THINK the mission.

We develop and deliver evangelism knowledge to cultivate thoughtful evangelism leaders. We thank God for those who envisioned the Billy Graham Center in the late 1970s and early 80s as a place to "think" the gospel. A world-class research and scholarship facility focused sharply on evangelism and missions is the result.

The Archives and Museum offer some of the best available resources for scholarship. People from the church throughout the world are welcome to use these resources—for a day, a week, even a year or more. Our Web site provides detailed lists of our collections. Our archivists, libraries, and museum staff stand ready to assist. We commit to expanding our resources and finding more and better ways to "deliver" the wealth of evangelism knowledge to the church.

We are also excited about planning consultations where serious issues pertaining to evangelism and missions can be addressed. This think-tank concept has been a vital part of the Center's mission since the beginning and we intend to continue. A series of consultations called Evangelism Roundtables brings together scholars and practitioners for dialogue.

Research growing mold in notebooks and on dusty shelves is of little value. We commit to "delivering" evangelism knowledge with high quality, affordable materials. Through our publishing division, EMIS (Evangelism and Missions Information Service), we are developing more and better materials including books, handbooks, journals, and newsletters.

Technology promises affordable opportunities to digitize more of our resources. The Center's collections will become more available to people who cannot travel to Wheaton. We are dedicated to this for we desire the BGC to be more than land-based; indeed "cyberspaced" to be a nerve center of evangelism and research that fuels the mission movement throughout the world.