| ABBREVIATION | FULL NAME |
|---|---|
| ABUA | Asociación Bíblica Universitaria Argentina |
| ABWE | Association of Baptists for World Evangelism |
| ACET | AIDS Care Education and Training |
| ACMC | Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment |
| ACTEA | Association for Christian Theological Education in Africa |
| AD | Anno Domini |
| AE | Africa Enterprise |
| AEA | Association of Evangelicals of Africa |
| AEE | African Evangelistic Enterprise |
| AfAsLA | Africa, Asia and Latin America |
| AFES | Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students |
| AFM | Anglican Frontier Missions |
| AFM | Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa (in Southern African contexts) |
| AFM | Apostolic Faith Mission (USA, emerged from Azusa Street Revival) |
| AGR | Annual Growth Rate |
| AICs | Africa Inland Church (AIM denomination) |
| AICs | African Independent Churches (or African Initiated Churches) |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AIM | Africa Inland Mission |
| AMAA | Armenian Missionary Association of America |
| AMG | AMG International (Advancing the Ministries of the Gospel) |
| AMI | Alliance Missionnaire Internationale (Swiss agency) |
| AMTB | Associação de Missões Transculturais Brasileiras |
| AoG | Assemblies of God |
| AOI | Asian Outreach International |
| APC | Austrian Prayer Congress |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ATEM | Association for Theological Education in Myanmar |
| AWM | Arab World Ministries |
| AWR | Adventist World Radio |
| BAO | Biblische Ausbildung am Ort (Bible Training on Location) |
| BBI | Back to the Bible International |
| BCC/s | Bible correspondence course/s |
| BCM | Bible Centred Ministries International |
| BEA | Bulgarian Evangelical Alliance |
| BEM | Belgian Evangelical Mission |
| BIEM | Baptist International Evangelistic Ministries |
| BILD | Biblical Institute for Leadership Development |
| BIM | Baptist International Missions |
| BIOT | British Indian Ocean Territories |
| BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party (Indian political party) |
| BLB | Bibellesebund, German branch of Scripture Union |
| BMB | Believers from a Muslim Background |
| BMM | Baptist Mid-Missions |
| BMS | Baptist Missionary Society |
| BTCP | Bible Training Centers for Pastors |
| BTJ | Back to Jerusalem Movement |
| CAMI | Central America Mission International/Camino Global |
| CAN | Comunidad Andina (Andean Community of Nations) |
| CAPRO | Calvary Ministries (formerly Calvary Productions) |
| CAR | Central African Republic |
| CARE | Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere |
| CARICOM | Caribbean Community |
| CB | Christian Brethren |
| CBA | Christian Booksellers Association |
| CBIM | Canadian Baptist International Ministries |
| CBN | Christian Broadcasting Network |
| CCCC | Christian Churches/Churches of Christ |
| CCK | Christian Council of Korea |
| CEF | Child Evangelism Fellowship |
| CENCAMI | Centro de Capacitación Misionera (Missionary Training Centre) |
| CFAN | Christ for all Nations |
| CFI | Christian Friends of Israel |
| CIA | Central Intelligence Agency (of the US government) |
| CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| CLC | Christian Literature Crusade |
| CLTC | Christian Leaders Training College (of PNG) |
| CIM | China Inland Mission (now OMF) |
| CIPEP | Corporación Instituto para la Educación Pastoral |
| CMA | Christian & Missionary Alliance |
| CMF/CMFI | Christian Missionary Foundation (International) |
| CMML | Christian Mission in Many Lands |
| CMS | Church Mission Society |
| CNA | Catholic News Agency |
| CNI | Church of North India |
| COCM | Chinese Overseas Christian Mission |
| CoG | Church of God |
| CoN | Church of the Nazarene |
| COMIBAM | Congreso Misionero IberoAmericano |
| COMIMEX | Cooperación Misionera de México |
| CPA | Catholic Patriotic Association (of PRC) |
| CPM | Chosen People Ministries |
| CRWM | Christian Reformed World Mission (now Resonate Global Mission) |
| CSI | Church of South India |
| CVJM | Christlicher Verein junger Menschen, German branch of YMCA |
| CW | Crossworld |
| CWI | Christian Witness to Israel |
| DAI | Development Associates International |
| DAWN | Discipling A Whole Nation |
| DCPI | Dynamic Church Planting International |
| DR | Dominican Republic |
| DRC | Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo-DRC) |
| DTS | Discipleship Training School |
| EA | Evangelical Alliance |
| EB | Evangelical Education for Austria |
| EBM | Evangelical Baptist Missions |
| EBO | Evangelical Education for Austria |
| ECC | Église du Christ au Congo (DRC) |
| ECF | ECF International (Evangelize China Fellowship Incorporated) |
| ECI | Evangelical Church of India |
| ECM | European Christian Mission |
| ECOWAS | Economic Community of West African States |
| ECWA | Evangelical Church of West Africa |
| EE | Evangelism Explosion |
| EEC | European Economic Community |
| EET | Églises Évangéliques du Tchad |
| EHC | Every Home for Christ |
| EoS | Echoes of Service |
| EPA | Protestant Church of Algeria |
| EPEG | Église Protestante Évangélique de Guinee (CMA) |
| ESL | English as a Second Language |
| ESV | English Standard Version (of the Bible) |
| EU | European Union |
| EVAK | Evangelical Academy of Austria |
| EVCN | Evangelical Church of Vietnam |
| FCBH | Faith Comes By Hearing |
| FEBA | FEBA (radio broadcasting) |
| FEBC | Far Eastern Broadcasting Corporation |
| FFM | Fellowship of Faith for the Muslims |
| FLET | Facultad Latinamericano de Estudios Teologicos |
| FLM | Finnish Lutheran Mission |
| FM | frequency modulation |
| FMPB | Friends Missionary Prayer Band |
| FOCUS | Fellowship Of Christian Unions (IFES Kenya) |
| fSU | former Soviet Union |
| FTT | Finishing the Task |
| GBU | Groupes Bibliques Universitaires (IFES in French-speaking countries) |
| GDOP | Global Day of Prayer |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product (excluding imports and exports) |
| GEM | Greater Europe Mission |
| GEMS | Gospel Echoing Missionary Society |
| GFA | Gospel for Asia |
| GGWO | Greater Grace World Outreach |
| GIA | Armed Islamic Group (Algeria) |
| GLO | Gospel Literature Outreach |
| GMF | Global Mission Frontier |
| GMI | Global Mapping International |
| GNP | Gross National Product (including imports and exports) |
| GRN | Global Recordings Network |
| GSCC | Good Shepherd Community Church (Indian church network) |
| GU | Global University (formerly ICI and Berean) |
| HCJB | Voice of the Andes missionary radio station |
| HDI | Human Development Index |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HK | Hong Kong |
| HM | Hellenic Ministries |
| IBRA | International Broadcasting Association |
| IBT | Institute for Bible Translation |
| ICFG | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel |
| IDPs | Internally-displaced peoples |
| IEM | India Evangelical Mission |
| IEP | Iglesia Evangélica Peruana (Peruvian Evangelical Church) |
| IFES | International Fellowship of Evangelical Students |
| IHOP | International House of Prayer |
| IJM | International Justice Mission |
| IMA | India Missions Association |
| IMB | International Missionary Board (of the Southern Baptist Convention) |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IPC | International Prayer Connect |
| ISI | International Students, Inc |
| IT | Information Technology |
| IVCF | InterVarsity Christian Fellowship |
| JAARS | JAARS (from Jungle Aviation And Radio Service) |
| JEA | Japan Evangelical Association |
| JFJ | Jews for Jesus |
| JmeM | Jugend mit einer MIssion, German branch of Youth With A Mission |
| JP/JPL | Joshua Project List |
| JW/JWs | Jehovah’s Witness/es |
| KAR | Kurdish Autonomous Region (Iraq) |
| KBC | Korea Baptist Convention |
| KEB | Kinderevangelisationsbewegung, German branch of Child Evangelism Fellowship |
| KEHC | Korea Evangelical Holiness Church |
| KEL (Radio) | Kereke ea Evangelic Lesotho (Evangelical Church in Lesotho) |
| KHC | Kale Heywet Church (SIM-originated in Ethiopia) |
| KIMON | Kinderhulp Mondiaal (Dutch agency – ‘Child Support Worldwide’) |
| KMCBM | Korea Methodist Church Board of Missions |
| LAM | Latin America Mission |
| LBT | Lutheran Bible Translators |
| LCMS | Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod |
| LCWE | Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization |
| LEAF | Lutheran Evangelical Association of Finland |
| LETRA | Latinoamericanos en Traducción y Alfabetización (Argentine translation ministry) |
| LHM | Lutheran Hour Ministries |
| LL | Latin Link |
| LM/LMI | Liebenzell Mission |
| LMS | London Missionary Society |
| LTTE | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
| LRA | Lord’s Resistance Army |
| MAF | Mission Aviation Fellowship |
| MANI | Movement for African National Initiatives |
| MBB/s | Muslim-background believer/s |
| MCC | Mennonite Central Committee |
| MECO | Middle East Christian Outreach |
| MEDAF | Médicaments pour L’Afrique |
| ME, M East | Middle East |
| MEA | Mongolia Evangelical Alliance |
| Mercosur | Mercado Común del Sur/Sul (Southern Common Market) |
| MERN | Mission Évangélique Réformée Néerlandaise (Dutch Reformed Church mission, Guinea) |
| MIES | Mision Internacional El Shaddai |
| MK/s | Missionary kid/s (children raised in a missionary family) |
| MOHABAT | Love (in Hindi) |
| MT | Messianic Testimony |
| MVI | Missionary Ventures International |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreements |
| NASB | New American Standard Version (of the Bible) |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NCR | National Capital Region |
| NE | North East |
| NGK | Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk (“Dutch Reformed Church”) |
| NGM | New Generation Music |
| NGO/s | Non-governmental Organization/s |
| NIEA | New India Evangelistic Association |
| NT | New Testament |
| NTM | New Tribes Mission (now also called Ethnos360) |
| NW | North West |
| NYC | New York City |
| NZ | New Zealand |
| OAC | Open Air Campaigners International |
| OAIC | Organization of African Initiated Churches |
| OC/OCI | One Challenge International |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OM | Operation Mobilisation |
| OMF | Overseas Missionary Fellowship |
| OMS | One Mission Society |
| ORTA | A Russian language TEE ministry |
| OSM | Österreichische Studentenmission (“Austrian Student Mission”) |
| OT | Old Testament |
| OW | Operation World |
| PACLA | Pan African Christian Leadership Assembly |
| PBT | Pioneer Bible Translators |
| PC (T-hap) | Presbyterian Church (Tong-hap) |
| PERKANTAS | Persekutuan Kristen Antar Universitas (IFES Indonesia) |
| PLA | Peoples’ Liberation Army (of PRC) |
| PMI | Pueblos Musulmanes Internacional (Muslim Peoples International) |
| PNG | Papua New Guinea |
| POW | Prisoner of War |
| PRC | People’s Republic of China |
| PWO | Persian World Outreach |
| RAIM | Red de Apoyo Integral al Misionero (Integral Missionary Support Network) |
| REMAR | Remar Charity (Rehabilitation of people on the margins of society) |
| RETO | Rehabilitacion de Toxicomanos (Rehabilitation of Drug Dependents) |
| SAM | South American Mission (formerly South American Indian Mission) |
| SAMS | Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders |
| SARS | Severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| SEAN | Study by Extension to All Nations |
| SEANET | South East Asia Network |
| SEND | SEND International (not an acronym), a 1971 merger of Far Eastern Gospel Crusade and Cental Alaskan Mission |
| SFC | Student for Christ |
| SGA | Slavic Gospel Association |
| SGM | SGM Lifewords |
| SIB | Sidang Injil Borneo (“Borneo Gospel Assembly”) |
| SIL | SIL International (was Summer Institute of Linguistics) |
| SIM | formerly Sudan Interior Mission |
| SE | South East |
| SPLA | Sudan People’s Liberation Army, now called South Sudan People’s Defence Forces |
| SS | South-south (Central Southern area of Nigeria) |
| SSEC | South Seas Evangelical Church |
| SU | Scripture Union |
| SW | Southwest |
| TAR | Tibet Autonomous Region |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| TBN | Trinity Broadcasting Network |
| TE | Team Expansion |
| TEAM | The Evangelical Alliance Mission |
| TEE | Theological Education by Extension |
| TEKAN | The Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria |
| TESOL/TESL | Teaching English as a Second Language |
| TIEF | Taiwan Industry Gospel Fellowship |
| TLM | The Leprosy Mission |
| TSPM/CCC | Three Self Patriotic Movement/China Christian Council |
| TWR | TransWorld Radio |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates |
| UBF | University Bible Fellowship |
| UBS | United Bible Societies |
| UCB | United Christian Broadcasters International |
| UEEB | Union des Églises Évangélique du Benin |
| UFM | Unevangelised Fields Mission (now United for Mission/Crossworld) |
| UK | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| UMC | United Methodist Church |
| UN | United Nations |
| US, USA | United States of America |
| USSR | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| USCWM | US Center for World Mission |
| UWM | United World Mission |
| VIMAB | Burkina Faso Assemblies of God missionary sending body |
| VUSH | Vellazeria Ungjillore e Shqiperise (Albanian Evangelical Alliance) |
| WBT | Wycliffe Bible Translators |
| WCB | World Christian Broadcasting |
| WCC | World Council of Churches |
| WCD | World Christian Database |
| WCE | World Christian Encyclopedia |
| WEA | World Evangelical Alliance |
| WEC | Worldwide Evangelisation for Christ |
| WGM | World Gospel Mission |
| WH | World Horizons |
| WOI | World Outreach International |
| WT | World Team |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
| WV / WVI | World Vision (International) |
| WWI, WWII | World War I, World War II |
| YFC | Youth For Christ |
| YMCA | Young Men’s Christian Association |
| YWAM | Youth with a Mission |
Content taken or adapted from Operation World, 7th Edition (2010) and Pray for the World (2015). Both books are published by InterVarsity Press. All rights reserved.