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Explore the transformative impact of partnership in missions, particularly between established mother churches and young, growing congregations. This initiative aims to assist persecuted Christians and evangelize in areas of need. Drawing insights from biblical texts like Acts, witness how emerging churches tap into their potential by independently sending missionaries, often acting more advanced than their older counterparts. In a world grappling with diverse religious landscapes, we highlight the importance of cross-cultural collaboration and targeted efforts to reach unreached people groups, mobilizing prayer and sacrifice for impactful mission work.
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Partnership in Missions Acts 11: 19-30 Acts 9: 26-31 Acts 13: 1-3
Partnership in Missions • Mother church assisting the persecuted & evangelizing Christians • Young growing church taping unused potential (Result of former partnership of Barnabas) • Mother church in need – assisted by young church (Young church independently sending missionaries and is acting more advanced than older church)
EUROPE LATIN AMERICA PACIFIC AFRICA NORTH AMERICA ASIA WHAT PERCENT OF CHRISTIANS ARE EVANGELICAL IN FAITH? 30% 0% 10% 20% 40%
Evangelicals in Europe Post-Christian Europe Anti-Christian Europe?
Where we are now • The Majority World Church
3% CROSS-CULTURAL MISSIONARIES WHERE DO THEY COME FROM?
The World’s Mission Force West 70%? Majority World
II. The Task Remaining Geography and Population
Majority Religion Buddhist Non-religious Christian Islam Hindu
And this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached as a testimony to all nations and then the end will come Matthew 24:14 ethne
II. The Task Remaining Unreached Peoples
Countries with the Most Unreached Peoples Country # Peoples # Unreached Peoples China Nepal India Pakistan Bangladesh
II. The Task Remaining Imbalanced Sending
World Population Foreign Missionaries
II. The Task Remaining Strategic Issues
III. Getting The Job Done • Priorities • Mobilizing • Sacrifice • Partnership • Prayer
William Carey --1761-1834 1792 Start of modern Missions