Christian Missions

and the Future

Chapter 8

The Trinity

Holy Spirit Son

Father

Israel

A type for the Church

Prophets Kings

Priests

Nations

Temple

Zion

Ministry of Jesus

A model for the Church

Two by Two

as Apostles The Synagogue

The Twelve

Sender

Discipler

Shepherd

Ministry of Jesus

A model for the Church

Two by Two

as Apostles The Synagogue

The Twelve

Sender

Discipler

Shepherd

The Church in Acts

A missional church

Apostolic Teams Local Churches

Discipling Ministry

The Church in Acts

A missional church

Apostolic Teams Local Churches

Discipling Ministry

The Roman Catholic Church

in 1500

Church

Monastic Orders Universities

Pope

The Roman Catholic Church

in 1500

Church

Monastic Orders Universities

Pope

The Reformation

1500–1700

Denominations and Churches

Universities

No recognized

apostolic structure

for nearly 300 years

The Reformation

1500–1700

Denominations and Churches

Universities

No recognized

apostolic structure

for nearly 300 years

Protestants in the 20th

Century

Congregations

Training

Institutions

Mission

Agencies

“Para-Church” Predation

Congregations

Training

Institutions

Mission

Agencies

“Para-Church” Predation

Congregations

Training

Institutions

Mission

Agencies

The Church in the 21st

C

A missional Church once more?

Apostolic Teams Local Churches

Discipling Ministry

The Local Church

A Seedbed for Missions

Apostolic

Commitments Local

Fellowship

Discipling Ministries

On becoming a Missional Church

1. a clear vision statement on missions

2. a pastoral team committed to missions

3. an effective structure to handle the business of missions

4. a good missions policy statement

5. a regular program of teaching on missions to all Christians

6. missions, an integral part of every ministry in the church

7. a high profile for missions

8. a commitment to regular prayer for missions

9. a recruitment and training program to prepare harvesters

10. a realistic policy on giving and support

Definition of Missionary

GREEK: Apostoleo = I send with a message

Used in the Greek New Testament

English translations of the Bibles use the form Apostle

LATIN: Missiones = sending (plural)

First used for missionary by the Jesuits in 1598

The word does not occur in modern translations of the Bible,

but is used in common speech rather than the biblical “apostle”.

Christians and Missions

1,500 1,200 900 600 300 0 300

Christians in Millions

Near Cultural Cross-Cultural

Church

Attenders

Great Commission

Christians

Note: These statistics include all who belong to

one or more of the major Christian megablocs.

Christian Workers and Missions

12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2

Mission Trippers

Christian Workers in Millions

Near Cultural Cross-

Cultural

Christian

Workers

Christian workers of all Christian megablocs are included.

Mission trippers are predominantly those who are involved

in holiday or very short term field visits or ministry.

Cycle of Mission Ministry

SupportS

pecia

list

Training

Leaders

hip

Churc

h p

lanting

Evangelis

m

All mission-related

ministries can be

grouped into six

broad categories.

These include

multiple ministries

which often

straddle more than

one category.

There is a

progressive cycle

of ministry from

support to pioneer

evangelism, then

church planting,

then leadership

training, etc.

Cycle of Mission Ministry

SupportS

pecia

list

Training

Leaders

hip

Churc

h p

lanting

Evangelis

m

Justice issues

Ecological

Children/ Youth

Unreached peoples

Media evangelism

Mass evangelism

Environmental

Personal evangelism

Evangelism

Ecological Justice Issues Environmental

Children/Youth Unreached Peoples

Mass Evangelism Media Evangelism

Personal Evangelism

These lists are only

representative of a

wide range of

ministries that could

be listed here.

Cycle of Mission Ministry

SupportS

pecia

list

Training

Leaders

hip

Churc

h p

lanting

Evangelis

m

Justice issues

Ecological

Children/ Youth

Unreached peoples

Media evangelism

Mass evangelism

Environmental

Personal evangelism

Discipling

Anthropology

Team-building

Planting

Leadership development

Training

Teaching

Leadership

Development Anthropology Team-building Church Planting Training Teaching

Church

Planting

Discipling

These lists are only

representative of a

wide range of

ministries that could

be listed here.

Cycle of Mission Ministry

SupportS

pecia

list

Training

Leaders

hip

Churc

h p

lanting

Evangelis

m

Justice issues

Ecological

Children/ Youth

Unreached peoples

Media evangelism

Mass evangelism

Environmental

Personal evangelism

Discipling

Anthropology

Team-building

Planting

Leadership development

Training

Teaching

Theological Schools

TEE

Internet

Bible Correspondence Courses

Theological

Schools

Internet Studies

Correspondence

Courses

TEE

Training

These lists are only

representative of a

wide range of

ministries that could

be listed here.

Cycle of Mission Ministry

SupportS

pecia

list

Training

Leaders

hip

Churc

h p

lanting

Evangelis

m

Justice issues

Ecological

Children/ Youth

Unreached peoples

Media evangelism

Mass evangelism

Environmental

Personal evangelism

Discipling

Anthropology

Team-building

Planting

Leadership development

Training

Teaching

Theological Schools

TEE

Internet

Bible Correspondence Courses

International

Regional

Field

Partnerships

Strategy

Research

Mentoring

International

Regional

Field

Partnerships

Mentoring

Research

Leadership

Strategy

These lists are only

representative of a

wide range of

ministries that could

be listed here.

Cycle of Mission Ministry

SupportS

pecia

list

Training

Leaders

hip

Churc

h p

lanting

Evangelis

m

Justice issues

Ecological

Children/ Youth

Unreached peoples

Media evangelism

Mass evangelism

Environmental

Personal evangelism

Discipling

Anthropology

Team-building

Planting

Leadership development

Training

Teaching

Theological Schools

TEE

Internet

Bible Correspondence Courses

International

Regional

Field

Partnerships

Strategy

Research

Mentoring

Bible translation

Literacy

Education

Medical

Social

Relief and development

Aviation

Media

Internet

Literature

Education Media

Medical Literacy Aviation Internet

Specialist

Ministries

Literature

Social Bible translation

Relief and

Development

These lists are only

representative of a

wide range of

ministries that could

be listed here.

Cycle of Mission Ministry

SupportS

pecia

list

Training

Leaders

hip

Churc

h p

lanting

Evangelis

m

Justice issues

Ecological

Children/ Youth

Unreached peoples

Media evangelism

Mass evangelism

Environmental

Personal evangelism

Discipling

Anthropology

Team-building

Planting

Leadership development

Training

Teaching

Theological Schools

TEE

Internet

Bible Correspondence Courses

International

Regional

Field

Partnerships

Strategy

Research

Mentoring

Bible translation

Literacy

Education

Medical

Social

Relief and development

Aviation

Media

Internet

Literature

Administrative

Logistical

MK ministries

Member Care

Pastoral

Recruitment/Mobilization

Prayer ministry

Recruitment

Mobilization

Prayer ministry

Administration

Member care

MK ministries

Support

ministries

Logistics

Pastoral

These lists are only

representative of a

wide range of

ministries that could

be listed here.

Modern Definition of Missionary

The Christian missionary is someone commissioned by

a local church or denomination to evangelize and

disciple people outside his or her home area -- often

among people of a different race, culture, or language.

Counting Missionaries

There are differing perspectives on who is counted as a missionary that

vary with region and denomination:

1. North American

Anyone sent to evangelize, plant churches, or minister outside their own country.

2. European and Latin American

Anyone sent to evangelize, plant churches, or minister cross-culturally, whether in their own country or outside it.

3. African and Asian

Anyone sent to evangelize, plant churches, or minister outside their home area -- whether cross-culturally or not -- and whether in their own country or abroad.

The Operation World database allows for all three categories.

The number of missionaries sent

by a country in thousands.

GhanaNigeriaEthiopiaUgandaIndonesiaPhilippinesSouth AfricaBrazilUSAIndiaGermanyUkraineUKSwedenThailandMyanmarNetherlandsKorea, SAustraliaNepalCanadaSri LankaSwitzerlandNorwayNew ZealandChina, HKFinlandSingapore

The number of missionaries sent

by a country in thousands.

GhanaNigeriaEthiopiaUgandaIndonesiaPhilippinesSouth AfricaBrazilUSAIndiaGermanyUkraineUKSwedenThailandMyanmarNetherlandsKorea, SAustraliaNepalCanadaSri LankaSwitzerlandNorwayNew ZealandChina, HKFinlandSingapore

The average number of PAI churches

needed to send ONE missionary0.71.52.12.42.42.42.52.73.13.34.24.34.94.95.25.66.46.57.27.6

14.514.918.824.928.133.639.441.8

40

30

15

7

35

4

25

2

10

20

Years

of

Serv

ice

Near Culture 48% Cross Culture 52%

Short

Term

Workers

Married

Couples

Single

Workers

(Majority

being

Women)

Missionary

Career

Path

– A Model

40

30

15

7

35

4

25

2

10

20

Years

of

Serv

ice

Near Culture 48% Cross Culture 52%

Short

Term

Workers

Mature Ministries 14%

Best Years for

Cross-Cultural

Impact 26%

Field Experience

being acquired 45%

Preparation 15%

Ministry Phase

Married

Couples

Single

Workers

(Majority

being

Women)

Missionary

Career

Path

– A Model

The Sending of Missionaries

by Continent

% o

f a

ll m

iss

ion

ari

es

Eu

NA

Pa As

LA

Af

The Growth of AfAsLA

Missionary Numbers

8%

57%

46%

30%

13%

79%

% o

f a

ll m

iss

ion

ari

es

Eu

NA

Pa As

LA

Af

AfAsLA

Projection

The Global Total of

PIA Missionaries

• India +42,000

• Korea +9,000

• China +20,000 or

more; not

counted in 2000

• Nigeria +3,000

• USA + 31,000

(mainly increase

in short termers)

30

60

90

120

150

180

210

240

270

300

Eu

NA

Af

LAPa

As

204K

300K

2000 2010

Number of Missionaries in 1000s

Operation World statistics for missionaries

Missionaries and their primary

religious environment

Christians

Non-Religious

Hindu

Ethnic Religions

Number

Muslim

Buddhist

87,000

17.0

15,000

30,000 15.0

20,000

8.1

34,000

7.2

9.7

16,300

43.0

% Religion

WorldPaNALAEuAsAf

% of regional population Religion% of Missionaries

Missionaries and their primary

religious environment

Missionary Sending in 2000

Number of

Missionaries

2,0005,000

10,000

20,000 AfAsLAEuNAPa

Missionaries to near culturesCross-cultural missionaries

Missionary Sending in 2000

Number of

Missionaries

2,0005,000

10,000

20,000 AfAsLAEuNAPa

Missionaries to near culturesCross-cultural missionaries

Average Population

per Missionary in 2000

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

Distribution of Missionaries

by continent of ministry

0

100

200

300

400

500

2050204020302020201020001993197519681962195719521949192519111900

Eu

Af

LA

As

NA

Projection

Pa Other

Missionaries in ,000s

0

100

200

300

400

500

2050204020302020201020001993197519681962195719521949192519111900

Asia’s reporting of missionaries has

improved since 1990, but it is likely

Africa’s missionary figures are

considerably higher than shown here.

Eu

Af

LA

As

NA

Projection

Pa

Other

Missionaries in thousands

This line represents a suggested correction

for under-reporting of African and Asian

serving missionaries

Distribution of Missionaries

by continent of ministry

Missionaries and Christians

by continent

0

50

100

150

200

250

812m3,676m

728m523m

315m

31m

6,084m 20

40

60

80

100

WorldPaNALAEuAsAf

Christian % of populationNumber of missionaries/million

The yellow bar shows the

percentage of the population

that is Christian.

Missionary Coverage

of Continents

0

50

100

150

200

250

812m3,676m

728m523m

315m

31m

6,084m

The number above the column

gives the total population of

the continent in millions.

Number of Missionaries/Million

World NA Eu LA As Pa Af

Top 20 Sending Countries

AfNAEu LA

Non-Western WorldWestern world

Pa Muslim majorityAs

Order Country No.

1900

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

UK

USA

Germany

India

South Africa

Australia

Canada

Sweden

Jamaica

Japan

France

Norway

Ireland

Netherlands

China

Trinidad

Switzerland

New Zealand

Sri Lanka

Denmark

6,530

5,591

1,833

837

531

403

280

235

156

146

132

132

131

108

68

62

51

48

47

35

Order Country No.

1960

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

USA

UK

Canada

India

Sweden

Norway

Australia

Germany

Netherlands

South Africa

New Zealand

Philippines

Switzerland

Brazil

Indonesia

Myanmar

Finland

Denmark

Singapore

France

20,500

5,700

3,600

1,500

1,400

1,200

1,100

1,000

1,000

850

720

600

500

500

400

400

380

200

150

140

Order Country No.

2000

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

USA

India

Korea, S

UK

Canada

Brazil

Australia

Germany

Nigeria

Philippines

Myanmar

South Africa

New Zealand

Indonesia

Finland

Switzerland

Netherlands

Sweden

Norway

Nepal

64,084

41,064

12,279

8,164

7,001

5,801

4,167

3,953

3,351

3,188

3,151

2,548

1,694

1,573

1,449

1,404

1,341

1,126

1,045

957

Order Country No.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2010

USA

India

Korea, S

China

Nigeria

UK

Canada

Philippines

Australia

Germany

Brazil

Indonesia

South Africa

Switzerland

Netherlands

Ghana

Ukraine

New Zealand

Sweden

Mexico

95,000

82,950

21,500

20,000

6,644

6,405

5,200

4,500

3,756

3,712

3,438

3,000

2,300

2,183

2,000

2,000

1,599

1,200

1,143

1,139

Order Country No. Order Country No. Order Country No. Order Country No.

1900 (WMC) 1975 (WCE)1960 (WCH)

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2000 (OW)

IndiaChinaS AfricaJapanUSAIndonesiaCameroonCongo, DRKenyaNigeriaKorea, SCanadaMadagascarTurkeyJamaicaHong KongPalestineMexicoMyanmarSyria

3,6003,5001,200

700400350300300300300290250250250220200200200200200

IndiaS AfricaJapanNigeriaCongo, DRZimbabweTanzaniaBrazilPhilippinesEthiopiaIndonesiaKenyaPakistanMalaysiaThailandPapua N GPeruArgentinaJamaicaColombia

51613791314424952258197215591418927748685656625611592548540500482466

USAS AfricaJapanIndiaPapua N GCongo DRNigeriaEthiopiaMexicoPhilippinesKenyaIndonesiaZimbabweTanzaniaColombiaTaiwanThailandZambiaPeruEcuador

5,6762,9002,6332,2142,0661,8301,7161,4541,4421,3341,2891,2571,1371,036

888877844830823788

IndiaUSABrazilPhilippinesUKJapanNigeriaIndonesiaMyanmarCanadaAustraliaKenyaMexicoRussiaPapua N GThailandS AfricaGermanyKorea, SFrance

42,02320,2196,9665,0514,1793,6833,5343,4163,2633,1142,9652,8702,6952,5842,5562,3772,3442,2832,0431,746

Top 20 Receiving Countries

Order Country No. Order Country No. Order Country No. Order Country No.

1900 (WMC) 1975 (WCE)1960 (WCH)

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2000 (OW)

IndiaChinaS AfricaJapanUSAIndonesiaCameroonCongo, DRKenyaNigeriaKorea, SCanadaMadagascarTurkeyJamaicaHong KongPalestineMexicoMyanmarSyria

3,6003,5001,200

700400350300300300300290250250250220200200200200200

IndiaS AfricaJapanNigeriaCongo, DRZimbabweTanzaniaBrazilPhilippinesEthiopiaIndonesiaKenyaPakistanMalaysiaThailandPapua N GPeruArgentinaJamaicaColombia

51613791314424952258197215591418927748685656625611592548540500482466

USAS AfricaJapanIndiaPapua N GCongo DRNigeriaEthiopiaMexicoPhilippinesKenyaIndonesiaZimbabweTanzaniaColombiaTaiwanThailandZambiaPeruEcuador

5,6762,9002,6332,2142,0661,8301,7161,4541,4421,3341,2891,2571,1371,036

888877844830823788

IndiaUSABrazilPhilippinesUKJapanNigeriaIndonesiaMyanmarCanadaAustraliaKenyaMexicoRussiaPapua N GThailandS AfricaGermanyKorea, SFrance

42,02320,2196,9665,0514,1793,6833,5343,4163,2633,1142,9652,8702,6952,5842,5562,3772,3442,2832,0431,746

NAEu

Western world

Pa

Top Receiving Countries

Europe, North America, Pacific

Order Country No. Order Country No. Order Country No. Order Country No.

1900 (WMC) 1975 (WCE)1960 (WCH)

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2000 (OW)

IndiaChinaS AfricaJapanUSAIndonesiaCameroonCongo, DRKenyaNigeriaKorea, SCanadaMadagascarTurkeyJamaicaHong KongPalestineMexicoMyanmarSyria

3,6003,5001,200

700400350300300300300290250250250220200200200200200

IndiaS AfricaJapanNigeriaCongo, DRZimbabweTanzaniaBrazilPhilippinesEthiopiaIndonesiaKenyaPakistanMalaysiaThailandPapua N GPeruArgentinaJamaicaColombia

51613791314424952258197215591418927748685656625611592548540500482466

USAS AfricaJapanIndiaPapua N GCongo DRNigeriaEthiopiaMexicoPhilippinesKenyaIndonesiaZimbabweTanzaniaColombiaTaiwanThailandZambiaPeruEcuador

5,6762,9002,6332,2142,0661,8301,7161,4541,4421,3341,2891,2571,1371,036

888877844830823788

IndiaUSABrazilPhilippinesUKJapanNigeriaIndonesiaMyanmarCanadaAustraliaKenyaMexicoRussiaPapua N GThailandS AfricaGermanyKorea, SFrance

42,02320,2196,9665,0514,1793,6833,5343,4163,2633,1142,9652,8702,6952,5842,5562,3772,3442,2832,0431,746

LA

Western world

Top Receiving Countries

Latin America

Order Country No. Order Country No. Order Country No. Order Country No.

1900 (WMC) 1975 (WCE)1960 (WCH)

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2000 (OW)

IndiaChinaS AfricaJapanUSAIndonesiaCameroonCongo, DRKenyaNigeriaKorea, SCanadaMadagascarTurkeyJamaicaHong KongPalestineMexicoMyanmarSyria

3,6003,5001,200

700400350300300300300290250250250220200200200200200

IndiaS AfricaJapanNigeriaCongo, DRZimbabweTanzaniaBrazilPhilippinesEthiopiaIndonesiaKenyaPakistanMalaysiaThailandPapua N GPeruArgentinaJamaicaColombia

51613791314424952258197215591418927748685656625611592548540500482466

USAS AfricaJapanIndiaPapua N GCongo DRNigeriaEthiopiaMexicoPhilippinesKenyaIndonesiaZimbabweTanzaniaColombiaTaiwanThailandZambiaPeruEcuador

5,6762,9002,6332,2142,0661,8301,7161,4541,4421,3341,2891,2571,1371,036

888877844830823788

IndiaUSABrazilPhilippinesUKJapanNigeriaIndonesiaMyanmarCanadaAustraliaKenyaMexicoRussiaPapua N GThailandS AfricaGermanyKorea, SFrance

42,02320,2196,9665,0514,1793,6833,5343,4163,2633,1142,9652,8702,6952,5842,5562,3772,3442,2832,0431,746

Af

Non-Western WorldWestern world

Top Receiving Countries

Africa

Order Country No. Order Country No. Order Country No. Order Country No.

1900 (WMC) 1975 (WCE)1960 (WCH)

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2000 (OW)

IndiaChinaS AfricaJapanUSAIndonesiaCameroonCongo, DRKenyaNigeriaKorea, SCanadaMadagascarTurkeyJamaicaHong KongPalestineMexicoMyanmarSyria

3,6003,5001,200

700400350300300300300290250250250220200200200200200

IndiaS AfricaJapanNigeriaCongo, DRZimbabweTanzaniaBrazilPhilippinesEthiopiaIndonesiaKenyaPakistanMalaysiaThailandPapua N GPeruArgentinaJamaicaColombia

51613791314424952258197215591418927748685656625611592548540500482466

USAS AfricaJapanIndiaPapua N GCongo DRNigeriaEthiopiaMexicoPhilippinesKenyaIndonesiaZimbabweTanzaniaColombiaTaiwanThailandZambiaPeruEcuador

5,6762,9002,6332,2142,0661,8301,7161,4541,4421,3341,2891,2571,1371,036

888877844830823788

IndiaUSABrazilPhilippinesUKJapanNigeriaIndonesiaMyanmarCanadaAustraliaKenyaMexicoRussiaPapua N GThailandS AfricaGermanyKorea, SFrance

42,02320,2196,9665,0514,1793,6833,5343,4163,2633,1142,9652,8702,6952,5842,5562,3772,3442,2832,0431,746

Af

Non-Western WorldWestern world

As

Top Receiving Countries

Asia

Order Country No. Order Country No. Order Country No. Order Country No.

1900 (WMC) 1975 (WCE)1960 (WCH)

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2000 (OW)

IndiaChinaS AfricaJapanUSAIndonesiaCameroonCongo, DRKenyaNigeriaKorea, SCanadaMadagascarTurkeyJamaicaHong KongPalestineMexicoMyanmarSyria

3,6003,5001,200

700400350300300300300290250250250220200200200200200

IndiaS AfricaJapanNigeriaCongo, DRZimbabweTanzaniaBrazilPhilippinesEthiopiaIndonesiaKenyaPakistanMalaysiaThailandPapua N GPeruArgentinaJamaicaColombia

51613791314424952258197215591418927748685656625611592548540500482466

USAS AfricaJapanIndiaPapua N GCongo DRNigeriaEthiopiaMexicoPhilippinesKenyaIndonesiaZimbabweTanzaniaColombiaTaiwanThailandZambiaPeruEcuador

5,6762,9002,6332,2142,0661,8301,7161,4541,4421,3341,2891,2571,1371,036

888877844830823788

IndiaUSABrazilPhilippinesUKJapanNigeriaIndonesiaMyanmarCanadaAustraliaKenyaMexicoRussiaPapua N GThailandS AfricaGermanyKorea, SFrance

42,02320,2196,9665,0514,1793,6833,5343,4163,2633,1142,9652,8702,6952,5842,5562,3772,3442,2832,0431,746

AfNAEu LA

Non-Western WorldWestern world

Pa As

Top Receiving Countries

EuNAPa and AfAsLA

Order Country No. Order Country No. Order Country No. Order Country No.

1900 (WMC) 1975 (WCE)1960 (WCH)

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2000 (OW)

IndiaChinaS AfricaJapanUSAIndonesiaCameroonCongo, DRKenyaNigeriaKorea, SCanadaMadagascarTurkeyJamaicaHong KongPalestineMexicoMyanmarSyria

3,6003,5001,200

700400350300300300300290250250250220200200200200200

IndiaS AfricaJapanNigeriaCongo, DRZimbabweTanzaniaBrazilPhilippinesEthiopiaIndonesiaKenyaPakistanMalaysiaThailandPapua N GPeruArgentinaJamaicaColombia

51613791314424952258197215591418927748685656625611592548540500482466

USAS AfricaJapanIndiaPapua N GCongo DRNigeriaEthiopiaMexicoPhilippinesKenyaIndonesiaZimbabweTanzaniaColombiaTaiwanThailandZambiaPeruEcuador

5,6762,9002,6332,2142,0661,8301,7161,4541,4421,3341,2891,2571,1371,036

888877844830823788

IndiaUSABrazilPhilippinesUKJapanNigeriaIndonesiaMyanmarCanadaAustraliaKenyaMexicoRussiaPapua N GThailandS AfricaGermanyKorea, SFrance

42,02320,2196,9665,0514,1793,6833,5343,4163,2633,1142,9652,8702,6952,5842,5562,3772,3442,2832,0431,746

AfNAEu LA

Non-Western WorldWestern world

Pa As Islam

Strong influence from

Buddhism

Top Receiving Countries

Religious influences

Known Global Agencies

by Continent - 2000

Operation World 2000 database listing of

3,180 national mission-sending entities

Distribution by continent

Af

LA As

NA

Eu

Pa 620

564

184

601

672

539

Agencies Covered

in Operation World 2000

Operation World 2000 database listing of

3,180 national mission-sending entities

Operation World 2000

book listing

Many

smaller

agencies,

often with

workers from

a single

nation with

1,533

national

bases

Distribution by Continent

109 Mission

agencies

with a total

of 1,647

national

bases

Af

LA As

NA

Eu

Pa 620

564

184

601

672

539

Main Ministries of Mission Agencies

in Operation World

Young people

TrainingSupport

Media

General

Evangelism

Church planting

Aid

2000 2010

The 22 Largest

Mission Agencies - 2010

Fields 2010

1289

87100

50154

26153

411

3100

1805122708361

11

22

Nationalities

1181179

635

1323258

11231

53262327

1311

14

Origins

USA/Int.IndiaUK/USA/Int.USAUSA/Int.USA/Int.USA/Int.USAIndiaIndiaIndiaKoreaIndiaUK/Int.USAUK/Int.Int.KoreaUSAIndiaIndiaUK/Int.

Workers

9,9139,5506,3325,5125,0215,0002,4672,3552,2052,1232,0931,9911,8261,8191,6001,5571,1661,1441,0531,0451,0121,006

Mission Name in 2010

Campus Crusade for Christ IntGospel for AsiaOperation MobilisationInternational Mission Board (SBC)Wycliffe Bible TranslatorsYouth With A MissionNew Tribes MissionAssemblies of GodGospel Echoing Missionary SocietyVishwa VaniIndian Evangelical TeamGlobal Mission Society–Presby ChSynod Mission BoardWEC InternationalSIM InternationalOMF InternationalPioneersPresbyterian Church (Tonghap)Assoc. of Baptists for World Evang.Great Commission Movement TrustNative Missionary Movement IndiaInterserve

Burning Questions for Today

• Western countries found it hard to work together in missions

in the 20th Century. How much more challenging is it likely to

be with Africans, Asians and Latin Americans all involved with

Westerners in missions? How will Western agencies and

churches have to change for the sake of unity in ministry?

• How can missions become more sensitive to local churches?

• How can local churches become more missional in their vision?

• And how can trainers become more aware that academic

excellence is no substitute for godliness in those sent out to

serve in churches and missions?

Christian Missions

and the Future

Chapter 8