Why mission 3:16 Matters

THe Great Commision

You’ve heard it said that its called The Great Commission not the great suggestion! 

It can be easy to sit back and think it’s all being handled by others, but the statistics don’t lie there is still much work to be done. That’s why we believe this great mission can only be accomplished througH strategic partnerships that have far-reaching impact.

THE WORLD AT A GLANCE

There are more people alive today that do not know Jesus Christ than at any other time in history.

CURRENT POPULATION:

7.1 Billion

Our WORLD BY MAJOR RELIGIONS

Our WORLD BY People groups

Countries with the most unreached people groups

Unreached: Defined by less than 2% Christ-followers, and less than 5% Professing Christians

42% of our world live in this category = 3,300,000,000

Frontier: Defined by less than 0.1% Professing ChristianS (most unreached)

  • TOTAL: 2,373

    UNREACHED: 2,135 (90%)

    FRONTIER: 1,790 (75%)

  • TOTAL: 835

    UNREACHED: 828 (99%)

    FRONTIER: 805 (96%)

  • TOTAL: 545

    UNREACHED: 443 (81%)

    FRONTIER: 275 (50%)

  • TOTAL: 311

    UNREACHED: 289 (93%)

    FRONTIER: 242 (78%)

  • TOTAL: 270

    UNREACHED: 259 (96%)

    FRONTIER: 194 (72%)

WHEre missions work is happening:

86% of all unreached people groups (6,200) live among the 67 countries in the 10/40 window.

5 out of every 6 unreached people groups are located in this swath of geography between 10 and 40 degrees north, from west Africa to East Asia.

90% of all foreign missionaries serve among already reached people groups.

10% work among the unreached groups.

91% of evangelistic/outreach endeavours targets specifically other Christians.

WHERE MOST MISSIONS MONEY IS BEING SPENT:

Those 38 countries represent 605 million people and only 0.1% of missions money goes to reach them

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Sources: Joshua Project, World Christian Database, progress.bible, Wycliffe, Operation World, World Impact Ministries, World Evangelism Research, AD 2001 Reality Check