Redefining Global Lostness

The authors challenge the validity of the geo-political, ethnolinguistic (GEL) lists upon which much evangelical missiology and strategy rest. They demonstrate that the Scriptures allow, but do not mandate, a GEL paradigm. Furthermore, they argue that the digital set categories used by GEL lists give an inaccurate representation of the world’s peoples. Finally, they propose the addition of analogical categories that allow a more complete representation of the dynamic, complex relationships of the world’s people groups.