The Int’l Society for Frontier Missiology 2018 Conference
ISFM 2018:
Clarifying the Frontier Mission Task
October 12-14, 2018
Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics (Dallas, Texas)
Mission
researchers estimate that over 25% of the world’s
population live in people groups without even their
first movement to Christ. Yet these "frontier people
groups" still receive scant global mission
attention.
This year, the
ISFM is pulling together leaders of mobilization
agencies, missiologists and mission demographers to
clarify critical issues. Who are these
peoples? Where
are they? How
can we mobilize the global movement for maximum
progress? What
distinct missiological challenges keep the gospel from
taking root in "frontier people groups"?
Most frontier
peoples are part of complex religious civilizations
(Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism), each presenting unique
missiological barriers. For breakthroughs to occur,
mission mobilizers and missiologist-practitioners must
talk to one another. ISFM 2018 will weave together
presentations, formal responses, and lively group
discussions in order to clarify the message being
communicated to a global sending base.
Frontier
people groups are found primarily among the Hindu and
Muslim populations of South Asia. For this reason, we
will give special attention to this particular mosaic of
peoples. Reflecting the Evangelical Missological Society
(EMS) theme Mission
and Evangelism in a Secularizing Age, some ISFM
sessions will address the rapidly secularizing forces
within these religious contexts. Participants will
discuss a range of issues represented in the IJFM
article, “Losing
Sight
of the Frontier Mission Task” and the accompanying
piece, “How Church-Planting Strategies Can
Derail Movements to Christ.” For the
fourth straight year, ISFM will be held on the campus of
the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics (GIAL) in
Dallas, Texas. Once again, we are pleased to partner
with the EMS. See the registration information below.
All
registrants are free to attend any sessions offered
during this joint conference. The ISFM mobilization
summit, which is open to all, will have dedicated
sessions in one location throughout the conference.
Note: This year’s joint gathering runs from lunch on
Friday, October 12th through noon on Sunday,
October 14th. We look forward to seeing you
there!
Registration
Contact Us
For more information, please write to brad.gill@ijfm.org.