OC International.
Biographical notes:
Evangelical mission agency; founded by Dick Hillis as Orient Crusades in 1951; established ministries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America; emphasized training national Christians as a means to evangelize a country; developed programs such as Venture for Victory (later renamed Sports Ambassadors); assumed influential role in the Church Growth Movement and sponsored leadership conferences; led by presidents Hillis (1951-1976), Luis Palau (1976-1978), Clyde Cook (1978-1982), Larry Keyes (1983-2001), and Greg Gripentrog (2002- ); later changed to Overseas Crusades (1961), OC Ministries (1979), and OC International (1989).
From the description of Records of OC International, 1933-[ongoing]. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 30767783
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- Anti-communist movements
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- Communism
- Discipling (Christianity)
- Evangelicalism
- Evangelistic work
- Evangelistic work
- Indigenous church administration
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- Missionaries
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- Latin America (as recorded)
- Europe (as recorded)
- China (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- South America (as recorded)
- Africa (as recorded)
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