds of dedicated volunteers 

for the success of each camp. They all 

served joyfully and sacrificially: from worship 

leaders to ushers; children’s ministers to 

sanctuary set-up; checking meal tickets to 

transporting equipment from camp to camp; 

and so much more! 

The camps prioritized vital children’s 

ministry all week long; the teens enjoyed 

morning meetings geared to their needs, 

then joined the adults for evening meetings 

where the front rows were reserved for them 

“so they would know that their parents were 

behind them.” 

ye shAll Be My WiTnesses 

Missionaries were an integral part of the camp 

ministry, sharing testimonies of what God was doing 

in the earth. The flags of many nations were promi- 

“ 

World Map was critical to our 

family’s spiritual formation; my 

entire family was baptized in the 

Holy spirit at camp. i was in a 

children’s service when sister 

Easterly taught on the Holy spirit 

and the importance of being filled 

every day with God’s power. What 

an amazing experience to be filled 

with the Holy spirit, and to see my 

siblings and all the children filled 

as well. the summer camps 

afforded opportunities to experience 

the influence of many anointed 

speakers who had a profound 

effect on my life. i grew up as a 

camp participant; and later served 

in the camp ministry working 

with the youth. it was a great 

model for future ministry; to train 

and release leaders is one of the 

hallmarks of the church i pastor 

today. 

” 

Pastor Ron Swor, New Life 

Foursquare Church, Canby, Oregon 

nently displayed, and global 

evangelism was encouraged 

and emphasized. Many 

campers received callings to 

pastoral and missionary 

work. 

There were two large 

banners adorning the front 

and back walls of the camp 

sanctuaries over the years. 

Over the platform, “To Gain 

for the Lamb the Reward of 

His Sacrifice”; and above the 

back exit doors, “Ye shall 

receive power…Ye shall be 

witnesses.” It was clear that 

the blessings received at the 

World MAP camps were 

never intended to be contained 

– but for the purpose 

of becoming more effective 

witnesses for Christ, even to 

the uttermost parts of the 

earth (Acts 1:8). 

World MAP summer 

camps were a glorious part 

of our history, ordained of 

God for a season of His purpose. 

Only eternity will fully 

reveal their far-reaching 

fruit, and the great reward 

for all who helped make 

them possible. It will surely 

be a joyous reunion one day 

as we cast every crown at the feet of Jesus, the Lamb 

Who was slain for us, and “give Him the glory, great 

things He hath done”! 


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spiritual Renewal seminars for church Leaders 

• Providing pastors with spiritual refreshing, encouragement and teaching 

• Tens of thousands of church leaders reached throughout developing nations 

• Transdenominational, Spirit-filled events promoting unity and a Kingdom 

worldview 

• The Shepherd’s Staff given to every pastor, providing years of follow-up 

teaching 

The seMinArs Are Born 

In the early 1970s, missionaries 

who received World MAP teaching 

tapes began inviting the teach- 


ers to come minister. At a World 

MAP camp meeting, during a particularly 

intense visitation of the 

Holy Spirit, Ralph Mahoney recalls: 

“I was lying prostrate in prayer and 

worship. I saw a vision of an 

immense valley of dry bones. My 

mind went to Ezekiel Chapter 37, 

and the Lord prompted the ques- 

tion: ‘Can these dry bones yet live?’ 

“I understood that the dry 

bones represented the Church in 

many places of the world. There 

had been times of missionary outreach 

and great revival, but much 

of the life and vitality had gone out 

of the Church. Little remained 

beyond dry, dead religion or pagan

“ 

For the past six years, I have had the privilege of working with World MAP as a seminar 

speaker. In every country, the World MAP organization is enthusiastically embraced. The 

impact of ‘The Shepherd’s Staff ’ training guide and ACTS Magazine goes far and deep. To 

pastors and leaders who often feel neglected and forgotten, World MAP seminars are a 

reminder that the work they are doing in the Kingdom of God both matters and is recognized. 

To all who support the work of World MAP, ‘well done, good and faithful servants’ 

(Matt 25:23). 

” 

Dr. Vic Torres, Senior Pastor, Reach Out Church / World MAP Board Member 

practices. Yet I knew that the 

desire of the Holy Spirit was to resurrect 

the bones into a vital, living 

Body of Christ.” 

Brother Mahoney received this 

word as confirmation for World 

MAP to broaden its global reach as 

a catalyst of the Holy Spirit’s 

renewing work. In response to the 

missionaries’ requests, World MAP 

began to send teaching teams 

overseas. To make more efficient 

use of the time and expense 

involved, the missionaries were 

encouraged to invite other missionaries 

as well as local pastors 

and church leaders to participate. 

And the World MAP Seminars 

began! 

A neW dAy 

At the seminars, thousands 

received the baptism of the Holy 

Spirit, including many ministers 

and high-ranking officers from 

major denominational and historic 

churches. Physical and spiritual 

healings were experienced, hearts 

were ignited, and walls that once 

divided these many groups began 

to crumble. A new day was dawning 

in Christ’s Body. It was one of 

vitality, unity and fellowship in the 

Spirit – and fresh revelation of 

God’s call for national church leaders 

to step into an active role in His 

Kingdom purposes. 

It became increasingly clear 

that the “dry bones” could best be 

reached by the indigenous church 

leaders – those within their own 

nations who already spoke the language, 

knew the culture, and were 

being raised up by God. World MAP 

began focusing more resources on 

equipping them, and the flourishing 

World MAP ministry vine of 

Spiritual Renewal Seminars was 

fully grafted in. 

eVer-exPAndinG reAch 

Today, World MAP Spiritual 

Renewal Seminars continue to 

impact the Church in developing 

nations, and God is truly taking 

them from ‘strength to strength’ 

and ‘glory to glory.’ 

“With the burgeoning worldwide 

Harvest, God is raising up 

another generation of desperatelyneeded 

Spirit-filled church leaders,” 

observes Frank Parrish. “But 

the vast majority are still without 

available Bible or ministry training. 

“This is especially true in predominantly 

Muslim, Hindu and 

Buddhist nations – which are now 

a focus of World MAP’s ministry 

more than ever before. Our 

seminar ministry is shaped by 

2 Timothy 2:2, ‘commit these [teachings] 

to faithful men who will be able 

to teach others also.’ With this Godgiven 

strategy, World MAP is 

expanding its global reach as God 

grants open doors and provision.” 

God is using the World MAP 

seminars to renew and equip pastors 

to fulfill His Kingdom purposes. 

We praise God for all who partner 

with World MAP in 

giving and service to 

make these life-changing 

events possible for the 

frontline workers in the 

Lord’s Harvest. 


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World MAP’s 

ACTS Magazine 

• World MAP’s free equipping 

magazine for church leaders 

• Currently in 14 languages 

and sent to 130+ 

under-served nations 

• Bible-based, Spirit-filled 

teaching to nations 

where poverty, 

persecution or lack 

of proximity 

prevent ministry 

training 

The sTory oF AcTs 

ACTS Magazine began as a publication of Kathryn 

Kuhlman Ministries to share news and testimonies of 

the Charismatic Renewal. In the early 1970s, it was 

given to World MAP and another vital transdenominational 

teaching “vine” was grafted into the ministry. 

In response to the desire for Bible teaching about 

the Holy Spirit and the Renewal, World MAP added its 

camp and seminar teachings to 

ACTS Magazine. Eventually, 

World MAP’s growing vision 

for equipping Third-World 

church leaders for ministry led 

to ACTS becoming a Bible 

teaching tool solely for them. 

For more than 35 years, 

World MAP has expanded the 

reach of ACTS Magazine. 

Millions of copies of AcTs 

have been distributed to 

national church leaders – all 

free of charge to them. The 


biblical leadership and foundational ministry teachings 

from hundreds of anointed authors have helped 

shape a generation of effective Christian leaders 

worldwide. 

AcTs TodAy 

Today more than 122,000 church leaders across 

denominational lines benefit from the teachings of 

ACTS, in 14 languages and 

130 nations. Thousands 

more leaders access the 

sound training and encouragement 

of ACTS via the 

World MAP website. 

A few examples of the 

many wonderful teachings 

supplied by ACTS are: 

The Making of a leader 

– A simple yet complete 

biblical teaching by Ralph 

Mahoney, balancing both 

the spiritual and the practi-

cal necessities for becoming a leader 

God can use. 

how Jesus Builds his church – 

Foundational teaching that provides 

biblical keys to build the leader, his 

congregation, and God’s Kingdom. 

Basic Bible study for the new 

Believer – This simple and practical 

study formed the basis of The New 

Believers Training Manual in The 

Shepherd’s Staff. 

darkness to light: unmasking 

the spirit of the Antichrist – A 

study of key Christian doctrines, 

contrasting Christianity with major false religions of 

the world; and helps 

for witnessing to 

those bound in false 

religions. 

The Anointing 

of the holy spirit – 

An in-depth biblical 

study by Frank 

Parrish on the 

Anointing – what it 

is, its nature, purpose, 

function, and 

its impact on 

Christian growth 

and fruitful ministry. 

The FuTure oF AcTs 

ACTS Magazine is evolving to meet the equipping 

needs of church leaders in an ever-changing world. As 

“ 

World MAP trains leaders that are serving on the front 

line with teaching and materials that will allow them to 

serve as capable ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

These are first-class and excellent tools that provide what 

leaders in Africa need most. We celebrate 50 years of your 

exceptional and fruitful ministry and trust that together 

God will use us to touch many more with the saving 

Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

” Dean and Wendy Skinner, 

Emmanuel Press, South Africa 

of 2012, ACTS will no longer be a subscription magazine, 

but will take the form of a more durable paperback 

booklet known as aCts training Guide. 

These easily transportable ACTS Training Guides 

will be much simpler for the church leader to store, 

carry and preach from. They will provide supplemental 

teaching beyond what is available in The Shepherd’s 

Staff (World MAP’s 1,000-page training manual), as 

well as relevant biblical teachings as special needs 

arise in the Body of Christ. 

There is great need for additional language versions 

of ACTS and expanded distribution, as the Lord 

supplies. Though the printed page is becoming less 

popular in the West, it is still the preferred method in 

developing nations, where electronic devices and 

computers are often cost-prohibitive, sources of electricity 

are inconsistent at best, and batteries and other 

supplies are unavailable. For those who might have 

computer access, ACTS teachings are available on the 

World MAP website. 


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40% of the pastors now using the shepherd’s 

staff – more than 400,000 church leaders – are 

within nations whose governments oppose the 

Gospel and actively persecute Christians. 

• World MAP’s Spirit-filled, handheld library of ministry training 

• Currently in 18 languages and 150 nations, where poverty, persecution 

or lack of proximity prevent access to ministry training 

• Any believer with a Bible and The Shepherd’s Staff has the basic 

essentials to effectively evangelize and disciple others 

• More than one million church leaders now using The Shepherd’s Staff 

worldwide! 

hoW iT BeGAn 

In the 1980s, World MAP ministry 

teams to China realized there 

was a virtual army of dedicated and 

sacrificial believers there – willing 

to do anything and go anywhere for 

the cause of Christ – but who had 

no ministry training or Christian 

materials available. 

The Chinese Christians, though 

opposed, persecuted and extremely 

poor, had only one request: 

“Help us know what to do and 

teach, so that we can evangelize 

and make disciples of Jesus Christ 

in our own nation and beyond.” 

During this time, World MAP 

seminars were expanding – yet it 

was clear that pastors needed follow-up 

training and Bible study 


resources to become effective ministers. 

Their request echoed the 

Chinese believers: “Give us the 

right tools, and we’ll do the work 

in the Harvest fields!” 

iTs GloBAl reAch 

A research study soon confirmed 

what World MAP was realizing: 

There were 2 million church 

leaders in developing nations – and 

a staggering 95% had virtually no 

formal Bible or ministry training. 

Then the Holy Spirit prompted 

a plan: World MAP would assemble 

its best Bible teaching and leadership 

training into one single volume, 

augmented with additional 

resources, to create a handheld, 

comprehensive pastoral training 

resource – and The 

Shepherd’s Staff was 

born! 

In 1993, the first of 

these 1,000-page “Bible 

schools in a book” rolled 

off the presses, with the 

English version first and 

Chinese shortly thereafter. 

In the ensuing

years, 16 more language editions of 

The Shepherd’s Staff have been produced 

and global distribution has 

mushroomed. It is thrilling to report 

that World MAP has now passed a 

major milestone: one million 

shepherd’s staffs have been distributed 

worldwide! Praise the Lord! 

hidden heroes 

Of particular blessing is the fact 

that 40% of the pastors now using 

The Shepherd’s Staff – more than 

400,000 church leaders – are within 

nations whose governments oppose 

the Gospel and actively persecute 

Christians. For security reasons, we 

won’t name these nations, but they 

are the ones with the greatest need 

and that are the most challenging to 

supply. At great personal peril, 

many “heroes of the faith” risk 

imprisonment, torture and even 

death to help World MAP print and 

distribute training materials in 

these nations. And in spite of the 

opposition, the “hidden Church” is 

growing exponentially! 

We are honored to supply 

these courageous saints with the 

biblical equipping they need to 

evangelize and make disciples in 

some of the most challenging 

places on earth. 

BecKoninG FronTiers 

The Shepherd’s Staff is one of 

the most-distributed – and still 

most-requested – pastoral training 

manuals in the world. Wendy and I 

are humbled to have supplied 

800,000 pastors with their own 

copy since we began serving with 

World MAP. 

Yet the demand for The 

Shepherd’s Staff is greater than ever. 

hundreds of thousands of church 

leaders in developing nations are 

WORLD MAP SERVES LEADERS IN 

THE POOREST AREAS OF THE WORLD, 

where ministry training is largely 

unavailable. All of the equipping 

materials and seminars that World 

MAP provides are free of charge to 

the church leader. 

These training materials are 

provided by the generous donors to 

World MAP – those who recognize 

the vital importance of equipping 

the in-country, frontline pastor to 

evangelize and disciple people 

within his own nation and beyond. 

Thank you for the multiplied 

blessing and help that your gifts 

provide! 

ready to serve, yet are still without 

formal Bible or ministry training – 

and God is raising up another generation 

of young leaders who also 

need sound, biblical training. 

So we press forward, with 

plans to produce even more language 

versions of The Shepherd’s 

“ 

There was a great need for solid teaching materials to train up 

the hundreds of thousands of preachers all over China … thousands 

of ‘couriers’ from dozens of nations have helped us deliver The 

Shepherd’s Staff throughout China … Yet there are still millions of 

Chinese church leaders waiting for their own copy. After the Holy 

Bible, this book is highest in demand among Christians … The 

Shepherd’s Staff has impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of 

Christian leaders, and probably millions are in the Kingdom of God 

due in part to this ministry of World MAP. Thank you and God bless 

you on your 50th Anniversary. 

” 

Dennis Balcombe, Revival Christian Ministries 

Staff to supply new areas where 

God is working and the Church is 

multiplying. 

Thank you for your prayers 

and generous giving that provides 

opportunity for people from every 

nation of the earth to be included 

in the due inheritance of Jesus, our 

Savior! 


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church Leaders send their thanks 

From the tropics to Siberia, church leaders get a “Bible school 

without borders” in ACTS Magazine and The Shepherd’s Staff. World MAP 

literature has gone increasingly global over the last 50 years, as these 

testimonial excerpts show. With your support, the breadth of outreach 

and depth of teaching will keep on growing into the future. 

‘No Other Source’ 

INdIAN SUbCONTINENT 

ACTS is filled with “sound 

doctrine” and “foundational scriptural 

knowledge” (Bangladesh, 

nepal). ACTS “opens the eyes spiritually” 

(Pakistan). ACTS gets “reread 

and read and read” for “fresh 

insight” (india). “There is no other 

source of teaching” (Bhutan). 

“The Shepherd’s Staff chapter on 

church planting helped us do it 

successfully” (sri lanka). 

‘A Mighty Tool’ 

ASIA 

“My seminary is your publications” 

(Myanmar). “For 10 years I have been blessed 

with ACTS” (indonesia). “I am so blessed and 

inspired” by ACTS (Taiwan). The magazine is “a 

great help to my hungering and longing soul” 

(Macao). “I spend an hour in prayer and awaiting 

ACTS” (Vietnam). ACTS brings “refreshing in 

my soul” (Philippines). The Shepherd’s Staff is “a 

gift from our Lord” and “a mighty tool” to fulfill 

the Great Commission (hong Kong, Thailand). “I 

was lost, but now I am found” upon getting the 

book (singapore). “ACTS has enriched my walk 

with the Lord” (Malaysia). The Shepherd’s Staff 

“draws our eyes to Christ” (china). 


‘Unique Treasure’ 

EASTERN EUROPE / 

EURASIA 

The Shepherd’s Staff is “a very 

useful tool in the spread of the 

Gospel” (ukraine); “I am already 

feeding a lot” on it (Albania). The 

Shepherd’s Staff is “the best book” 

for new believers (Kazakhstan). 

“Your book is a unique treasure” 

(siberia). “Thank you for sending 

me ACTS for so long time” 

(Bulgaria). 

‘Rich Contents’ 

CENTRAL AMERICA 

“I always reference HECHOS [Spanish 

ACTS] when planning my sermons” (costa 

rica). “My husband was converted to 

Christianity with the help of your magazine” 

(Belize). ACTS “has helped me grow 

under the Word” (el salvador). The 

Shepherd’s Staff is a “magnifying glass” 

into Scripture (nicaragua). “I was 

impressed with the rich contents of this 

book” (Mexico). “I envision using most 

every section” of the book (Guatemala). 

“We will start our teachings with ‘New 

Believer’s Training Manual’ [in The 

Shepherd’s Staff]” (Panama).

‘Heaven’s Response’ 

CARIbbEAN, PACIFIC, 

EAST ATLANTIC, INdIAN 

OCEAN, bAY OF bENGAL 

“Souls have been saved and 

weaker brothers strengthened” by 

ACTS and The Shepherd’s Staff 

(solomon islands); these 

resources “are the greatest gift I 

have ever received” (haiti). “I love 

the depth and inspiration of your 

magazines and read them over 

and over again and share with 

others” (Trinidad and Tobago). “I 

was shown a big light” through 

ACTS (Papua new Guinea). ACTS 

“helps newborn Christians” (Fiji). 

ACTS teaching “has drawn me 

closer to God’s Word” (Mauritius). 

Studying ACTS “has revitalized 

everything” (Jamaica). ACTS is 

“Heaven’s response to me” (cuba). 

The Shepherd’s Staff is “indeed a 

Bible school in a book” and has 

“everything we need to know in 

life” (Guadeloupe, Vanuatu); “it 

has helped me train new leaders 

in our church” (Madagascar). “I 

borrowed The Shepherd’s Staff and 

photocopied many pages” (canary 

islands). “We’d like five copies in 

English and 10 in French… to give 

to the Christians we know” 

(Mayotte). “I pray that the Lord 

may bless the wonderful work you 

are doing” (Andaman islands). 

‘Like a dream’ 

WEST, CENTRAL ANd EAST AFRICA 

ACTS is “a tutor in front of me” (Ghana). “More souls have come to 

Jesus” through ACTS (ivory coast). “I am truly born again” through 

ACTS (central African republic). ACTS teaches “that we are saved to 

save others” (Gabon). The magazines “help me to read my Bible more 

and more” (uganda). ACTS is helpful “from the first issue mailed to me 

until now” (rwanda). “God bless ACTS” – it is a “spiritual school” with 

“deep analysis,” “wonderful blessings” and “light by the delicious 

inspired Word of God” (cameroon, ethiopia, liberia, Guinea-Bissau, 

eritrea). “Many people bound in false religions were delivered” through 

ACTS (Togo). “57 people received Jesus through Fimbo ya Mchungaji 

[Swahili Shepherd’s Staff]” (Tanzania). “I am really impressed at the rich 

content” of La Houlette du Berger [French Shepherd’s Staff]” (Burkina 

Faso). The book is “a bank of riches” that “is very important for a man 

of God” and “has contributed in the formation of many servants of 

God”; “it was like a dream when I received it” (Kenya, Burundi, 

democratic republic of the congo, nigeria). 

‘Many Lives blessed’ 

MIddLE EAST ANd 

NORTH AFRICA 

“Thank you about your great 

activities in ACTS and The 

Shepherd’s Staff” (egypt). ACTS is 

“a wonderful tool” that is “very 

much beneficial” and “is helping 

most teachers in spreading the 

Word of God” (Kuwait, djibouti, 

libya). Through ACTION [French 

ACTS] “I have been able to train 

future leaders” (niger republic). 

World MAP literature “really 

opened my eyes” (sudan). “So 

many lives are being blessed 

through ACTS and The Shepherd’s 

Staff” (Mali). “May the Light of this 

world be upon your ministries” 

(united Arab emirates). 

‘best Mentor’ 

SOUTHERN AFRICA 

“Since 1988 I have used ATOS [Portuguese ACTS] as my main 

source” (Mozambique). “Each magazine is unique” (zambia). “We planted 

five house churches in our village” through ACTS (Botswana). “I was 

baptized in the Holy Spirit because of ACTS” (south Africa). This “amazing 

manual” – The Shepherd’s Staff – is “eye-opening” (swaziland, 

namibia). ACTS is “the best mentor” (Malawi). “Your teachings are 

changing many lives” (lesotho). “The birth of your ministry a long time 

ago means a lot to our church” (zimbabwe). 

‘Constant Use’ 

SOUTH AMERICA 

“HECHOS has planted many 

seeds in this country” (colombia). 

“I have learned how to become a 

better servant” through ACTS 

(Peru). ACTS contains “some of 

the best material that I have ever 

seen” (surinam). “Thank God for 

the Spanish Shepherd’s Staff” 

(Argentina). The book is “a jewel” 

and “one of the best books ever” 

(chile, Guyana). “My Bible has an 

inseparable companion” in The 

Shepherd’s Staff (uruguay). “My 

copy has deteriorated due to constant 

use” (Brazil). 


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Prayer corps 

• People worldwide who understand the power and necessity of prayer 

• Hundreds praying monthly for global needs and World MAP’s requests 

• An army marching on their knees, doing the work of ministry in prayer 

Frank and I believe in the power of prayer; or perhaps 

it’s better said that we believe in the power of 

the One to Whom we pray! Either way, we are diligent 

to heed the exhortations of Jesus, and throughout the 

Scriptures, concerning prayer. 

All believers are called to pray, and we cannot 

function effectively in life or 

in God’s Kingdom without 

prayer. Every 

moment of every 

day, and in every 

situation, there 

are opportunities 

for prayer – and 

because we pray, 

opportunities are 

then opened for 

God to respond in 

all His power and 

wisdom. 

As a matter of fact, we believe that prayer is a primary 

work of ministry – the remaining work is gathering 

the fruit! The most effective ministry is always first 

immersed in prayer. Prayer involves spiritual warfare, 

and many a battle is won by the faith-filled army of 

God that knows how to “march on its knees” and 

invite the Kingdom rule of the King of all kings! 


eQuiPPed To inTercede 

In 2002 we instituted the World MAP prayer Corps. 

We send a monthly prayer bulletin to partners who 

agree with us in prayer concerning the needs of World 

MAP’s ministry, and for critical needs around the 

world. The prayer bulletin also contains short teachings 

or prophetic insights to bring encouragement 

and further equipping. 

We are blessed and amazed at the 

constant and specific answers that 

come from the Lord as our friends 

and partners around the world 

join with us to lift prayer concerns 

to the throne of God. 

Occasionally, there are emergency prayer requests 

for a World MAP ministry outreach or global crisis. At 

those times, an extra bulletin may be sent to enlist 

immediate prayer partnership. 

PrAy WiTh us 

We are blessed and amazed at the constant and 

specific answers that come from the Lord as our 

friends and partners around the world 

join with us to lift prayer concerns to 

the throne of God. 

We would love for you to pray with 

us each month! If you would like to be 

part of the World MAP Prayer Corps, 

simply send your email address to 

wmap@world-map.com, or write to us 

and provide your mailing address if that 

is your preferred method of receiving 

the monthly prayer bulletin. May His 

Kingdom come! 

Send your email address to wmap@world-map.com or send your postal address to World 

MAP, 1419 N. San Fernando Blvd., Suite 200, Burbank, CA 91504 USA to join Prayer Corps.

Anniversary Greetings and Recollections 

from World MAP Friends and Partners 

“ 

Half a century of ministry 

for God. What a privilege and 

joy! For almost 40 years, India 

Bible Literature [IBL] has had 

the privilege of partnering with 

World MAP in reaching the 

nation of India with the Good News of salvation. 

It has been such a blessing to be a part of the 

ministry of World MAP in India. The World 

MAP materials have been of great 

encouragement, help and blessing to God’s 

servants in India. I pray that World MAP will 

complete a century of ministry, and that the past 

50 years will be the foundation for the next 50 

years of God’s ministries through World MAP. 

” 

Congratulations and best wishes! 

Bill Scott, Founder, India Bible Literature (IBL) 

“ 

It has been my joy to have been 

associated with World MAP. Several 

Elim associates and I were involved 

in the first World MAP camp meetings, 

and our fellowship in ministry 

has continued through the years. We 

at Elim rejoice in the world-circling 

ministry of World MAP. It has been 

my great joy to witness the fruit of 

the ministry in the camp meetings 

and teaching conferences in both the 

U.S. and several countries. Their outreach 

has spread into Asia, Africa, 

South America and Europe, as well as 

many island nations. All praise to 

” 

our Lord! 

Carlton Spencer, 

Former President, Elim Fellowship 

When we arrived in Tanzania in 1991, we soon 

understood what Patrick Johnstone’s Operation World 

stated – that the greatest need in the church in Tanzania 

was high-quality leadership training materials. A decade 

later, after we had had the privilege of distributing 

thousands of copies of The Shepherd’s Staff to church 

leaders, it was exciting to learn that the percentage of 

Christians in Tanzania had increased from 33% to 51%. 

Johnstone claimed that the reason for this change was the large influx of Christian 

leadership materials. Hallelujah! 

We are certain that the World MAP books and magazines have been the most distributed 

Church literature in East Africa, and have provided a common language for Christians of 

all denominations. Indeed, these materials have been the ONLY resource for very many of 

the church leaders. Our own ministry was encouraged and enlarged by the example of 

what a small organization can do. We at Pamoja Ministries are thankful for the 

opportunity to have worked “Pamoja na,” that is, “together with” World MAP for the last 

two decades. Sig and Joy Feser, Pamoja Ministries, Tanzania 

“ 

” 


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Anniversary Greetings and Recollections 

“ 

We want to give thanks to God for 

IBL’s association with World MAP over 

30 years. Hundreds of thousands of pastors, 

evangelists, preachers and teachers 

in India have been greatly blessed 

through the valuable and spiritual 

tools, the ACTS Magazine and The Shepherd’s Staff. The 

Spiritual Renewal Seminars throughout India over the 

years have enriched thousands of pastors and evangelists, 

as they have recommitted their lives for greater service. 

We wish the World MAP and Frank and Wendy Parrish 

all the very best and we praise God for their valuable 

partnership and friendship. Our thanks and appreciation 

also goes to Gayla Dease, the World MAP Publications 

Coordinator with whom we have worked for twenty-four 

years. May the Lord bless World MAP with many more 

” 

fruitful years! 

Dr. E. Velayutham, Executive Director, India Bible Literature 

“ 

It is with great joy that we honor the ministry and personnel 

of World MAP! ACTS Magazine was a training tool 

used by Elim and the newly-formed Pentecostal 

Evangelistic Fellowship of Africa years ago. The revival was 

strengthened and today thousands of pastors throughout 

East Africa owe a debt of gratitude to World MAP for their 

training. The Shepherd’s Staff was and is the most soughtafter 

training tool and resource for hundreds of thousands 

of pastors worldwide. Giving thanks to God for 50 years, 

and believing for another 50! Paul and Gloria Johansson 

” 

“ 

World MAP has reached millions 

of leaders around the 

world. Pastors and church leaders 

tell us their lives and ministries 

have been saved, restored, 

and dramatically changed 

through the World MAP seminars, 

ACTS Magazine and The 

Shepherd’s Staff. Sharon and 

our three children, who are now 

all ordained ministers, are a part 

of those in the count. We thank 

God for the heart and vision of 

Ralph and Rose Mahoney, and 

are now blessed to work with 

Frank and Wendy as they have 

been called by God to carry the 

leader’s flag for World MAP. 

We have been able to share ministry 

with Frank in Nigeria, and 

to distribute several thousand 

Shepherd’s Staffs in a number of 

nations. Only eternity will reveal 

the multiplied millions around 

the world who are numbered in 

the final count. 

” 

Paul and Sharon Adams, Mission 

Consultants International 

“ 

From its inception in 1961, World MAP, under the direction of its founder, 

Ralph Mahoney, has made an impact upon the lives of hundreds of thousands 

of God's people. It was one of the principal tools that God used in the 

Charismatic Revival of the 1960s and 70s. With the retirement of our beloved 

Brother Ralph, this glorious ministry is being sustained and expanded under 

the capable leadership of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Parrish (son-in-law and daugh- 

” 

ter). We believe it will so do until Jesus returns. Pastor Brian J. Bailey

from World MAP Friends and Partners 

“ 

In 1973, I had just 

come into the experience 

of the infilling of 

the Holy Spirit… Our 

hearts were hungry 

for the reality of the 

living and powerful 

manifestation of the Holy Spirit. At the 

World MAP camps, we heard the ministry 

of so many Spirit-filled and anointed men 

of God… with mighty revelations and 

miracles… We were blessed over and over 

” 

again; we were never the same. 

Helmuth Lange, World MAP Canada 

Board Member 

“ 

Fifty years ago God initiated what would 

turn out to be a major influence in the lives of 

leaders in His Church: the ministry of World 

MAP. The pastors they reach are ones who do 

not have the opportunity or resources for 

training, or to attend seminars and conferences. 

Congratulations to World MAP, Frank 

and Wendy Parrish, the staff, and the faithful 

partners – you have completed 50 years and 

are now being launched into God’s intent for 

what belongs to Him, the mission and purpose 

of World MAP. It has only just begun. 

” 

Dr. Don Richter, President, 

Harvest Preparation International Ministries 

“ 

We want to commend Frank and Wendy for the great work that they have carried 

on, along with their incredible team of servant-leaders, while also remembering to thank 

our dear brother Ralph Mahoney for the vision he carried to see workers in lessfortunate 

nations equipped to be ‘workmen who need not be ashamed, those who could 

rightly divide the word of truth.’ To all those who have given, who have prayed, and 

who have gone, may the gracious favor and generosity of our God be upon you all, till 

He comes! 

” 

Jeff Clark, President, Elim Bible Institute 

“ 

I have had the privilege of knowing Dr. Frank and Wendy Parrish and 

their family for 26 years, and have served on the Board of Directors of 

World MAP for the past 10 years. During this time I have been blessed to 

be part of distributing materials to Third-World pastors who would otherwise 

have very little resource to preach from. World MAP has been reaching 

all over the world to bring people to Christ and set them free. Frank 

and Wendy have made World MAP even stronger and are making 

improvements that are timely and valuable. It has been a privilege and honor to serve with 

” 

them to see our Lord working through the materials World MAP provides. 

Jon Cook, E.A., Board Member and Secretary of World MAP 


In Canada, send contributions 

and correspondence to: 


8561 132nd St., Suite 202 

Surrey, B.C. / V3W 4N8 

All others write to: 


1419 N. San Fernando Blvd. 

Burbank CA 91504 

USA 

As World MAP enters its next halfcentury, 

it is with a clear sense that 

God has destined the ministry for this 

very hour – when the greatest Harvest 

of souls in history is being reaped! 

In most developing nations today, leading others to salvation in Christ is not difficult. 

The challenge is finding shepherds who are equipped to care for them – shepherds 

who are able to “make disciples of all the nations…teaching them to observe all 

things that I have commanded you” (Matt 28:19,20). 

World MAP is prepared to resource these willing shepherds with equipping for 

ministry. God has given World MAP a trusted reputation around the world with 

pastors of almost every denomination and group, and His divine favor allows us 

influence beyond borders, beyond language or cultural barriers, and even beyond a 

single generation. 

You may use the envelope inside this 

magazine to send your support. 

Thank you.

Winter 2012: 50th Anniversary Commemorative issue! - World MAP

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