A Personal Reflection on the Legacy of Ralph Winter

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  • Allan Effa

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My personal encounters with Ralph Winter over the past twenty years have been short and infrequent, but never casual.  Sometimes we sat at the same banquet table at the annual meeting of the American Society of Missiology, yet our conversation never remained at the superficial, dining chit-chat level.  Ralph always carried with him an intensity of focus, continuously challenging those around him with new perspectives, pushing others to consider alternative ways of thinking about issues and strategies.  Whenever he put his hand up during discussion times in the ASM meetings, there was a hush in the room as we strained to listen to what was always an unconventional contribution to the subject at hand.  It was this creative, entrepreneurial spirit that drew many mission-minded people into his circle of influence.

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