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America Marcet Is America Losing Its Edge as a Leader in Missions' Americans hate to lose anything. Whether it be a ball game, money in the stock market, a court case or an election, our competitive spirit, ingrained in each of us from childhood, pushes us to want not only to excel but to dominate. When it comes to the global sphere, we are even more intent. In the economic, intellectual, cultural and military realms, Americans have not only striven to dominate but have not rested content until finding ourselves as the last remaining superpower. We are a domineering-centered nation, believing that our ways are the best—not only for us but also for the rest of the world. We evangelical Christians are conditioned by this competitive, ethno-centric environment in which we are immersed. It is no wonder, then, that the American church has taken upon itself a spirit of global dominance. In some instances, American churches’ motivations for mission have been less than pure. Indeed, some have been characterized by cultural triumphalism and a sense of technological or intellectual Western superiority. world, church, american, missions, mission, global, edge, missionaries, technology, now, being, two-thirds, one, been, rather, missionary, increasingly, today, force, churches, peoples, money, lost, effectiveness, dominate, years, trends, spirit, over, north, much, losing, international, increasing, evangelical