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Take Up Your Cross and Paddle
…"We died before we left" was the journal entry of a Fijian missionary in 1871. Assisted by friends and colleagues, he dragged a large, especially outfitted deep-sea canoe into the warm South Pacific waters near his village. With waving hands and loud shouts of encouragement to loved ones left standing…
A Response to Roger Greenway
…Only a few minutes after our wedding my older brother warned me that Roberta and I ought not to start a family until I was able to finish my Ph.D. We followed that advice--that took three years. She did nursing as well as studied with me. That helped us through…
The Mystifying Transformation Of The Soviet Union
…The multifaceted and ongoing transformation of the Soviet Union into the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is startling, challenging, and even mystifying. Viewed from a faith perspective it precipitates waves of awe. What tremendous opportunities for the Gospel! In an effort at faithful response to God's gracious timing, agencies and…
The “Rallying Cry” of the AD2000 Movement is:
…These are beautiful, inspiring words. Let us look closely at them to be sure we know what we are saying when people ask us specific questions about the goals of the AD2000 Movement. "A Church for every people" is the essential means to the end of getting "the Gospel to…
A Day to Change the World
…Be sure to mark off a place in your calendar now for Saturday, June 25, 1994. You do not want to miss being a part of what will probably be the most massive prayer meeting in the history of Christianity. This unprecedented prayer meeting is scheduled to take place in…
Are 90% Of Our Missionaries Serving In The Wrong Places?
…In the past two centuries, due to the widespread success of evangelical mission agencies--virtually everywhere they have worked around the world--an enormous overseas church movement has resulted which is now the apple of the eye of both the mission agencies and supporting churches. This is truly the glorious result of…
The Changing of the Guard at the IFMA
…[Recently, Phil Bogosian of the Mobilization Division of the USCWM interviewed out-going Director Dr. Jack Frizen as well as the in- coming Director, Dr. John Orme. Here is an abbreviated version of those interviews.] MF: Dr. Frizen, you have been the Executive Director of the IFMA for 28 years. What…
Adopt-A-People for Children
…A Church for Every People By the Year 2000 WHY THIS PROPOSAL? In May, 1990 I wrote the article "My Burden" in which I challenged children's workers to think in terms of children's groups adopting "Unreached" People Groups as a practical and logical follow-up to children's Missions education. If there…
Mission Frontiers
…Welcome to the offices of Mission Frontiers Magazine. It is here in this office that each issue is written and edited with some of the best cutting edge mission information available. From its humble beginnings in January 1979, MF has become recognized in the mission community and in the Church…
The Global Prayer Digest
…Reaping A Harvest Q: Why does the U.S. Center for World Mission produce the Global Prayer Digest? A: We want to see "A Church for Every People by the Year 2000." If that is going to become a reality, it will be God who makes it happen. Therefore, God's people…
The University
…As an educational and research arm of the U.S. Center, William Carey University focuses on the world of evangelical missions in frontier areas. Offering degree and certificate programs as well as short intensive training, we provide opportunities for solid academic learning applicable in the overseas world. We expect faculty and…
Perspectives
…We are out to change the way the Christian world thinks about Missions. We started from small beginnings in 1973. But today we are making a tremendous difference in peoples lives and for the cause of the unreached peoples as Perspectives courses impact over 2,500 students every year. And judging…
The Community: Who are the USCWM People?
…When the question is asked, "Who are you?" (or more discreetly, "Tell me about yourself") a common response in America would be: "I work at ______Company." Or "I do ______ for a living." This really doesn't tell us much about people, does it? Not about their characters or deep-down beliefs.…
Editorial Comment
…Dear fellow believer,This is a very strange issue of Mission Frontiers! Never before have we made so bald a plea for help (man and woman power ö in Pasadena and our regional offices). We are overflowing with opportunities we cannot grasp. However, normally... Our bulletin comes to your home with…
Action! 55 Action Steps for You and Your Fellowship!
…So you've caught a vision of God's heart for the nations. And you want to get into action. We'll list some possible action steps. But first let's think through some qualifiers. Integrate! An accurate, big-picture worldview integrates ministries; it doesn't eliminate them. God didn't organize the Word into a solid…
14 Steps of Mobilization to Reach the Unreached!
…How do we get there from here? How do we mobilize the Body of Christ to see a church established in every people group by the year 2000? George Patterson of Cultural Adaptation Training suggests the following steps, working backwards from final result to first step-- 14 Links of Mobilization:…
To Every Tribe With Jesus
…Pith helmets, back packs and jungle boots are often regarded as synonymous with the evangelization of tribal peoples. This stereotype has developed because of the inaccessibility of many tribal peoples. The common perception is that tribals are incredibly isolated from the rest of civilization with their weird cultures, exotic languages…
Global Reports
…Intellectuals Look to Christianity! "Will Christianity give society a solid base for the dignity of the individual and for the rule of law?" This is the tone of the questions being asked on Chinese university campuses this fall, according to a report from a former USCWM staff member now in…
South Africa
…Despite your media-inspired fears of bloody street battles and racial turmoil, you're strolling arm in arm with about a thousand young people ö blacks and whites and coloreds and every shade of skin in between ö on the main street of Wellington, South Africa. Youâre about 50 miles from Cape…
Which Way to the Front?
…The following discussion took place October 18, 1990 among Rob Antonucci of Caleb Resources, Lee Purgason of the Perspectives Study Program, Neal Pirolo of Emmaus Road International, Steve Stuckey of InterVarsity Fellowship, Bob Sjogren of Frontiers, Don Marchant of Equipped To Go, Ralph Winter of William Carey International Unioersity and…