1. THE STATE OF THE WORLD

2. State of the World 2013: The world today… -Population: over 7 billion -2.2 billion children -195 countries + territories & colonies -Increasing diversity -Largest city: Tokyo (32,450,000)

3. State of the World Largest cities (total MSA) 1.Tokyo, Japan 2.Seoul, South Korea 3.Mexico City, Mexico 4.New York City, US 5.Mumbai, India 6.Jakarta, Indonesia 7.Sáo Paulo, Brazil 8.Delhi, India 9.Ösaka/Kobe, Japan 10.Shanghai, China

4. State of the World GLOBAL TRENDS 1.Globalization (international integration) –medical care; communication; manufacturing 2.Urbanization –rural migration & suburban concentration 3.Technology –communication faster than ever dreamed

5. State of the World 4.Poverty –50% of world population lives on less than $2.50/day –1 billion children in poverty –extreme rich and poor 5.Power shift to the Global South –Also happening in worldwide Church

6. State of the World 6.New superpowers –China, India, Brazil 7.Hot-button issues –climate change –rights of women & children –universal access to safe water, good food, health care

7. State of the World 8.Increasing distrust of the U.S. Government and Americans.

8. State of the World CLOSER TO HOME: INDIANAPOLIS MSA population = 1.75 million (city 830,000) 58% White 27.2% Black/African-American 2.1% Asian 10% Hispanic/Latino “Least segregated city”? 11.8% of population below poverty line