About the IJFM

The IJFM is published in the name of the International Student Leaders Coalition for Frontier Missions.

The coalition represents "a fellowship of younger leaders committed to the purposes of the twin consultations of Edinburgh 1980: The World Consultation on Frontier Missions and the International Student Consultation on Frontier Missions."

Mission Objectives

As an expression of Edinburgh 1980 concerns, the journal seeks to:

Promote inter-generational dialogue between senior and junior mission leaders
Cultivate international fraternity of thought in frontier missiology development
Highlight the need to maintain, renew, and create mission agencies as frontier mission vehicles
Encourage multidimensional and interdisciplinary studies
Foster spiritual devotion as well as intellectual growth
Advocate "A Church for Every People"

Mission Frontiers

Mission frontiers represent "boundaries or barriers beyond which we must go yet beyond which we may not be able to see clearly." The study involves discovery, evaluation, and reevaluation of unknown or known areas. The subject explores "areas and ideas and insights related to the glorification of God in all the nations (peoples) of the world."

Readership

The journal reaches mission professors, field missionaries, young adult mission mobilizers, college librarians, mission executives, and mission researchers seeking current thinking in frontier missiology.

Current Issue

Volume 41, Issue 4 · December 2025

From the Editor

"From the Editor's Desk"

Andy Bettencourt

"Following Jesus within Kyrgyz Culture"

M. K. and David Lewis

"African Missions and the Future of Frontier Missions: Navigating Pitfalls for Sustainable Impact"

Adeolu F. Olanrewaju and Mark A. Garba

"Mission History in Viswema: A Strategy for Evangelizing in Longchang"

Vizhü Neikha and Richard L. Haney

"What Frontier Missions Can Learn from Afghans"

Miriam Adeney and Rashid Aalish

"New Online Opportunities: Mentoring from Everywhere to Everywhere"

Perlita Tan

"Converging Peoples, Nodes, and Villages"

Chris Clayman and Rotimi Akinpelu

"From Antioch to Beirut: Exploring the Arab Middle East Conversion Phenomenon"

Scott Gustafson and Grant Porter

"The Anguish of Authentic Interreligious Encounter: Equipping for Long-Term Engagement"

H. L. Richard

"Disconcerting Divine Contextualization in the Hebrew Scriptures"

Harley Talman

Departments

Conference Reports · Books and Missiology · In Others' Words · IJFM & Perspectives

For Authors

Submit inquiries to Andy Bettencourt: editor@ijfm.org

Article Requirements

Length: 3,000–6,000 words (approximately 5–10 journal pages). Contact editors for variations.
Citation Style: Chicago Manual of Style with endnotes (not footnotes), using the notes and bibliography system.
Format: Submit as Word document.
Focus: Articles must relate to "least-reached peoples" (fewer than 0.1% evangelical Christians).

Submission Process

Email the editor with a brief proposal before writing
Indicate if the article is simultaneously submitted elsewhere
Upon approval, proceed with drafting

Formatting

Single spacing throughout, no paragraph indentation
No underlining or excessive italics
No all-caps for headings
Use em dashes (—) not hyphens for phrase breaks
Spell out numbers below 100; use numerals for 100+

Before Final Submission

Conduct word count verification
Have three reviewers provide feedback
Include 3–4 sentence author biography
Provide complete bibliography and endnotes
Specify Bible version(s) used
Run spell and grammar checkers

Authors receive a 72-hour review window for PDF proofs before publication. The journal does not currently provide honoraria but allows authors to share and distribute their published work.

Contact Us

Subscriptions & Back Issues

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Phone: (626) 398-2249

Email: subscriptions@ijfm.org

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