The Status of World Evangelization

Verge 2010

Twitter: @joey_shaw

Sources• Many slides in this presentation were taken from Justin Long’s

(Momentum Magazine) and Jason Mandryk’s (Operation World) presentation at the Younger Leaders Gathering 2006. Original presentation available free of cost at www.OperationWorld.org

• Other slides and facts were adapted from:

– Todd Johnson, “World Christian Trends, Update 2007,” Lausanne World Pulse (August 2007), http://www.lausanneworldpulse.com/research.php/766?pg=all.

– Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, “Center for the Study of Global Christianity,” http://www.gcts.edu/lifelong_learners/globalchristianity.

Agenda

I. Where we are nowI. A Global FaithII. The Western ChurchIII. The Majority World Church

II. The Task RemainingI. Geography and populationII. Unreached PeoplesIII. Imbalanced Sending

III. Strategic Issues

Take Notes! This is a fire hose!

• Take notes of major points, themes, ideas

• Ask yourself, “What does this mean for me and my church?”

• Ask yourself, “What specific steps can I take as a result of this presentation?”

Acts 17:26-27

“From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though he is not far from each one of us.”

I.Where we are now A Global Faith

Majority Religion

Christian Islam Hindu Buddhist Non-religious

The World’s Christians

The World’s Buddhists

The World’s Hindus

Muslim dot layer mapThe World’s Muslims

Christians and the Unevangelized

0.00% 1.00% 2.00% 3.00% 4.00% 5.00%

non-Religious

Buddhist

World

Christian

Hindu

Traditional ethnic

Muslim

Evangelical

Annual Growth Rate of World Religions

The New Faces of Christianity

White vs. Nonwhite Christians

The Incredible Impact Of the

Non western Church

3%

CROSS-CULTURAL MISSIONARIESWHERE DO THEY COME FROM?

The World’s Mission Force

West

Majority

World

70%?

II. The Task Remaining

In Terms of Geography and Population

Majority Religion

Christian Islam Hindu Buddhist Non-religious

And this Gospel

of the Kingdom

shall be preached

as a testimony

to all nationsnationsand then

the end will come

Matthew 24:14

ethne

Countries with the Most Unreached Peoples

India

China

PakistanBangladesh

Nepal

India 2332 2082

China 499 406

Pakistan 401 386

Bangladesh 370 336

Nepal 315 292

Country # Peoples # UnreachedPeoples

Others 600Buddhist 1000

Tribal2000

Hindu 2700

Muslim4100

Muslim Hindu Tribal Buddhist All Others

Unreached People Groups

Sending Imbalance?

Missionary presence

III. Strategic Issues

• Priority of the unreached and unengaged

• Partnership with nonwestern churches

• Breaking through relationship barrier

• New generation of missionaries

Joey’s main points:

• God determines facts and figures

• The enormous contribution of the nonwestern church

• Imbalance in sending

• Priority of Unreached Peoples Groups