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World Missions Quiz

World Missions Quiz. Which 18 th century missionary pioneer is considered the father of modern missions?. World Missions Quiz. Which 18 th century missionary pioneer is considered the father of modern missions? William Carey 41 years in India. World Missions Quiz.

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World Missions Quiz

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  1. World Missions Quiz • Which 18th century missionary pioneer is considered the father of modern missions?

  2. World Missions Quiz • Which 18th century missionary pioneer is considered the father of modern missions? • William Carey • 41 years in India

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

  4. World Missions Quiz 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

  5. World Missions Quiz • Approximately how many people groups in the world are still unreached with the gospel?

  6. World Missions Quiz • Approximately how many people groups in the world are still unreached with the gospel? • 7,100

  7. Why are you going to the Middle East? • Isn’t it dangerous?

  8. The End of the Age?

  9. Some of Jesus’ Last Words “Make disciples of all the nations” Matthew 28:19 What is the sign of His Coming? … what will be thesign 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

  10. How are we doing? What is the status of making disciples of all people groups? Has the Gospel been preached in all the nations? Nations = ethne = ethnic people groups

  11. How Many Ethnic People Groups Are There? 16,600 Total Peoples by Country:

  12. How Many People Groups Are Considered Unreached? (Using criteria of less than 2% Christ-follower and less than 5% Adherent) 7,100 Current best estimate:

  13. Positive trends in global Christian missions

  14. Major Religions Annual Growth Rates Remarkable Growth of Christianity Evangelical Christianity is growing faster than Islam and two times faster than Buddhism and Hinduism.

  15. 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

  16. Transition to Non-Western Church There are now more true followers of Christ in China than in the United States.

  17. Acceleration of Bible Translation What happened after 1500 that caused such a dramatic rise? 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.

  18. 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.

  19. Rise of Latin American, African, Asian Missionaries Estimated missionaries sent by various countries over the next 15-20 years. • Koreans – 30,000 • Chinese – 50,000 • Filipinos – 10,000 • Nigerians – 15,000 • Indians – 40,000 • Latin Americans – 21,000

  20. 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.

  21. Negative trends in global Christian missions

  22. Growing Persecution of Christians • 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.

  23. 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.

  24. Imbalance in Missionary Distribution Question: What percentage of missionaries work among unreached peoples? Answer: Only about 1 in 10 missionaries work among unreached peoples.

  25. Answer:Less than a penny 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?

  26. Challenges to the Unfinished Task • Post-Christian Europe and North America • 86% of the world's Hindu, Muslims, and Buddhists do not know a Christian • Still 7,100 unreached people groups

  27. 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

  28. For more information contact:Joshua ProjectPO Box 62614Colorado Springs, CO 80962 USA719-886-4000www.joshuaproject.netinfo@joshuaproject.net

  29. 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.”

  30. Cuba

  31. Cuba has experienced one of the greatest revivals in modern times. 1989 Less than 200,000 believers 2013 More than 2 million believers

  32. 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

  33. 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.

  34. 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!"

  35. Middle East Project Prayer Team Commit to pray regularly

  36. Middle East Project Prayer Team Commit to pray regularly Commit to pray immediately when a request is sent

  37. Middle East Project Prayer Team Commit to pray regularly Commit to pray immediately when a request is sent Understand the prayer codes

  38. Financial donations will be used for • Ongoing expenses in Cuba • Travel to and from the Middle East • Donations may be mailed to: • Middle East Project • P.O. Box 451041 • Grove, OK 74345 • Or online at • www.newsonggrove.com

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