Mission Statement The mission of the International Mission Board, SBC, is to lead Southern Baptists in international missions efforts to evangelize the lost, disciple believers, develop churches and minister to people in need….

Mission Statement Leading Southern Baptists is done by mobilizing prayer support, appointing missionaries, enlisting volunteers, channeling financial support and communicating how God is working overseas.

We will lead Southern Baptists to be on mission with God to bring all the peoples of the world to saving faith in Jesus Christ. Our Vision

Evangelical, Bible- Believing Christians – 600 million Cultural Christianity – 1.4 billion Non-Christians with some access to the gospel – 2.35 billion Non-Christians with little or no access to the gospel – 1.65 billion The Lost 10% 23% 39% 28% Percentages are approximations based on data drawn from various sources. Baptists 50 million The Whole World in Gospel Perspective

Masses of people have not yet heard the Gospel and do not have viable and reproducing indigenous churches among them. The World Is Not a Pancake It’s a Waffle!

We are committed to reaching every people group in every country of the world A 93% increase, but how large is the remaining gap? A People-Focused Perspective

Strategic Mapping of Urban EPGs & Population Segments São Paulo 16,563,000 New York 16,390,000 Bombay15,725,000 Calcutta12,118,000 Shanghai13,659,000 Seoul11,768,000 Tokyo27,242,000 Osaka14,010,000 Los Angeles 12,576,000 Rio12,800,000 Mexico City 16,908,000 Buenos Aires 12,250,000 In a world that is more urban than rural, knowing WHY and HOW people have segmented themselves is only the first step in reaching them. Then we must discover WHERE these people groups and population segments have established their communities in order to target them.

Demographic Segmentation in Urban Centers Targeting Ethnolinguistic People Groups and Population Segments in Urban Centers for the Development of Indigenous Church Planting Strategies

Distribution of Missionaries As Compared with the Distribution of the World’s Population

Baptisms 395,773 4-year AAGR 6.4%

Making Disciples... is leading others into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ through which: èHe transforms them into his likeness èHe changes their values into kingdom values, and èHe involves them in his mission in the home, the church, and the world.

New Churches 5,775 4-year AAGR 14.6%

Total Churches 61,569 4-year AAGR 9.3%

Total Outreach Points 36,172 4-year AAGR 13.0%

A CHURCH PLANTING MOVEMENT The rapid growth and multiplication of indigenous churches that can reach a whole people or nation.

CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INDIGENOUS CHURCH PLANTING MOVEMENT: Not a foreign entity Not dependent Not a one multi-ethnic church Not one church among a people Not just incremental growth Not a self-serving denomination

CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHURCH PLANTING MOVEMENT: INDIGENOUS MATURING--RESPONSIBLE EVANGELISTIC PROACTIVE SPONTANEOUS EXPANSION MISSIONARY nd out missionaries