After 35 years of frontier mission ministry, Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship (PFF) announces its rebranding as Frontier Fellowship, effective January 3, 2017.
The purpose behind the new name and brand reflects Frontier Fellowship’s desire to respond to new opportunities and engage more effectively with a broader audience, both denominationally and generationally. Executive Director Richard Haney writes,
“In remembering our history, we give thanks to God for the rich soil of Presbyterian missions in which our ministry has flourished. We honor the strong legacy of frontier mission pioneers who have paved the way for us. And as we look to the future, God has given us fresh vision to go wider, younger, further and deeper. Frontier Fellowship goes forward with renewed passion to build a fellowship of disciples to work with indigenous partners and open up avenues for all people to access God’s Good News of Jesus and His love for them.”
The organization remains committed to its core purpose: For every people, an indigenous church; for every church, a mission vision. As Frontier Fellowship continues to advocate on behalf of those without access to the holistic transformation of the Gospel message, it seeks to inspire and equip the western Church for deeper frontier mission engagement through new communication initiatives and tools.
Frontier Fellowship is currently served by regional staff across the US and a national office in Richfield, Minnesota. Ongoing partnerships and projects operate through long-term, collaborative relationships in Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia and Europe. To learn more, please visit frontierfellowship.com.
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I do not know the reason why the Presbyterian Frontier Mission decided to drop the word “Presbyterian” from its 35-year-old name. There could be many reasons. I hope that the change will help Frontier Mission cultivate an ecumenical relationship with more global Presbyterians who have been reluctant to develop any ecumenical relationship with American denominations or organizations with the word “Presbyterian” attached.
The once proud term raises suspicions among Korean believers in the Reformed circle when used by Americans. (For reasons cf. my reply to the Layman’s article posted on January 17, 2017: “Presbyterian Panel: Majority Believes Jesus is Only Savior, But See Different Paths to Salvation). Ralph Winter and Sam Moffett were unable to solve the problem, although I alerted them about it on several occasions when I met them.
It is no accident that Korean Presbyterians who hold sound doctrines are sending more missionaries overseas than all the American Presbyterian denominations combined.