world missions quiz

World Missions Quiz

• Which 18th century missionary pioneer is considered the father of modern missions?

World Missions Quiz

• Which 18th century missionary pioneer is considered the father of modern missions?

• William Carey• 41 years in India

World Missions Quiz

For every $1 of Christian giving to all causes how much goes to financing pioneer church planting among unreached peoples?

World Missions Quiz

For every $1 of Christian giving to all causes how much goes to financing pioneer church planting among unreached peoples?

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• Answer: Less than a penny

World Missions Quiz

• Approximately how many people groups in the world are still unreached with the gospel?

World Missions Quiz

• Approximately how many people groups in the world are still unreached with the gospel?

• 7,100

•Why are you going to the Middle East?

• Isn’t it dangerous?

The End of the Age?

What is the sign of His Coming?

… what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” Matthew 24:3… “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come." Matthew 24:14

Some of Jesus’ Last Words“Make disciples of all the nations” Matthew 28:19

How are we doing?What is the status of

making disciples of all people groups?

Nations = ethne = ethnic people groups

Has the Gospel been preached in all the

nations?

How Many Ethnic People Groups Are

There?Total Peoples by

Country:16,600

How Many People Groups Are Considered Unreached?

(Using criteria of less than 2% Christ-follower and less than 5% Adherent)

Current best estimate:

7,100

Positive trends in global Christian

missions

Evangelical Christianity is growing faster than Islam and two times faster than Buddhism

and Hinduism.

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Remarkable Growth of Christianity

Emergence of the Global South

• True Christianity has grown by more than 300 million believers in the past ten years.

• 10 million from North America and Europe

• 290 million from developing countries like Nigeria, Brazil, India and China.

The new faces of true Christianity

Transition to Non-Western Church

Year% Christians

in Europe and North America

% Christians in Latin

America, Africa, Asia

1800 99% 1%1900 90% 10%1985 50% 50%2010 31% 69%There are now more true followers

of Christ in China than in the United States.

Acceleration of Bible Translation

The New Testament has been translated into the mother tongue of over 82% of the world’s

population. Audio New Testaments in the largest 700 languages are available online.

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Unprecedented Outreach• 65,000,000 men, women

and children hear the Gospel for the first time every year.

• 178,000 will hear the Good News today for the first time.

• In the last 12 months 50,000 new churches were started.

Estimated missionaries sent by various countries over the next 15-

20 years.

Rise of Latin American, African, Asian Missionaries

Koreans – 30,000Chinese – 50,000Filipinos – 10,000Nigerians – 15,000Indians – 40,000Latin Americans – 21,000

Messianic Jewish Movement

More Jews have embraced Jesus as Messiah since 1967 when the Jews took control of Jerusalem

than in all the years between 100 AD and 1967.

Negative trends in global Christian

missions

More Christians were martyred in the 20th century than in the previous 19 centuries combined.About 200 million Christians in 60 countries currently suffer persecution. Globally, approximately one in ten Christians suffers persecution.Every 24 hours, another 480 believers are martyred for their faith in Christ.

Growing Persecution of

Christians

Decline in Western Missionaries

From 1985 to 2008 long-term missionaries (4+ years) sent out

by U.S. mission agencies has been flat to declining.

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Imbalance in Missionary Distribution

Answer: Only about 1 in 10 missionaries work among unreached peoples.

Question: What percentage of missionaries work among unreached peoples?

Imbalance in Missions Finances

Question: For every $1 of Christian giving to all causes how much goes to financing pioneer church planting

among unreached peoples?

Answer: Less than a penny

Post-Christian Europe and North America86% of the world's Hindu, Muslims, and Buddhists do not know a Christian Still 7,100 unreached people groups

Challenges to the Unfinished Task

White for harvestDo you not say, "There are yet four months, and then comes the

harvest"? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for

harvest. John 4:35

For more information contact:

Joshua ProjectPO Box 62614

Colorado Springs, CO 80962 USA

719-886-4000www.joshuaproject.netinfo@joshuaproject.net

• 1982

• God said to me, “I am going to do a great work in these last days and I don’t need you. But you can be involved if you want.”

Cuba

Cuba has experienced one of the greatest revivals in modern times.

1989 Less than 200,000

believers

2013 More than 2 million

believers

International School of Ministry in Cuba

First Graduating Class 2005

Six graduations – 104 graduates

Most are in full time ministry

46 graduates in fall 2013

Acts 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is desert.

86% of the world’s Muslims do not know a Christian.

Romans 10:14-15 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!"

Middle East Project Prayer Team1)Commit to pray regularly

Middle East Project Prayer Team1)Commit to pray regularly

2)Commit to pray immediately when a request is sent

Middle East Project Prayer Team1)Commit to pray regularly

2)Commit to pray immediately when a request is sent

3)Understand the prayer codes

Financial donations will be used for

1)Ongoing expenses in Cuba

2)Travel to and from the Middle East

Donations may be mailed to:

Middle East ProjectP.O. Box 451041Grove, OK 74345

Or online at www.newsonggrove.com