1. Polly Faszholz Gregali International Ministries Partnerships

2. Building a Globally Mission Minded Community

3. February 2013 World Population 7,067,536,980 billion 50 % under the age of 30 50 % live in urban areas

4. June 30, 2012 2.5 billion internet users worldwide Asia – 1 billion plus Oceania – 24 million North America – 273 million Europe – 518 million Latin America - 254 million Africa – 167 million Middle East – 90 million

5. China and India – 30 % End of 2011, 6 billion mobile phone subscribers 8 trillion text messages sent in 2011 1.2 billion mobile web users worldwide 300,000 + mobile apps created the past 3 years Apps downloaded over 10.9 billion times

6. Facebook has 800 million active users Twitter has 100 million active users LinkedIn has 64 million in North America alone

7. As of January 2012 – 6.7 billion photos on Flickr 4.2 million photos uploaded per day 366 million websites 800 million use YouTube each month 1 hour of video is uploaded every second

8. The 6 U.N. Languages: Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, English, French, Spanish, and Russian are the mother tongue or second language for about half the population

9. Literacy – defined as age 15 and over can read and write. Over 2/3 of the world’s illiterate adults are found in only 8 countries: Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Pakistan

10. God’s Church over 2/3 of the world’s population is not Christian

16. …and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands. Revelation 7:9 His Mission

17. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8 His Mission

18. It was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we reach unity in faith and in the knowledge of God. Ephesians 4: 11 – 13

19. Lutheran Hour Ministries Connecting people to Jesus around the world

20. Lutheran Hour Ministries 33 ministry centers worldwide serving in 6 of the top 10 most populated countries

21. Lutheran Hour Ministries New outreach through SMS texting in 5 of the top 10 countries with mobile phone devices

22. Lutheran Hour Ministries

28. Benefits of Building a Global Mission Mindset Energizes and excites church members Creates a focus outside the four walls of the church Builds an identity with the global church Grows God’s Kingdom by extending the reach of ministry efforts Aids in spiritual growth Develops more compassionate discipleship

29. St Paul Lutheran Church, Mt Prospect, IL

30. Glocal Mission

31. Resources Operation World – operationworld.org Joshua Project – joshuaproject.net LCMS – lcms.org LHM – lhm.org/international Lutheran Bible Translators – lbt.org MOST Ministries – mostministries.org Lutheran Heritage Foundation – lhfmissions.org Lutheran World Relief – lwr.org

32. Encourage Pray intentionally every week for: A ministry center A missionary A mission organization An un-reached world area Spreading the Gospel to a particular area of the world Identify a special mission project on a regular basis

33. Educate Visit ministry center websites and blog Distribute international ministry fact sheets, newsletters, prayer requests Feature international mission information through newsletters, bulletins, websites

34. Engage Organize a mission fair Correspond with LHM ministry centers, missionaries, mission organizations Organize a short term mission trip Participate in a short term mission trip Share your mission experiences – blessings and challenges

35. Questions?