Reaching for the unreached in North America.

We are a network of disciple makers reaching the unreached who have come to our cities. You are invited to be part of it.

A North American city skyline at sunset

We are disciple-makers.

Forefront Experience is a network of disciple makers across the United States. We serve refugees, international students, and economic immigrants, most of them coming from places that have almost no access to the gospel.

We desire to equip every follower of Jesus in making disciples, right where they already live and work. We hope to activate the North American church to reach the nations that are among us.

A man walking along a city street

Three groups, one
shared need.

Refugees

Families who arrived with almost nothing and are rebuilding a life in a country they did not choose.

International students

Students living here for a few years, who are in need of community. Often the future leaders of their home countries.

Economic immigrants

People who came for work and opportunity, carrying their families, their faith, and their home culture with them.

An English class in session around a shared table

The values that
shape us.

Hearing from God

Our main source of direction comes from listening to God, not a disciple-making method or an evangelistic tool.

Perseverance

The harvest is plentiful and the laborers are few. We want to be laborers who persevere through the difficulty and discouragement of ministry.

Prayer

Prayer is one of the primary ways we see spiritual change.

Reproducible disciple-making

While we value many evangelistic tools and forms of church, our main emphasis is applying and teaching simple, reproducible disciple-making principles. Our hope is that these biblical principles lead to disciples multiplying to the ends of the earth.

Servant posture

We want to humble ourselves and be okay with whatever role God has for us in reaching the unreached.

Holistic health

We desire our staff and leaders to be healthy in every area of their lives, well-rounded disciples who are walking in integrity.

Joy

We desire to be thankful people who stay encouraged and carry joyful attitudes.

Partnership

Almost all of our staff have ongoing partnerships with other ministries. We desire to be good partners who communicate well, show grace, and make compromises that promote the greater good of the kingdom.

Teams

We believe local teams are essential to persevering as disciple-makers. Forefront exists to be a larger, multi-location team that is united around reaching the unreached.

Holistic service

We desire to see the Kingdom of God come, bringing holistic transformation to this world. We address the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual needs of those we minister to.

A yak on a high mountain slope

Why the yak?

The yak thrives where most animals cannot. It is built for altitude, cold, and thin air.

  • Thrives in adverse environments. We want to be disciple-makers who endure even in tough settings.
  • Uniquely designed. We want to fulfill the roles God has uniquely designed us for.
  • Reaches difficult places. We want to endure in places unreached by the gospel.
  • Wholly utilized. Nothing about a yak is wasted, and we want every part of our lives poured out for the gospel.
  • A nod to where we were founded. Our story starts in the mountains of Asia.

What we believe

We hold to the historic Christian faith as expressed in the Lausanne Covenant.

Read the Lausanne Covenant

Our team.

Matt

Senior Leadership Team

Stephen

Senior Leadership Team

Kyle

Senior Leadership Team

Matt, Stephen, and Kyle lead Forefront Experience. Because of the sensitivity of the work and the people we serve, we keep last names and faces off this page.

If you want to talk with us, reach out.

You are invited.

If you are already reaching the unreached in your city, or you want to start, we would like to meet you.