1. The Status of World Evangelization Verge 2010 Twitter: @joey_shaw

2. 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.

3. Agenda I.Where we are now I.A Global Faith II.The Western Church III.The Majority World Church II.The Task Remaining I.Geography and population II.Unreached Peoples III.Imbalanced Sending III.Strategic Issues

4. 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?”

6. 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.”

7. I.Where we are now A Global Faith

8. Majority Religion ChristianIslamHindu BuddhistNon-religious

10. The World’s Christians

11. The World’s Buddhists

12. The World’s Hindus

13. Muslim dot layer map The World’s Muslims

14. Christians and the Unevangelized

15. Annual Growth Rate of World Religions

16. The New Faces of Christianity

18. White vs. Nonwhite Christians

20. The Incredible Impact Of the Non western Church

21. 3% CROSS-CULTURAL MISSIONARIES WHERE DO THEY COME FROM?

22. The World’s Mission Force West Majority World 70%?

27. II. The Task Remaining In Terms of Geography and Population

28. Majority Religion ChristianIslamHindu BuddhistNon-religious

29. And this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached as a testimony nations to all nations and then the end will come Matthew 24:14 ethne

30. Countries with the Most Unreached Peoples India China Pakistan Bangladesh Nepal India23322082 China499406 Pakistan401386 Bangladesh370336 Nepal315292 Country # Peoples # Unreached Peoples

31. Unreached People Groups

32. Sending Imbalance?

34. Missionary presence

35. III. Strategic Issues Priority of the unreached and unengaged Partnership with nonwestern churches Breaking through relationship barrier New generation of missionaries

36. Joey’s main points: God determines facts and figures The enormous contribution of the nonwestern church Imbalance in sending Priority of Unreached Peoples Groups