Welcome to the January-February 1996 issue of Mission Frontiers where we introduce you to the ministry of the U.S. Center for World Mission.  The U.S. Center is the parent organization that publishes Mission Frontiers. Unlike most missions periodicals whose sole purpose is to promote the work of the parent organization, Mission Frontiers' major purpose is to promote the overall frontier mission movement. That is why it is rare for us to focus on ourselves. Sure, we will have a few pages in each issue to display our resources, but rarely do we have ourselves as the focus of the magazine. So we invite you to take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn about the ministry of the U.S. Center for World Mission and the impact on world evangelization that we are trying to make.

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The Editorial of Ralph Winter
The founder of the US Center for World Mission explains the world of the unreached peoples and what is left to be done. Is it 1,685 or 10,000? Find out in this edition of Dr. Winter's editorial.

MF Behind the Scenes
With Rick Wood
The Frontier Missions Movement Marches Forward At the USCWM
The Managing Editor of Mission Frontiers introduces this issue and the new direction that the US Center is headed in light of the tremendous growth of the frontier missions movement.

Ask Missionary Marvin
Have you ever wanted to explain complex missionary concepts in simple terms? In this new feature in MF we present the answers to commonly asked questions in a straight forward manner that we hope all will be able to understand and share with others.

The U.S. Center for World Mission
What are we here for?
by Greg Parsons
The Executive Director of the US Center gives a picture of who we are and what we are doing to reach every people with the gospel.

The U.S. Center for World Mission
Charting a New Course?
by Greg Parsons
The Center's executive director explains the new course that the US Center is now charting. This is one article in this issue that you do not want to miss.

The Strategy Division: Waking a Sleeping Giant
by Jodie Van Loon
The Coordinator for the Strategy Division at the US Center describes what this division does and how it contributes to the overall of completing the Great Commission.

Mobilization Division: Five Promising Years 1996-2000
With the Lord's help we could be seeing a significant increase in the number of Boomers and Busters who are catching a vision for world evangelization.
An Interview with David Imboden the director of the Mobilization Division at the US Center reveals the future plans and strategies of this division to mobilize the American church and the church around the world to significant action on behalf of the unreached peoples.

The Personnel Dept.
The US Center is Changing the World
by Bruce Koch.
This article give an insightful look at how the US Center has changed the course of world evangelization and how being here at the US Center can change your life.

The Training Division of the US Center
by Ralph Winter
This article will give you an up-to-date look at the Training Division at the US Center and what it is doing to prepare people to go to the frontiers.

Mission Services Division: Serving Others Who Serve
by Greg Parsons, executive director, USCWM
Read this article to learn about that part of the US Center that keeps the rest of the ministry moving forward.

The AD2000 and Beyond Movement Launches Joshua Project 2000 in Global Gathering.
The is the story behind the start of the largest cooperative effort at world evangelization. Included are a calendar of upcoming AD2000 events and a series of global reports of what God is doing around the world.

"Moving Mountains in the Himalayas: Nepal offers a model of “a church for every people and the Gospel for every person” at the recent Himalayan AD2000 Congress on Evangelism
by Luis Bush
You won't want to miss this exciting story of God's powerful working in the mountain top kingdom of the Himalayas. The recent HIMCOE 96 sponsored by AD2000 and Beyond Movement is mobilizing the newly raised Christian forces of this area to bring the gospel to every people in this very strategic region.