NAMB First Generation Immigration Results from National Leaders

2 Methodology  Online survey conducted among 5 groups: 1. National/regional leaders 2. Missionaries 3. Professors 4. Pastors 5. Laity  This report focuses on responses from leaders of national and regional organizations  Evangelical denominations and para-church ministries were invited to participate by phone and ;  The survey was conducted between July 21 – September 2, 2009 for the North American Mission Board

NAMB First Generation Immigration Results from National Leaders by Country

4 74 national and regional respondents participated in the study including the following organizations:  IVCF Canada  Missions Door CA, International  Immigration Service and Aid Center  Mosaix Global Network  Assemblies of God  The Wesleyan Church  Instituto Biblico Bautista Hispano  Mission to North America (PCA)  LAX Urban Center

5 74 national and regional respondents participated in the study including the following organizations:  Southern Asia Fellowship  China Outreach Ministries  EFCA West  Ukrainian Baptist Convention USA  EL CIELO Ministries  Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod  Genesis Alliance  Global Recordings Network  Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

6 74 national and regional respondents participated in the study including the following organizations:  World Relief  North American Mission Board  Community Servants, Inc  Restoration House Ministries  Esperanza  Church of the Nazarene  Hispanics for Christ  Karen Christian Fellowship  United Methodist Church

7 74 national and regional respondents participated in the study; the following organizations identified themselves:  Foursquare Gospel Church  American Missionary Fellowship  SIHOP (Southern IL Hispanic Outreach Project)  Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)  SBC state conventions: MO, CA, AZ, WY, SBTC, FL, AR, VA, DC  3 SBC associations  Wesleyan districts: Wisconsin, South Coastal, Kansas, Pacific Southwest, Greater Ohio  9 churches with regional ministries

8 Accurately Interpreting the Data  Please note that all data in this report is based on the responses of the participating national and regional organizational leaders and does not claim to be exhaustive or comprehensive beyond what has been reported by these organizations.

9 First generation immigrants may come from any of 202 countries – The number of organizations (among the 74 national and regional respondents) working among each group varies widely

10 51 of 202 countries have no organizations working among their immigrants to North America Q1. Thinking of all of the first generation immigrant groups with whom your organization ministers in North America, from which of the following countries did they immigrate? None of the national or regional organizations responding currently minister to immigrants from the following countries Bahrain Belgium Brunei Darussalam Burkina Faso Cyprus Denmark Djibouti Finland Guinea Bissau Vatican City Ireland Kiribati Latvia Lesotho Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Maldives Malta Mauritania Monaco Montenegro Morocco Nagorno- Karabakh Namibia Nauru New Zealand Niger Northern Cyprus Norway Oman Palau Qatar San Marino Sao Tome & Principe Senegal Seychelles Slovenia Solomon Islands Suriname Svalbard & Jan Mayen Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Transnistria Tunisia Turkmenistan Tuvalu Western Sahara Zambia

11 First generation immigrants from 34 countries had only a single organization ministering to them Q1. Thinking of all of the first generation immigrant groups with whom your organization ministers in North America, from which of the following countries did they immigrate? Number of the national or regional organizations responding that currently minister to immigrants from the following countries 1 organization Abkhazia Andorra Antigua & Barbuda Australia Benin Botswana Chad Comoros Gabon Greece Grenada 1 organization Palestinian Territory Papua New Guinea Saint Kitts & Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Serbia Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Togo Tonga Vanuatu 1 organization Guadeloupe Iceland Kazakstan Kyrgyzstan Libya Macedonia Marshall Islands Mauritius Moldova Mozambique Netherlands

12 Q1. Thinking of all of the first generation immigrant groups with whom your organization ministers in North America, from which of the following countries did they immigrate? Number of the national or regional organizations responding that currently minister to immigrants from the following countries 2 organizations Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic East Timor Equatorial Guinea Estonia 2 organizations Georgia Guinea Kosovo Kuwait Malawi Mali Poland Slovakia Yemen 3 organizations Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Bulgaria Congo Cote D’Ivoire Croatia Czech Republic Gambia Jordan Malaysia Micronesia 3 organizations Mongolia Portugal Rwanda Samoa Saudi Arabia South Africa Turkey Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Zimbabwe First generation immigrants from 42 countries had two or three organizations ministering to them

13 28 of 202 countries have four to six organizations working among their immigrants to North America Q1. Thinking of all of the first generation immigrant groups with whom your organization ministers in North America, from which of the following countries did they immigrate? Number of the national or regional organizations responding that currently minister to immigrants from the following countries 4 organizations Barbados Congo, Democratic Republic of Dominica Egypt Fiji Guyana Israel Italy Lebanon Romania Sri Lanka Uzbekistan 5 organizations Bangladesh Burundi Germany Hungary Singapore Somalia 6 organizations Afghanistan Bahamas Belize Bosnia & Herzegovina France Ghana Laos Russia Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay

14 47 of 202 countries have 7 or more organizations working among their immigrants to North America Q1. Thinking of all of the first generation immigrant groups with whom your organization ministers in North America, from which of the following countries did they immigrate? Number of the national or regional organizations responding that currently minister to immigrants from the following countries Argentina 23 Bhutan 9 Bolivia 15 Brazil 22 Cambodia 10 Chile 20 China 30 Colombia 25 Costa Rica 17 Cuba 19 Dominican Republic 17 Ecuador 18 El Salvador 29 Eritrea 8 Ethiopia 14 Guatemala 34 Haiti 17 Honduras 28 Hong Kong 14 India 18 Indonesia 13 Iran 10 Iraq 14 Jamaica 9 Japan 20 Kenya 8 North Korea 10 South Korea 21 Liberia 14 Mexico 53 Myanmar 13 Nepal 10 Nicaragua 20 Nigeria 11 Pakistan 11 Panama 18 Paraguay 11 Peru 22 Philippines 22 Sierra Leone 8 Spain 11 Sudan 11 Taiwan 12 Thailand 15 Ukraine 7 Venezuela 21 Vietnam 16

15 First generation immigrants from half the world’s countries have little or no national/ regional efforts underway to reach them Q1. Thinking of all of the first generation immigrant groups with whom your organization ministers in North America, from which of the following countries did they immigrate? Percentage of birth countries ministered to by each number of responding organizations doing work among first generation immigrants in North America No national/regional organizations working among these immigrant groups One or two national/regional organizations working among these immigrant groups 7 or more national/ regional organizations working among these immigrant groups 3 to 6 national/regional organizations working among these immigrant groups

16 Countries of origin whose immigrants have the most national and regional ministries working among them Q1. Thinking of all of the first generation immigrant groups with whom your organization ministers in North America, from which of the following countries did they immigrate? Number of the national or regional organizations responding that currently minister to immigrants from the following countries Colombia 25 Argentina 23 Brazil 22 Peru 22 Philippines 22 Top 5 Mexico 53 Guatemala34 China 30 El Salvador29 Honduras 28 South Korea 21 Venezuela 21 Chile 20 Japan 20 Nicaragua 20

17 The heart language was identified for the first generation immigrants among whom national and regional organizations minister – 24 specific languages were tested

18 Languages spoken by first generation immigrants as their heart language Number of responding organizations serving among first generation immigrants speaking each language Q2. What language(s) do these first generation immigrants speak as their heart language?

19 Languages spoken by first generation immigrants as their heart language continued Number of responding organizations serving among first generation immigrants speaking each language Q2. What language(s) do these first generation immigrants speak as their heart language?

20 Languages spoken by first generation immigrants as their heart language continued Number of responding organizations serving among first generation immigrants speaking each language Q2. What language(s) do these first generation immigrants speak as their heart language?

21 Languages spoken by first generation immigrants as their heart language continued Number of responding organizations serving among first generation immigrants speaking each language Q2. What language(s) do these first generation immigrants speak as their heart language?

22 National and regional leaders reported the number of missionaries and church planters they have working among first generation immigrants from each country

23 National and regional * organizations report a total of 3,757 missionaries church planters working among first generation immigrants Q3. Please indicate the approximate number of missionaries and/or church planters affiliated with your organization who work among first generation immigrant groups in North America. (If you don’t know for sure, please make your best estimate.) Average Number of Missionaries and/or Church Planters affiliated with a responding organization working among first generation immigrant groups in North America. Mean: 54Median: 12 *Regional or district responses may include some of the same missionaries and church planters reported by their national organization

24 86 Hong Kong 83 Nicaragua 82 Brazil 72 Chile 68 India 66 Taiwan 62 Colombia 61 Myanmar 61 Philippines 1,715 Mexico 549 South Korea 188 Guatemala 163 China 162 Cuba 159 El Salvador 151 Haiti 135 Honduras 103 Venezuela 57 Peru 54 Ukraine 53 Vietnam 52 Iran 51 Slovakia 50 Costa Rica Q4. Thinking of the missionaries and/or church planters in your organization from question 3 who work among each first generation immigrant groups, how many work among each immigrant group listed below? (The same missionary may be counted more than once if they work among multiple groups.) Number of Missionaries and/or Church Planters reported by national or regional organizations working among first generation immigrant groups from each country First generation immigrants from 24 countries have more than 50 missionaries or church planters in North America

25 29 Cambodia 29 Eritrea 29 North Korea 28 Bhutan 28 Japan 26 Sierra Leone 25 Bosnia & Herzegovina 24 Afghanistan 24 Thailand 23 Uzbekistan 48 Panama 42 Ethiopia 40 Argentina 37 Indonesia 37 Nigeria 37 Sudan 35 Dominican Republic 35 Liberia 34 Ecuador 33 Iraq Q4. Thinking of the missionaries and/or church planters in your organization from question 3 who work among each first generation immigrant groups, how many work among each immigrant group listed below? (The same missionary may be counted more than once if they work among multiple groups.) 22 Burundi 22 Somalia 22 Spain 21 Congo, Democratic Republic of 21 Rwanda 20 Angola 20 Kosovo 20 Zimbabwe First generation immigrants from 28 countries have missionaries or church planters in North America Number of Missionaries and/or Church Planters reported by national or regional organizations working among first generation immigrant groups from each country

26 First generation immigrants from 35 countries have two to nineteen missionaries or church planters in North America 19 Uruguay 16 Bolivia 16 Jamaica 16 Pakistan 15 Ghana 15 Romania 14 Russia 12 Laos 11 Nepal 10 Paraguay 9 Kenya 9 Malaysia 6 Comoros 6 Fiji 6 Syria 6 Uganda 5 Belize 5 Germany 5 Guyana 5 Saudi Arabia 5 Trinidad and Tobago 4 Bahamas 4 Israel 4 Turkey Q4. Thinking of the missionaries and/or church planters in your organization from question 3 who work among each first generation immigrant groups, how many work among each immigrant group listed below? (The same missionary may be counted more than once if they work among multiple groups.) Number of Missionaries and/or Church Planters reported by national or regional organizations working among first generation immigrant groups from each country 3 Albania 3 France 3 Hungary 3 Serbia 3 Sri Lanka 3 Togo 2 Cote D’Ivoire 2 Egypt 2 Mongolia 2 Portugal 2 Singapore

27 Algeria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Barbados Cameroon Central African Republic Congo Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Gambia Georgia First generation immigrants from 24 countries have a single missionary or church planter in North America Number of Missionaries and/or Church Planters reported by national or regional organizations working among first generation immigrant groups from each country Guinea Italy Jordan Kuwait Mali Micronesia Palestinian Territory Papua New Guinea Poland South Africa United Arab Emirates Yemen Q4. Thinking of the missionaries and/or church planters in your organization from question 3 who work among each first generation immigrant groups, how many work among each immigrant group listed below? (The same missionary may be counted more than once if they work among multiple groups.)

28 The average receptivity to the Gospel among first generation immigrants as indicated by national and regional leaders

29 On average first generation immigrants are somewhat receptive to the Gospel according to national and regional leaders Not Receptive Very at all Receptive Average receptivity to the Gospel among first generation immigrants from ALL countries reported by national and regional leaders Q5. Among the first generation immigrant groups with whom your organization works, please indicate each group’s overall receptivity to the Gospel. Receptivity includes both the speed and the ease with which someone who hears the Gospel responds in belief and repentance.

30 First generation immigrant groups that are more receptive to the Gospel according to national and regional leaders Average receptivity to the Gospel among first generation immigrants reported by national and regional leaders by country Q5. Among the first generation immigrant groups with whom your organization works, please indicate each group’s overall receptivity to the Gospel. Receptivity includes both the speed and the ease with which someone who hears the Gospel responds in belief and repentance. Ecuador4.2 Guatemala4.2 Liberia4.1 Honduras4.0 El Salvador4.0 Myanmar4.0 Brazil4.0 Costa Rica4.0 Kenya4.0 Mexico4.0 Nicaragua3.9 South Korea3.9 Peru3.8 Jamaica3.8 Cuba3.7 Argentina3.7 Ethiopia3.6 Philippines3.6 Dominican Republic3.6 China3.6 Colombia3.6 Bolivia3.5 Haiti3.5 Venezuela Not Receptive Very at all Receptive Minimum 5 leaders responding

31 First generation immigrant groups that are somewhat receptive to the Gospel according to national and regional leaders Average receptivity to the Gospel among first generation immigrants reported by national and regional leaders by country Q5. Among the first generation immigrant groups with whom your organization works, please indicate each group’s overall receptivity to the Gospel. Receptivity includes both the speed and the ease with which someone who hears the Gospel responds in belief and repentance. Panama3.4 Chile3.4 Sierra Leone3.3 Hong Kong3.3 Sudan3.3 Paraguay3.3 Taiwan3.3 Nigeria3.2 Thailand3.2 Bhutan3.1 Nepal3.0 Ukraine3.0 Cambodia3.0 Eritrea3.0 North Korea Not Receptive Very at all Receptive Minimum 5 leaders responding

32 First generation immigrant groups that are less receptive to the Gospel according to national and regional leaders Average receptivity to the Gospel among first generation immigrants reported by national and regional leaders by country Q5. Among the first generation immigrant groups with whom your organization works, please indicate each group’s overall receptivity to the Gospel. Receptivity includes both the speed and the ease with which someone who hears the Gospel responds in belief and repentance. Vietnam2.9 Spain2.9 Indonesia2.8 India2.5 Pakistan2.5 Japan2.3 Iran2.2 Iraq Not Receptive Very at all Receptive Minimum 5 leaders responding

33 The level of change in participation/ attendance among first generation immigrant believers from each country as estimated by national and regional leaders

34 Across all first generation immigrant groups, the average national/ regional organization saw a few more participants Q8. Among the first generation immigrant groups with whom your organization works, please indicate the level of change in participation/attendance over the last year. Average change in participation/attendance over the last year among first generation immigrants from ALL countries reported by national and regional leaders Mean: 3.4

35 Argentina 3.3 Bhutan 3.6 Bolivia 3.2 Brazil 3.6 Cambodia 4.0 Chile 3.1 China 3.6 Colombia 3.3 Costa Rica 3.5 Cuba 3.4 Dominican Republic 3.5 Ecuador 3.3 El Salvador 3.5 Ethiopia 3.2 Guatemala 3.5 Haiti 3.6 Honduras 3.6 Hong Kong 3.6 India 3.1 Indonesia 3.6 Iran 3.2 Iraq 3.6 Japan 2.9 South Korea 3.8 Liberia 3.6 Mexico 3.9 Myanmar 4.3 Nepal 3.6 Nicaragua 3.3 Nigeria 3.2 Pakistan 3.4 Panama 3.2 Paraguay3.3 Peru3.3 Philippines 3.5 Spain 2.8 Sudan3.9 Taiwan 3.9 Thailand 3.9 Venezuela 3.2 Vietnam 4.0 Q8. Among the first generation immigrant groups with whom your organization works, please indicate the level of change in participation/attendance over the last year Many LessLessAbout the sameMoreMany more (Decrease 10%+)(Decrease <10%)(Growth <10%)(Growth 10%+) Average national/ regional organization’s change in number of participants by first generation immigrant group Minimum 5 leaders responding

36 New work planned in the next 3 years among first generation immigrant believers from additional countries as estimated by national and regional leaders

37 Percentage of organizations planning to begin work in the next 3 years among first generation immigrants from additional countries Q11. Is your organization planning to begin work in the next 3 years among first generation immigrants from any additional countries with whom you are not currently working? No

38 National/ regional ministries plan to begin work among first generation immigrants from 9 countries that currently are not being ministered to None of the national or regional organizations responding currently minister to immigrants from the following countries, but one organization plans to begin work among them in the next 3 years Bahrain Belgium Brunei Darussalam Namibia Norway Palau Senegal Sweden Switzerland Q12. Please indicate the countries of origin of those additional first generation immigrant groups that you are planning to begin work in the next 3 years.

39 National or regional organizations have no work and do not plan to begin work among first generation immigrants from 42 countries None of the national or regional organizations responding currently minister to immigrants from the following countries Burkina Faso Cyprus Denmark Djibouti Finland Guinea Bissau Vatican City Ireland Kiribati Latvia Lesotho Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Maldives Malta Mauritania Monaco Montenegro Morocco Nagorno-Karabakh Nauru New Zealand Niger Northern Cyprus Oman Qatar San Marino Sao Tome & Principe Seychelles Slovenia Solomon Islands Suriname Svalbard & Jan Mayen Swaziland Transnistria Tunisia Turkmenistan Tuvalu Western Sahara Zambia Q12. Please indicate the countries of origin of those additional first generation immigrant groups that you are planning to begin work in the next 3 years.

40 No additional national/ regional organizations plan to begin working among immigrants from of these 62 countries: Bahamas Bolivia Botswana Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Chad Comoros Congo Costa Rica Croatia Dominica East Timor Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Mali Mauritius Moldova Mongolia Mozambique Nepal Netherlands Papua New Guinea Paraguay Poland Saint Kitts & Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Gabon Gambia Georgia Greece Grenada Guadeloupe Guinea Hungary Iceland Italy Jamaica Kyrgyzstan Liberia Macedonia Malawi Malaysia Q12. Please indicate the countries of origin of those additional first generation immigrant groups that you are planning to begin work in the next 3 years. Spain Sri Lanka Tajikistan Tanzania Togo Trinidad & Tobago Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uzbekistan Vanuatu Yemen Zimbabwe

41 1 additional Abkhazia Andorra Angola Antigua & Barbuda Australia Austria Azerbaijan Barbados Belize Benin Bhutan Brazil Bulgaria Chile 1 additional China Colombia Cote D’Ivoire Czech Republic Dominican Republic Ecuador Fiji France Germany Ghana Guyana Hong Kong Indonesia Israel 1 additional Serbia Somalia South Africa Sudan Syria Thailand Tonga Turkey Ukraine Uruguay Venezuela Q12. Please indicate the countries of origin of those additional first generation immigrant groups that you are planning to begin work in the next 3 years. One additional national/ regional organizations plans to begin working among immigrants from of these 53 countries: 1 additional Jordan Kosovo Kuwait Laos Libya Marshall Islands Micronesia North Korea South Korea Nicaragua Panama Portugal Romania Samoa

42 Multiple national/regional organizations plan to begin work among first generation immigrants from 36 countries 3 additional Afghanistan Cambodia Haiti Honduras India Iran Pakistan Rwanda Vietnam 4 additional Guatemala Myanmar Russia Q12. Please indicate the countries of origin of those additional first generation immigrant groups that you are planning to begin work in the next 3 years. 2 additional Albania Algeria Argentina Armenia Bangladesh Belarus Bosnia & Herzegovina Central African Republic Congo, Democratic Republic of Cuba Egypt 2 additional El Salvador Japan Kazakstan Kenya Lebanon Mexico Nigeria Palestinian Territory Peru Philippines Saudi Arabia Taiwan 6 additional Iraq

NAMB First Generation Immigration Results from National Leaders