Strategy Division
Strategies to Reach the Unreached
Introduction:
Crossroads of the World
Strategy comes from the Greek word for "generalship of
armies." It can also be used for the way any group marshals
its resources to achieve its goals.
The goal of the U.S. Center is to help plant a viable, indigenous,
evangelizing church in every last people group on the globe.
To do this, we need what any general needs: information on the
territory to be taken, ways to mobilize the necessary troops,
and materials and plans for utilizing all he has to overcome
the enemy.
Our Strategy Division seeks this kind of information by:
- Researching who and where the unreached are,
- Finding what has been or may be successful in reaching those peoples with the Gospel.
A USCWM staff member once noted:
Have you ever daydreamed of standing at the World's Crossroads and having a front-line view of God at work in our world? Actually, this has been a reality for me these past years while serving at the Center and its university. We have accessibility to data on unreached peoples researched by the various collaborating agencies here. With computer facilities, publishing and printing agencies, plus news services all housed on the grounds, you can gather the latest information-or interact with personnel just back from the field!
—Jodie Van Loon, 1995
Do you know ...
... how the Lord is working in Mongolia, China, India, USSR (now the CIS), Nepal, and the Middle East?
... about the strategies that have been developed by Native American Indians to target other tribal groups of the Americas, that they too may have the Good News?
... about the growing needs of the squatter settlements in many global cities, and how can they be met?
... what is happening among Latin, Korean and African Christians as they understand their role in the mission effort?
Serving and studying at the U.S. Center for World Mission brings you into direct contact with this kind of information.
Our vision is for experienced missionaries to develop their insights alongside others seeking academic credit for assisting them in their research, for the benefit of all mission agencies.
Come join us at the "Crossroads of the World."