Editorial Comment
-Ralph D. Winter
Meet Patrick Johnstone and Gregory Boyd, just two people that have caught Dr. Winter's attention in this editorial.

MF Behind the Scenes
by Rick Wood, Managing Editor
Mongolia and Missiology
We owe it to the Lord to give our educated best to bring the Gospel to every people. To make the Gospel indigenous, we must become students. This takes persistent effort of long term people.

Patrick Johnstone on Sending Money, Not Missionaries
Or, why missions is not what you think!
Here are the insights of a major mission leader dealing with one of the most controversial subjects of our day--sending money to support "indigenous workers."

Mongolia
As a People Movement to Christ Emerges, What Lessons Can We Learn?
by RL
Like a land outside of time, Mongolia was one of the last political countries in the world to gain a Christian church of any kind. It is hard to imagine an entire nation as late as 1990, complete with membership in the United Nations, whose people had no knowledge that Jesus Christ had ever lived and walked on the earth. But remarkable changes are happening. Read the story of a great mission breakthrough.

Those Astounding Mongolians
Genghis Khan (approx. 1162-1227) fatherless by the age of nine, he built an empire that was largely friendly to religion. A most significant law was "All men are to believe in one God, creator of Heaven and earth." Learn more about the amazing Mongolians and their colorful history.

The Pastor and Modern Missions
A Plea for Leadership in World Evangelization
--John R. Mott
Though dated 90 years ago, these words of John R. Mott, taken from one of his books, have astounding relevance yet today. Along with Mott, the editor believes that the leadership of pastors is crucial to finishing the job of world evangelization. Pastors and other church leaders in every generation must be awakened to their God-given responsibility to promote, support and lead in world missions.

The latest news from the JESUS Film Project

AD2000 Movement Leaders Declare: It STILL Can Be Done By AD2000!
by Debbie Wood
Thirty-five functional leaders and founders of the AD2000 and Beyond Movement met in Colorado Springs from May 12-14 to assess progress and
discuss the next two and a half years of the movement. In the first session,
C. Peter Wagner, director of the AD2000 Prayer Track, asked a spontaneous question, which set the tone for the entire three days.

Harnessing Today's Movement for Tomorrow's Missionaries?
Access driven higher education: Implications for mission training
by Ben Sells
There is a movement taking place in education today that is changing the way we train people for ministry. It has massive implications for the spread of the Gospel.

Sleepless in Seattle
Field Workers, Mobilizers and Advocates Meet to Find Ways to Improve Strategic Evangelism Partnerships
by Sara Keller Cronbaugh
Stimulated by a recent article in Mission Frontiers critical of some aspects of Adopt-A-People campaign, advocates, field workers and others gathered in Seattle to struggle with solutions to some of the problems.

Comic Books for the Kingdom
by C.L. Cowan
More people read comics and comic books than any other form of literature on earth. Why not use this street-smart tool for missions?  Learn what various agencies are now doing to use this strategic commuunications media.

Are you #1, #2, or #3?
by Robby Butler
Here are some strategic ways that you can help the work of U.S. Center for World Mission. See if you are a 1, 2 or 3.

KIDS KORNER
Missions for Children Comes of Age
by Nancy Tichy
A guest writer explains a powerful new movement that is emerging to mobiize children for missions.

News from the Frontiers
News from Baluchistan, Pakistan, the status of the Adopt-A-People movement, the Akha people and much more.