Remembering Ralph Winter

Dr. Ralph D. Winter, a former missionary and professor at Fuller Seminary, passed away at the age of 84 on May 20, 2009 after a long battle with multiple myeloma. He was the founder of the US Center for World Missions in Pasadena, CA along with other ministries such as the Perspectives on the World Christian Movement. He developed the terms “unreached people group,” “frontier missions,” and “10-40 window,” and truly catalyzed the Church's effort to fulfill the Great Commission.

Dr. Winter’s strategic emphasis on reaching not simply every nation with the Gospel, but every people group, dramatically altered the strategies of global missions. In fact, Billy Graham wrote, “Ralph Winter has . . . accelerated world evangelization.” In 2005, Time magazine included Winter as one of the top 25 most influential evangelicals. I pray the mantle of this man of God will fall onto hungry hearts so that his passion and vision to see the Gospel proclaimed to all nations will be realized. If you would like to learn more about this amazing visionary, click here.