Global Frontier Missions is dedicated to mobilizing, training, and multiplying disciples and churches among the least reached people groups on earth. It focuses on church planting among unreached peoples through training centers that mobilize and train Christians for missions. GFM operates a mission training school and apprenticeship program to help multiply missions among refugees, immigrants, and international students, with the goals of mobilizing awareness, training long-term missionaries, and multiplying churches among internationals. Clarkston, Georgia, which has over 145 represented countries in one square mile, is an example of a diverse area where GFM ministers among refugees and immigrants.

1. “Go, make disciples of all the
nations”
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the world is our neighborhood

3. global frontier missions:
is a movement of Christ-centered
communities dedicated to
mobilizing, training, and
multiplying disciples and
churches among the least reached
people groups on earth

4. gfm’s distinct characteristics:
(1) GFM is an international
Christian mission organization
focused on church planting
among unreached peoples

5. helpful definitions:
A People Group is the largest group
through which the gospel can flow
without encountering significant barriers
of understanding and acceptance

6. helpful definitions:
An Unreached People Group is a
people group in which less than 2% of
the population are Evangelical Christians

7. helpful definitions:
A Last Frontier People Group (or
Unengaged)is an UPG that has not had
a new Evangelical church started among
it within the past two years

8. helpful definitions:
A Church Planting Movement is a rapid
and multiplying increase of indigenous
churches planting churches within a
given people group or population
segment

10. gfm’s distinct characteristics:
(2) GFM mobilizes and trains North
American Christians for missions
through global training centers in
Atlanta, Houston, and other
locations

11. gfm training center
locations:
Current U.S. Locations:
 ATLANTA – CLARKSTON, GEORGIA – Since 2010
 HOUSTON – SUGARLAND, TEXAS – Since 2010
Current International Locations:
 OAXACA, MEXICO – Since 2000
 BANGKOK, THAILAND – Since 2010
New Locations:
 NORTHERN INDIA – Spring 2012
 JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – ???
 CHICAGO, K.C., L.A., MIAMI, N.Y., PHOENIX, SEATTLE, etc.
 AMSTERDAM, JOHANNESBURG, LONDON, NAIROBI, etc.

12. gfm’s distinct characteristics:
(3) GFM operates a mission
training school, an apprenticeship
program, as well as short term
mission trips to help multiply
missions among refugees,
immigrants, and international
students

13. • Refugees are admitted
to the United States by
the Department of
Homeland Security.
• After 12 months of
residency, they are
required to apply for
adjustment of status to
that of Permanent
Resident Alien.
• After 5 years in the US,
refugees may apply for
citizenship.

14. There are
currently over
194,000
Iraqi refugees
worldwide …
Hundreds of
these beautiful
families live in
NE Atlanta

15. peoples in dekalb county:
 Sub-Saharan Africa 4,250
Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa
 North Africa / Middle-East 5,624
Ethiopia, Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Somalia
 Europe 7,295
Bosnia, Germany, Poland, Russia, France
 South Asia 7,297
India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Myanmar
 East Asia 7,525
S Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan
 Southeast Asia 8,209
Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia
 Latin America 48,935
Mexico, Jamaica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador

16. gfm’s primary goals:
(1) MOBILIZATION -To raise awareness
concerning the needs around the world, so that
people and churches can be more strategic in
fulfilling their role in the Great Commission. We
do this by hosting short term mission trips,
holding missions seminars/conferences, and
getting involved in local churches to cast vision
for the least reached people groups.

17. gfm’s primary goals:
(2) TRAINING - To train as many people as
possible to go and serve long-term among the
least reached people groups of the world. Our
missionary training schools are a perfect way
for people to get their feet wet in missions right
here in the US as they learn some language,
cross cultural barriers, begin building
relationships with internationals, etc. before
launching off overseas.

18. gfm’s primary goals:
(3) MULTIPLYING - To reach out to
internationals living close to us with the hope of
seeing them evangelized and discipled to the
point that they can go back and reach their own
people. We do this by focusing on immigrants,
refugees, and international students living in
close proximity to us. Our desire is to plant
simple, reproducible churches in apartment
complexes, homes, and on college campuses.

19. immigration and
mission:
―twin‖ blessings:
(1) “Reverse missions” – Now, thousands of
international missionaries come to the
U.S. to serve on the mission field.
(2) Unreached in our own Backyard –
Thousands of unreached peoples enter
the U.S. each year … they may even live
in your neighborhood.

23. 20% of
World’s
International
Migrations

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32. From Baltimore to Nepal—From New York to West Africa–From
Atlanta to Iraq

33. Who Are The Strangers Next Door to You?

35. what you already know:
ATLANTA IS THE HOME
OF:
Great Sports– Braves,
Falcons, Hawks,
Thrashers, & 1996
Olympic Games

36. Pat Maddox
“Friend of
Refugees”

37. what you already know:
ATLANTA IS THE HOME OF:
Fortune 500 Companies – AT&T,
Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, Home
Depot, Turner Broadcasting, &
UPS

38. what you already know:
ATLANTA IS THE HOME OF:
Famous Americans – Alan
Jackson, Bobby Jones, Chris
Tomlin, Hank Aaron, Jane Fonda,
Jeff Foxworthy, Jimmy Carter,
Lewis Grizzard, Margaret Mitchell,
Martin Luther King, Ray Charles,
Truett Cathy …

39.  
… and Justin Bieber

40. what you already
know:
ATLANTA HAS:
The nation’s 9th largest metro
population … 5.3 million
people

41. what you already
know:
ATLANTA HAS:
One of the world’s busiest
airports … 14,000,000
travelers per year

42. what you already
know:
ATLANTA HAS:
The universe’s best
chicken sandwich …
Chick-fil-A

43. what you already
know:
ATLANTA HAS:
Some serious
issues
• Schools
• Air Pollution
• Sprawl
• Crime • Traffic
• Economy • Water
• Poverty Shortages

44. what you may not
know:
ATLANTA HAS:
Other very serious issues
• Human Trafficking / Sexual
Exploitation of Minors
• Homelessness
• Homosexuality
• HIV/AIDS

45. what you may not know:
Over 1 million immigrants have
moved to Atlanta in the past 10
years

47. what you may not know:
The North American Mission Board
has selected Atlanta as one of its
three strategic global cities in the
southern U.S.

49. what you may not know:
TIME Magazine has called Clarkston,
Georgia (in NE Atlanta), “the most diverse
square mile in the nation.”

50. “The refugee experience of
dislocation, cultural
bereavement, confusion and
constant change will soon
be all of our experience. As
the world becomes
globalized, we’ll all be
searching for a home.”
– Mary Pipher, Writer
“Jesus said heaven is a
place for people of all
nations. So if you don’t like
Clarkston, you won’t like
heaven.”
– Rev. Phil Kitchin,
Pastor, Clarkston International

51. about clarkston, georgia:
145 countries represented in a town of
7,500 … all in 1 square mile

52. about clarkston, georgia:
Over 750 distinct people groups

53. about clarkston, georgia:
Most are refugees from
10/40 Window … displaced
because of ethnic cleansing,
famine, natural disasters,
religious persecution, and

54. about clarkston, georgia:
Many have never heard the Gospel

55. have you ever:
Been the minority
… culture, language, race, religion?
As of 2010 Clarkston had a population of 7,554.
• The racial and ethnic composition of the
population was 13.6% white, 58.4% black,
0.2% Native American;
• 4.8% Vietnamese, 16.8% other Asian, 2.1%
from some other race and 4.1% from two or
more races;
• 2.8% of the population was Hispanic or
Latino.

56. have you ever:
Learned a second language from the
person you are teaching English?

57. have you ever:
Eaten Cuban, East African, Halal,
Indian, Jamaican, Nepali,
Vietnamese,
or Soul Food?

58. have you ever:
Taught an Iraqi teenager how to drive
… in Atlanta traffic?

59. have you ever:
Shared the gospel with your
Buddhist,
Hindu, and Muslim neighbors
… all in the same week?

60. … neither have we
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61. but we will
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62. Mission Training School
o Student (5 months)
• School
• Ministry
o Staff (2 years)
• Church Planter
• Mobilizer
• Trainer

63. A Typical Day
• 6:45 Prayer for the Nations
• 7:45 Small Group
• 9:00 School
• 1:30 Ministry
• 8:00 Worship/Fellowship

64. School
• 20 hours of classroom training per week
• Read one to two books per week
• Some of the topics to be discussed:
• Fasting / Intercessory Prayer / Orality &
Storying Evangelism / Church Planting /
World Religions Leadership / Community
Transformation Persecution / Theology /
More
• I will receive a degree in Intercultural
Studies from Covenant Theological
Seminary

65. Ministry
• 15 hours of cross-cultural missions per
week
• Incarnational ministry among neighbors
from places such as:
• Bhutan / Burma/ Cambodia / Eritrea /
Ethiopia Indonesia / Iraq / Laos / Nepal /
Somalia Sudan / Vietnam / More
• Many of our neighbors are refugees,
immigrants, or international students from
UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS!

66. Pray
• Join our Prayer Team:
• Pray for us – daily, weekly, or “upon
every remembrance”
• We will commit to pray for you and any
special requests for prayer in
confidence

67. Give
• Join our Support Team:
• Give a one-time gift to assist with
immediate expenses
• Pledge to give $25, $50, or $100 (or
whatever amount God prompts you to give) on
a monthly basis

68. what does our budget look like?
Giving $350
Rent + Utilities $1,200
Food & Household Items $550
Car (gas,insurance,maintenance) $475
Health Insurance $325
Mission Training School $300
Misc. (school supplies,clothes,phone,savings,etc.) $300
TOTAL $3,500 per

69. where will we get $3,500 a
•
month? includes money.
EVERYTHING belongs to God! This
• We believe that it is God’s will for us to live on mission in
Atlanta … “if it’s God’s will, then it’s God’s bill”
• God instructs His people to give generously:
“Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will
also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not
reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to
make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times,
you may abound in every good work.” -2 Corinthians 9:6-8 (ESV)
• $3,500 per month is basically the same salary most
missionary families of four living overseas receive.

70. additional financial notes
• Upon completion of the first two months’ “trial
phase”, we will come under the care of
Commission To Every Nation, a member of
the Evangelical Council for Financial
Accountability, Guidestar, and has been
given 4 stars by Charity Navigators for 7
years in a row.
• Their website is www.cten.org

71. Go
• To truly catch the vision, you must
see it for yourself!
• GFM hosts many mission teams each
year … bring a group to join in the work
• We would love to host your family for a
visit
• Consider joining GFM for Mission
Training School, Apprenticeship, or
Short Term Mission

72. Tell
• Please pass along an info-packet to
any potential partners.
• Give us their name and address; we will
be glad to send them a packet

73. Partnership
• A partnership is a committed relationship!
• We commit the following to you:
• To pray for you, your family, and other special
requests
• To send you regular personal and ministry
updates
• To be open and honest about our finances
• To live a simple, transparent lifestyle of integrity
based on God’s Word
• You have an open invitation to visit, view, and
participate in the work at GFM-Atlanta

74. Contact Information
o Blog:
• www.theworldisourneighborhood.blogspot.co
m
o Facebook:
• The World is our Neighborhood
o Email:
• theworldisourneighborhood@gmail.com

75. Q &A

76. ThankYou For Your Prayers &
Support
o Please make checks to
LIFELINE
FELLOWSHIP
o All checks are tax deductible

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