ASM

From the website:

As the ecumenical professional association for mission studies in North America, the American Society of Missiology includes more than 600 academicians, mission agency executives, and missionaries in a unique fellowship of scholarship and mission. It seeks to

• Promote the scholarly study of theological, historical, social, and practical questions relating to the missionary dimension of the Christian church.

• Relate studies in Missiology to the other scholarly disciplines.

• Promote fellowship and cooperation among individuals and institutions engaged in activities and studies related to Missiology.

• Facilitate mutual assistance and exchange of information among those thus engaged.

• Encourage research and publication in the study of Christian missions.