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Editorial Comment

Dear friend,

Something is going on. Something many of our readers may not be aware of. Something very hopeful, very good.

Why would there be a sudden surge of new subscriptions to the little...

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The Rise of the Younger Generation Feature

The Rise of the Younger Generation

Recently, a major panel focused on "Bridging the Generation Gap in Missions" at the meeting of the Evangelical Missiological Society.

Passing the baton to the younger generation in missions is a...

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The Changing of the Guard at the IFMA Feature

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...

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Scott Wesley Brown’s “Passionate Pursuit” Other

Scott Wesley Brown’s “Passionate Pursuit”

Scott Wesley Brown is one of the finest singer/songwriters in the history of contemporary Christian music. He continues to tour the U.S. and the world with a passionate message--calling the Church...

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Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board Other

Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board

Sets New Goals To Reach The Unreached

The Southern Baptist Convention--the largest US denomination with 37,000 churches and 14 million members--is refocusing its enormous missions potential and energy into frontier missions and...

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Passport to the World Other

Passport to the World

A New Strategic Weapon in your Prayer Arsenal!

Passports are a missionary's most essential document. In fact, you'll never get out of the airport without it.

In the same way, the new "Passport to the World" series of booklets will equip you...

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Adopt-A-People A Mission Strategy Other

Adopt-A-People A Mission Strategy

...a strategy for loving the people as well as our missionaries

Adopt-A-People is a mission strategy that is gaining momentum in mission agencies and churches worldwide. What makes this strategy different is its focus. Historically, agencies have focused on...

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At the Center - Farewell to Ernie Heimbach Other

At the Center - Farewell to Ernie Heimbach

"...he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks."

From time to time, we lose people from the U.S. Center...

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New Seminary Joins Other Schools on Campus Other

New Seminary Joins Other Schools on Campus

Throughout the 15 years of existence of the U.S. Center for World Mission, its campus has housed several institutions of higher education. This has seemed fitting because of our purpose to...

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Mandate ‘92: Into His Presence, Out to the World Other

Mandate ‘92: Into His Presence, Out to the World

A Midwest Missions Conference Organized By Students For Students

Partially as a result of the spiritual awakenings in England and America toward the end of the last two centuries, new major thrusts in missionary activity were launched. Students were in the...

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3 Mission Leaders Ask Disturbing Questions / 2 Mission Leaders Exchange Significant Letters Other

3 Mission Leaders Ask Disturbing Questions / 2 Mission Leaders Exchange Significant Letters

The following excerpts represent the fears and thoughts of many who have struggled with the new frontiers as the immense shifting of gears is taking place today. These men do us a valuable service....

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Which Missionary Is Doing The MOST Strategic Work? You Choose. Other

Which Missionary Is Doing The MOST Strategic Work? You Choose.

Are all mission activities equally strategic? Here are some tests for your mission judgment!

MISSIONARY A:

This missionary is working "overseas" (is that important?) with a strong, indigenous church--the result of 80 years of fine missionary effort--helping an existing church movement to...

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Is One Kind Of Mission Work More Important Than Another? Other

Is One Kind Of Mission Work More Important Than Another?

No! Yes! No! Yes! How Can We Decide?

"Our mission committee can't agree on priorities." "Our money must go for direct evangelism or count me out." "We can't support people who are not overseas." "France is just as important as Asia."...

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Are 90% Of Our Missionaries Serving In The Wrong Places? Other

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...

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Kids Korner Other

Kids Korner

Greetings!

THANKS for the mail responses to my last column and the article, "Adopt-A-People for Children." If you did not see the article, you may write me for a free copy of it. Exciting news is...

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