The Finishing the Task initiative suggests this number may be significantly lower. Data is not as precise as it appears. Bulk shipping + donated materials and a lot of volunteer labor means that, when numbers are crunched, every $1 you donate puts 10 pounds of the gospel into the 10/40 window. Jesus could have said, go and make disciples of everyone in all nations, or simply, go and make disciples of everyone, but that wouldnt make sense because He said many are called, but few are chosen (Matt 22:14). You are not allowed to take a bible there. The text on page 161 says "The disturbing truth is that there may still be nearly 2 billion individuals who have never had a chance to hear the Gospel. (Barrett and Johnson 2001, 656) The Church has roughly 3,000 times the financial resources and 9,000 times the manpower needed to finish the Great Commission. The situation is worse in areas where the Gospel has least spread. Another way is to focus on the unreached people groups wherever they may be in . this group have ha not accepted it. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. While thats a big statement, think about why we know its true. (Joshua Project) 70,000+ people die everyday in the unreached world without Jesus. sometimes seen 10,000 new converts daily. They may have limited access to the Scriptures in trade or major languages, but no access in their heart language. Nazarene Missions International resources, Unreached people group of the day (photo and description), 865 million unreached Muslims or followers of Islam in 3330 That doesnt really matter though because all of us have no excuse, wherever we live (Rom 1:18-21). Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. 3. The map was in their last newsletter, but you can also see it on their website. to the Gospel. And also youre harming peolples trust in you and their testimony based on your not so right list. less than 2% Christ-follower and less than 5% Professing Christian? We believe this is the most effective way in finishing the great commission. The statistics of the numbers of non-Christians can be staggering [ fate of the unevangelized ], "I will praise you among the nations, O Lord" -- Psalm 18:49. As of Nov. 27, 2019, according to our calculations, the gospel has reached every living person on the planet. For every dollar of Christian resources less than one penny is directed at reaching unreached peoples. It is alsonot about which countries do or do not have physical church buildings or the presence of Christian communities. The 10/40 Window region, where most unreached peoples reside, has some of the lowest internet penetration. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?" 17Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. So, lets take these two passages one at a time. David Platt serves as a pastor in metro Washington, D.C. Despite Christs command to evangelize, 67% of all humans from AD 30 to the present day have never even heard the name of Jesus Christ. window: As a quick bit of research will show, there are huge variations economically, culturally, Of the 5.8 billion people in our world, 1.2 billion (around 20%) have yet to hear the Gospel. Javascript is disabled in your web browser. God is laying claim on the entire creation, and you are being swept up into that glorious plan. The fact is that the Western Church, which has more than enough resources to evangelize these people groups, has grown preoccupied with local work and has refused to place a priority in reaching these unreached people groups. lol. Only about 10% of Muslims in Asia personally know a Christian, whereas about 70% of Muslims in North America know a Christian. Ultimately, again, this is not our list. Bhutan Burkina Faso Notice several things: "God always punishes people because of what they know and fail to believe.". . VOMs map is a stunning visual of the great need for truth. To say that a people group is unengaged means there are definitely no missionaries, in all likelihood no outreach, no church or fellowship of believers, no Christian materials, and few if any Bibles in these people groups. Paul even wanted to go to Spain. Has Everyone Heard? | Joshua Project Together we can change that! Jesus came and said to them, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Those who deny the obvious existence of God are only suppressing this knowledge, which means in the Greek, they are holding down by force this knowledge; therefore, they really are without excuse.. The majority of the world's Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs live in the 10/40 Window. Instead, they are sentenced to hell based on the fact they are sinners. grace. There is no way to know how long it will be; we can only know that it will be! What About Those Who Have Never Heard? - Desiring God Data from the International Mission Board (IMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest denominational mission board in the world, suggests that there are possibly over 3,000 ethnic people groups that are not only unreached, but also completely unengaged meaning there is no known active on-site church planting effort underway and few, if any, know believers. Gospel on the Move Colossians 1:5-6 says, referring to "the hope laid up for you in heaven," "Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth." Internet World Statistics. Which Countries to date have not heard the Gospel of Jesus? An average of 160,000 a day hear the message of redemption in Christ for the first time. Thank you!. We are writing to say Thank You for the Christian books, Bibles and Sunday school materials. For evangelistic purposes it is "the largest group within which the gospel can spread as a church planting movement without encountering barriers of understanding or acceptance." Please enable it, Steve Schmidt teaching on How to Rule Over Your Mind, https://lovepackages.org/category/testimonials/india/, https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/world-watch-list/colombia/. Remember, the most of early church lived with the expectation that Jesus was coming back in their lifetime. the areas once ruled by the ancient Babylonian and Persian empires as well as much of Asia So whats the solution? Operation World presents data suggesting that after peaking in the mid-1990s the growth rate of both Christianity in general and Evangelicals (an approximation of true Christ-followers) has slowed significantly. they all have in common are geographic location and significant percentages of unbelievers. Together Missions statistics:21st century world If we are going to obey the Great Commission, the Great Imbalance needs to be rectified. Portugal Qatar 91 views, 2 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 1 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Apostles Lutheran Church: Proclaim the Victory! 39, No. Over 3 billion people in over 7,000 people groups are currently unreached by the gospel. Ultimately, though, the list is not ours, so we cannot change it. Now that weve reviewed the timeless truths that God can reach people anytime, anywhere, we can answer the question of what happens to people who never hear the gospel. What Happens to People Who Never Hear the Gospel? May God give us the necessary urgency My question has to do with Pauls words in Colossians 1:6, where he speaks of the gospel that has come to you, as indeed in the whole world. He maybe suggested that the gospel had already reached the whole world in his lifetime. The current rate of missions sending and giving is nowhere close to keeping up with population increases. majority of the world's Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs live in the 10/40 Window. . Its not amazing that only a few are saved (Matt 7:21-23; Luke 13); its amazing that anyone is saved. Almost all of the world's 55 least-evangelized countries are in the 10/40 Window. In several 10/40 Window countries, Christians suffer physical persecution and even death for The 10/40 Window concept is one way of looking at the task yet to be done in world Due to anti-Christianity hostility and stringent government restrictions, many On the other hand, this also means none of us are without excuse because God has written His name in our hearts. Stratus synthesizes reliable data from different sources to clearly display the worlds most urgent spiritual and physical needs in an intuitive tool. The past three month I went to Myansalii village. Many of these, such as the United States, did not exist as entities when Jesus gave the command. Along with his wife and children, he lives in the Washington, D.C. metro area. earth with the good news of Jesus Christ. So what does Paul mean when he says that the hope of the gospel has already been proclaimed in all creation? According to the Joshua Project there are more than 4,000 people groups that are less than 2% Christian. Ephesians 2 tells us that we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. If God is loving and good, how will He resolve the destiny of so many people who will never get a chance to be introduced to Christ? Cambodia Chad little or no access to the Gospel [, PowerPoint on relational, friendship evangelism [. While the Gospel has gone to every political country in the world, when Jesus commanded His followers to "make disciples of all the nations" in Matthew 28:18-20, He was not referring to political nations such as Canada, Kenya, Russia, etc. Jesus commanded His followers to make disciples from every nation meaning every ethnic people group. The quality of a whole culture may be changed when two percent of its people have a new vision." The coin doesnt know about it being lost, he said that I am the same as the lost coin. gone before us when we claim we are being persecuted for our faith in the U.S." Louise Out of over 7 billion people in the world, 2.3 billion, or 30.9%, adhere to the Christian faith. Number one, the gospel is not merely local, not merely tribal, not parochial, not limited to any one tribe or class or ethnicity or language or culture or city like Colossae. You can change the title of your list, or you can do some research first and remove those countries that shouldnt be on the Illegal list. Thats all its translating: the proclaimed., It is a straightforward aorist passive participle in agreement with the word gospel. Unfortunately, the presence of a Christian building does not always correlate with that kind of freedom, but we hope and pray that it does in Iran! We, as believers who are already a part of Gods family have a responsibility to share the gospel with those God puts in our path. 80 percent of the world's people have access to at least some portion of the Bible in a To make, not just a convert, but a disciple of Jesus requires the Scriptures to be available in the mother tongue. including India and China. (Baxter 2007, 12). In the last 40 years, over 1 billion people have died who have never heard of Jesus, and around 30 million people this year will perish without hearing the message of salvation. (World Evangelization Research Center) How are we supposed to take the Gospel to the unevangelized if we dont even know about them? After all, His ways are higher than our ways. Saudi Arabia Senegal Sudan countriesNazarene missions That means for mother-tongue speakers of those 1,800 languages no Scripture exists at all. Why? VOM is working hard to get bibles into these countries, and we are honored to be working toward the same goal. She lives in Minden, Nebraska with her kids, high school sweetheart, and three cats who are her entourage around the homestead. Using this definition, we discover that there are somewhere between 242 and 361 unreached people groups living in the United States right . The number of unreached people is higher now than ever before. Bush asked believers to draw an imaginary rectangle on the globe going from 10 degrees World evangelism statistics: Of the 55 least evangelized countries, 97% of their population So, he didnt believe that the gospel had been preached in all creation under heaven. This is the reason why GCP works exclusively with native missionaries that are spreading the Gospel inside unreached people groups. Although the church has made great progress in evangelizing the world, the statistics here show that there is still a lot of work to be done. Finally, it is worth noting that in many larger countries, especially, experiences vary based on specific location. Again, all nations do not mean all people in all nations, since that is logistically impossible. You can find all the episodes on LifeAudio.com. Add to these the work of missionaries and Bible tracts that have been distributed worldwide, so on the surface at least, it appears that all nations have been reached. It does not say, has been proclaimed it is proclaimed in all creation. Everywhere it goes, it is being proclaimed, and it is bearing fruit. Put another way, churches are spending approximately 1% of our missions resources among the 3 billion people in 7,000 people groups who havent heard the gospel. On the other hand, this also means none of us. Mail: PO Box 120963 Clermont, FL 34711 | info@globalcp.org | 352.243.2030, Copyright 2020 Global Commission Partners, all rights reserved. We are within range of penetrating every people group on the planet with the light of the gospel with more momentum than ever before in history. Through the working of the Holy Spirit, Christianity has become the largest religion in the world. Another factor to consider here is native missionaries. on Earth. In other words, more than 40% of the worlds people groups dont have sufficient access to the Gospel. By no means! Why did he say that? The Gospel of Jesus Christ has gone all over the world but has not been accepted all over the world. name because it covers Africa and Asia from 10 degrees latitude north of the equator to 40 The following two maps show the difference between a political country and the ethnic people groups in that country: The definition used by mission strategist for people group is "a significantly large grouping of individuals who perceive themselves to have a common affinity for one another because of their shared language, religion, ethnicity, residence, occupation, class or caste, situation, etc., or combinations of these." The gospel must be preached in order for people to hear it and so started the great commission. OpenDoors has a great page of info on Christian persecution in Columbia. . Ward describes as "where the Church is not yet." Unengaged means there are definitely no missionaries, and in all likelihood no outreach, no church, no Christian materials, and few, if any, Bibles in these people groups. Particularly among unreached peoples and places. So, this is not a call to remove missionaries from other areas of the world and send them all to Two-thirds of all people on earth Iran Has every human being whos ever lived been exposed to the gospel? Here are some of the startling findings: For every dollar of Christian resources less than one penny is directed at reaching unreached peoples. But heres the problem . For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them, his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. (Baxter 2007, 12) 60% of unreached people groups live in countries closed to missionaries from North America. Editors Note: The following excerpt is adapted from David Platts teaching during Secret Church 21, The Great Imbalance.. While these percentage figures are somewhat arbitrary, "we should not underestimate the significance of the small group of people who have a vision of a just and gentle world. Whoever isnt reached in all nations still has no excuse, because they know God exists, but they simply exchanged that truth for a lie (Rom 1:21-23). Havent most nations now been penetrated by the gospel? (Operation World p. 10) That translates to very close to two billion individuals, one in four individuals, without any knowledge of the Savior! (Baxter 2007, 12). Extremely low literacy rates are concentrated in three regions, the Arab states, South and West Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa, again highly unreached regions. While the percentage of the world who are unevangelized has decreased, the absolute number of unevangelized has increased. Its great to hear that people in Iran can access Christian communities and teaching. . When we repent of our sin and accept Jesus as our savior, He restores our relationship with God so that we might live with Him forever. Read what the Apostle Pauls response was to those who dont believe in God and why he says they have no excuse: For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. remain outside the reach of current evangelistic efforts. The problem is that the human race is sinful; we all reject this knowledge of God and rebel against Him ( Romans 1:21-23 ). It simply says that the gospel, which has come to you Colossians, is the very gospel that is bearing fruit and increasing everywhere it goes in the whole world. Here are some sobering facts about just the 50 largest unreached people groups: It is important to note that this does not mean every individual within an unreached people group has never heard of Jesus or the message of salvation. The words of James may apply to those of us who are wealthy compared to the rest of the world: "Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. The solution is that the translation which has been proclaimed, is not at all the most natural translation. dominant religions in many of these countries, and Christianity is often viewed with suspicion or We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers. I have no idea. Although there are countries where the Bible might be illegal, most of the countries listed are rather hard to get not illegal. Jordan The world today has almost 10,000 people groups; more than 4,000 of these people groups are considered unreached. The equator is the "0" latitude line with all of the other latitude lines labeled in And thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation. to reach unreached All Rights Reserved. Window harvest field! We can pray for missionaries, churches, and for God to use us to reach the unreached. It could be a missionary from your local church or it could be supporting organizations like Word on Fire whose mission is to get Bibles translated and into the hands as many people as possible around the world. Therefore, it is a great gospel. as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing., Now lets look at Colossians 1:23. We can also help spread the gospel by using our social media accounts, sending a text, or supporting organizations whose sole mission is to spread the gospel. (Winter et al., 3) Why then are there still more than 4,000 unreached people groups? Therefore, about one out of three people in the world do not have online access to spiritual information and the message of the Messiah. While it is certainly possible the Lord has been supernaturally at work among an unengaged group without outside involvement, this would not be the typical way He has ordained for the spread of the Gospel. Rather, hes saying, Thats the kind of gospel it is thats whats happening. unreached and least-reached people groups in the northern half of Africa, the Middle East, and needing missionaries to cross cultural and language barriers to tell them about God's redeeming We wanted to share VOMs great work in assembling this resource and also provide some context to the very nuance that you pointed out! THE 10/40 WINDOW. actually existed. Smith, Nazarene Bible College student, "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if World A is made up of the 33% of the world's population that claims to be "Christian.". He is author of. In many of the 67 countries represented in the 10/40 Window, witnessing the Christian Gospel means . Some went into Asia-Minor (now Turkey), others into Africa and Rome, while some even went as far as India and Great Britain (we believe). (Burma) Nepal Niger Oman Here are some facts to World Christian Trends, pg 656Todd Johnson, Global Atlas of Christianity, pg 296Bob Finley, Reformation in Foreign Missions, pg. Hes not a tribal deity. Much of this is concentrated in only eight countries (Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Pakistan) all countries with very high concentrations of unreached people groups. across 134 countries, Good news: Researcher David Barrett says the country which has Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. Please note that no one is claiming thatChristianity is illegal in these places. "We need another surge into the darkness! Korea (North and South) Kuwait With just 10% experienced the most rapid Christian expansion ever is China which in modern times has Is it possible that the gospels now been preached to all nations?. Notices that Jesus disciples are given an imperative command in the Greek, where it is says, Go therefore.. The world population is increasing, including the population among unreached peoples and places. I am from Iran and I can tell you that you are dead wrong by putting Iran under covert operations only. "Ethne" can simply mean any non-Jew i.e. For statistical agreement, numbers and percentages used here are based on the Ethnologue number. Finally, it is worth noting that in many larger countries, especially, experiences vary based on specific location. World Factbook. Consider for example the 135,000,000 unreached Shaikh of Bangladesh, the 59,000,000 unreached Brahman of India, 58,000,000 unreached Yadav of India or the 37,000,000 unreached Java Pesisir Lor of Indonesia, most of the individuals in these groups and thousands of other unreached people groups are completely ignorant of the King of Kings. It comes with some limitations, of course. "resistant belt.". researcher Justin Long has estimated that only about 10% of the global missionary force is people groups, "This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all Connect with her atwww.HeatherRiggleman.com or onFacebook. Its a big job, but its the very best use of our resources. Why dont they have any excuse? The French tracts are also being sent to Senegal to pastor [redacted] and to Uganda to the area where the Kampala camp is with 12,000 refugees. missionaries in the 10/40 Window have become creative in how they evangelize and disciple What Happens to Those Who Never Hear the Gospel? Unless something changes, huge numbers of these The common definition of an "unreached people group" is an ethnic and cultural group in which 2% or less of the population professes a form of Christianity that would loosely be called "evangelical.". She is a former award-winning journalist with over 2,000 articles published. The Atlas suggests there are over 2,000,000,000 (2 billion) individuals in World A. Atlas p. 312-313, As Ralph Winter aptly stated "The task of identifying and penetrating the remaining unreached peoples the great challenge of "discipling all the nations" still lies before us. For example, internet penetration is limited in rural parts of Asia and Africa. After describing numerous advances of the Gospel, Operation World states "The sobering fact is that, even with all this activity, probably 24-27% of the worlds population have not had the good news presented to them in a way they could appreciate and meaningfully respond to." Two passages in Romans explain this point further. of the rectangle and Asia forming the eastern end of it. Be a part of it find a place of historic significance in declaring "His glory among the nations! It is the kind of gospel that is proclaimed under all creation under heaven. In other words, the meaning is virtually the same as chapter 1:6: . anyone that would call themselves a "Christian.") It is a gospel proclaimed in all creation under heaven. Open Doors: 50 Gambia Gibraltar Greece Guinea Guinea-Bissau India political instability, and the influence of other religions. There are almost as many different strategies as there are ministries, and its breathtaking to consider how the Lord orchestrates his plans: One ministry prints, another uses cutting edge digital technology, another collects and recycles discarded material. This is the kind of people the Bible is talking about in Romans 10:14 when Paul asks (rhetorically) how people can believe in Jesus if they dont hear about him. The word Jesus used for nations in Greek is "ethne" from which we get the English word "ethnic". The only two things (Ralph Winter p. 536) Current data suggests there are about 17,400 distinct people groups when country boundaries are considered. Even if people have listended to missionaries, such as those of the Joshua Project, and rejected the message, they have at least heard of . The Gospel Proclaimed to All People Groups In fact, 70% of evangelical Christians have never even been told about the 1.6 billion unevangelized people in the world. How Many People Have Never Heard Of Jesus? - Proven Way An unreached people group is "a people group within which there is no indigenous community of believing Christians able to evangelize this people group." Some mission strategists have divided the world's population into Unless something changes, more people than ever before will go to hell without ever hearing the gospel. We must pray that God will call more and more laborers into the countries in the 10/40 International Religious Freedom, "God forgive us when we cheapen the sacrifice of those who have Even Saudi Arabia have heard of the gospel of Christ, what's remaining is the overall acceptance Re: Are There Countries, Places In The World Where The Gospel Has Not Been Preached? Heres verse 23: you have been reconciled to God if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven yikes and of which I, Paul, became a minister., Now, thats a real stumbling block for lots of people to read in their translation in verse 23, that the gospel in the first century, halfway through the first century, has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven. And its amazing to me how many commentators try to squeeze that stunning statement into the first century and say something like, Well, really the gospel had reached to what the first-century people assumed was all creation under heaven. To which I delicately say, Baloney.. Paul says its because his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. The fact of the matter is there are people who never heard the gospel beforethe coming of Christ. It does not say that the gospel has already been preached in the whole world. Laos Lebanon There are so many needs in the world today where the Gospel has not been preached, or is not even allowed. Consequently, it is imperative for all of us to know which nations (or ethnic groups) have not yet been reached with the good news of God's love in Christ, as well as how we can change that reality with the grace God has given us. The rankings are based on their research and the experiences of their ministers in each country. It doesnt say has been proclaimed. Thats not in the word at all. But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to come to you, I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain, and to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while.
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