1. Paul - prototype cross cultural missionary:
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations (Greek “ethnos”), and then the end will come.
Matthew 24:14
Paul - prototype cross cultural missionary:
It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation. Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.” Romans 15:20, 21 1

2. We are not going too far in our boasting, as would be the case if we had not come to you, for we did get as far as you with the gospel of Christ. Neither do we go beyond our limits by boasting of work done by others. Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our area of activity among you will greatly expand, so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. For we do not want to boast about work already done in another man's territory. 2 Corinthians 10:14-16
After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. Revelation 7:9 2

3. 10/40 Window

5. Christians and the Unevangelized
1 dot = 50,000 adherents. Blue dots represent Christians. Red dots represent unevangelized.
From: Operation World, State of the Gospel, YLG 2006, Malaysia 5

6. Afghanistan 0.0035 x proportional share
0.034
6.0 x proportional
share
0.0097
0.090
0.022
0.33
Data Source: World Christian Trends, Barrett & Johnson
0.29
0.97
Afghanistan x proportional share
Lowest Ratio (less than country’s portion)
< 1.0 (Has less than country’s fair share per person)
= 1.0 (Has country’s fair share per person)
> 1.0 (Has more than country’s fair share per person)
Ratios of Countries’ Portions of the World’s Christian Workers on a per Person Basis
Highest Ratio (more than country’s portion) 6

7. What if Lord intended equal access for all to Good News?
America has 6 times our proportional share of pastors and ministers
Of the 1,533,000 Christian workers in the U.S., 1.28 million or 83% of these Christian workers could perhaps become missionaries in another country in order to achieve global equity 7

8. Afghanistan 0.000072 x proportional share
0.017
0.0018
0.0083
Data Source: World Christian Trends, Barrett & Johnson
0.049
1.3
Afghanistan x proportional share
Lowest Ratio (less than country’s portion)
< 1.0 (Has less than country’s fair share per person)
= 1.0 (Has country’s fair share per person)
> 1.0 (Has more than country’s fair share per person)
Ratios of Countries’ Portions of the World’s Christian Income on a per Person Basis
Highest Ratio (more than country’s portion) 8

9. Number of Evangelism Offers per Person per Year
268 2
368
<1 16
<1 13
562 29
Afghanistan 0.03
Fewest
Data Source: World Christian Trends, Barrett & Johnson
Number of Evangelism Offers per Person per Year
Most 9

10. Non-Christians Who Know a Christian
From Atlas of Global Christianity

11. Responsiveness to Evangelism
From Atlas of Global Christianity

12. Least Reached = Unreached (People Group)
Less than 2% evangelical Christian
Less than 5% Christian adherents
People group = people with common language, culture, and understanding
From: JoshuaProject.net 12

13. These are not just numbers
These are real people
These are not just numbers
See (The Unreached -) “Did You Know?”, second from the top, video at < > 13

14. World Population Foreign Missionaries
From: Operation World, State of the Gospel, YLG 2006, Malaysia

15. Cross-cultural Missionaries per Million
From: Todd M. Johnson & Mission Frontiers Magazine, June 2000;
Stan Park, Ethne ’06

16. Missionary Distribution
90% of all missionaries sent are going to places where Christianity is the predominant religion
THERE ARE 70 CHURCH PLANTERS IN AUSTIN AND A CHURCH ON EVERY STREET IN AUSTIN

17. Missionary Presence
From: Operation World, State of the Gospel, YLG 2006, Malaysia

18. Percent Unevangelized Per Country
From: Operation World, State of the Gospel, YLG 2006, Malaysia 18

19. People groups that have not heard the Gospel.

20. Countries with the Most Unreached People Groups
Country # Peoples # Unreached
Peoples
India
2332
2082
China
499
406
Pakistan
401
386
Bangladesh
370
336
Nepal
315
292
China
Nepal
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
From: Operation World, State of the Gospel, YLG 2006, Malaysia

21. Unevangelized Population
Countries with Largest Populations of Unreached People
Unevangelized Population
(in millions)
Majority of the Unevangelized World 1
India
344,000,000 2
China
262,000,000 3
Pakistan
144,000,000 4
Indonesia
68,600,000 5
Iran
48,700,000 6
Thailand
34,100,000 7
Algeria
32,900,000 8
Morocco
30,900,000 9
Bangladesh
30,000,000 10
Afghanistan
26,000,000
From: Operation World, State of the Gospel, YLG 2006, Malaysia

22. Great Commission Prioritization of Countries
Data Source: Advocates for the Unreached
Note: Most of the purple nations are (small) islands
Lowest Priority
Great Commission Prioritization of Countries
Highest Priority

23. Each of us is a piece of the puzzle.
Every follower of Christ has the responsibility and joy of participating in the Great Commission
From: Let the Nations Be Glad PowerPoint file at < 23