MIO Frontiers, Inc.

Summary

MIO Frontiers, Inc. ("Frontiers") mission is to plant churches among the least evangelized peoples of the world through recruiting, training, and sending missionaries. Frontiers is a grace-oriented, field-governed coalition of semi-autonomous teams committed to accountability and eager for coaching, planting churches exclusively among Muslims. Some of Frontiers' missionaries are self-supported (tentmakers) and therefore a portion of their support is not reflected in the financial statements of Frontiers. Frontiers works in partnership with the international movement of Frontiers in accordance with the International Cooperative Agreement. Frontiers is at work in many parts of the world including, many cities and neighborhoods of North Africa, West Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, the Balkans, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. Frontiers does not publish the particular locations of its teams, due to the delicacy that their tasks require.

This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

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Purpose [ Back to top ]

MIO Frontiers, Inc. ("Frontiers") mission is to plant churches among the least evangelized peoples of the world through recruiting, training, and sending missionaries. Frontiers is a grace-oriented, field-governed coalition of semi-autonomous teams committed to accountability and eager for coaching, planting churches exclusively among Muslims. Some of Frontiers' missionaries are self-supported (tentmakers) and therefore a portion of their support is not reflected in the financial statements of Frontiers. Frontiers works in partnership with the international movement of Frontiers in accordance with the International Cooperative Agreement.

Frontiers is at work in many parts of the world including, many cities and neighborhoods of North Africa, West Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, the Balkans, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. Frontiers does not publish the particular locations of its teams, due to the delicacy that their tasks require. The General Director is subject to the International Council, which is comprised of all team leaders. Team leaders are accountable to the Field Director. Team members are accountable to the team leader, who is accountable to the Field Director, who is accountable to the General Director.

The International Headquarters (“IHQ”) oversees the field teams and their ministries, ensuring that teams receive adequate coaching and supervision. IHQ is also responsible for developing new sending bases. The US headquarters seeks to recruit, train, send, and serve U.S. missionaries to the Muslim world. Part of our service to the teams is our commitment to communications, through e-mail linkups and the latest technology.

This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

Mission Statement [ Back to top ]

MIO Frontiers uses the following to communicate its mission:

Our passion is to glorify God by planting churches that lead to movements among all Muslim peoples through apostolic teams in partneship with others who share this vision.

Program Accomplishments [ Back to top ]

MIO Frontiers express its accomplishments as follows: In the year 2000-

• A 10% increase in the number of fellowships and churches of Muslim background believers .
• A 19% increase in the number of teams engaged at the highest levels of church planting.
• A 7 % increase in the number of Frontiers teams.
• A 12% increase in the number of field workers affiliated with Frontiers.
• The highest enrollment of new recruits in Candidate School in Frontiers history.
• A commitment from 6 agencies for a goal of 1000 new workers for service among the Muslims.

Statement of Faith [ Back to top ]

MIO Frontiers uses the following to communicate its faith:

We believe in the full, verbal inspiration of the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament: as authoritative, sufficient, infallible and without error in the original manuscripts, not only as containing, but as being in themselves the only written Word of God; and the need of the teaching of the Holy Spirit for a true and spiritual understanding of the whole.

We believe in one God, eternally existing as three co-equal persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We believe that human beings were created in the image of God, but were tempted by Satan and sinned, and are therefore under God's condemnation. As a consequence of Adam's Fall, human nature is totally depraved.

We believe in the absolute deity of our Lord Jesus Christ; His virgin birth; His real and perfect humanity; the authority of His teaching, and the infallibility of all His utterances; His work of atonement for the sin of the human race by His vicarious suffering and death; His bodily resurrection and His ascension into Heaven; His present high-priestly intercession for His people; and His lordship over His Church as its supreme Head.

We believe in the justification of the sinner, solely by faith, on the ground of the merits and vicarious suffering, death, and bodily resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

We believe in the necessity of the work of the Holy Spirit in conviction of sin, regeneration, and sanctification, as well as in ministry and worship.

We believe that the true Church is composed of only those persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are united together in the body of Christ of which he is Head.

We believe in the resurrection of the body; the judgment of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; the eternal blessedness of believers in Christ; and the everlasting, conscious punishment of unbelievers.

We believe in the imminent personal and visible return of our Lord Jesus Christ in glory.

We believe that Christ commanded the Church to go into all the world and make disciples of all peoples, baptizing and teaching those who believe.

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Ministry Needs [ Back to top ]

If you are interested in becoming a Frontiers missionary candidate, call 1-800-GO-2-THEM or email Frontiers at recruiting@us.frontiers.org and ask for an "I'm Interested" pre-application form. This will allow Frontiers to hear about your vision for loving Muslims.

Research Analysis

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MinistryWatch.com 5 Star Financial Efficiency Ratings [ Back to top ]

Ranking Category	Rating	Overall Rank	Foreign Missions Sector
Overall Efficiency Rating		265 of 348	42 of 54
Fund Acquisition Decision		265 of 348	42 of 54
Resource Allocation Decision		of 348	52 of 54
Asset Utilization Decision		of 348	52 of 54