IN BILLIONS

$1,905$1,905$1,905

$4,970AFRICA

$7,934$7,934$7,934

$8,652

LATINAMERICA

$3,987$3,987$3,987

$44,700ASIA

$14,445$14,445$14,445

$18,516

NORTHAMERICA

$16,522$16,522$16,522

$21,727EUROPE

$1,176

$787

OCEANIA

CHRISTIAN INCOME VS TOTAL INCOME

Christian income is concentrated in the wealthiest regions of the world — Europe, North America and part of Asia.

Middle and upper class Christians are increasing in number in some developing countries.

Christian GNI per capita = $18,841 while Global GNI per capita = $13,617(GNI=Gross National income)

WORLD

$4,558

$851$851$851LATIN

AMERICA

$793

$104$104$104EUROPE

$1,652

$285$285$285 $21$21$21 OCEANIA$79$22$22$22AFRICA

$191 ASIA$51$51$51

$399

NORTHAMERICA

$367$367$367

$1,445

POTENTIAL vs CHRISTIAN GIVINGACTUAL

CASTING OUR NETSF U R T H E R

Being so overwhelmed by God's grace that we over�ow into giving.

Being transformed from a consumer mentality to a �shing mentality; keeping up with Jesus instead of the Joneses.

Potential For Giving

“The last partof a man to be converted

is his wallet.”John Wesley

Actual Giving

CHRISTIANS AS PERCENT OF WORLD

33%S TI IR AH NC

P NO OP IU TL A

46%S TI IR AH NC

I N EC MO

Making small adjustments: The $100 spent on monthly coffee drinks could instead provide legal help for a woman rescued from sex trafficking.

NETS WITH HOLES

2010 Universal Brokerage Services

USA

2014Yoido Full Gospel Church

South Korea

2011Uniting Church of Australia

2007Radio MariaCosta Rica

$190 million lost

$12 million lost

$3.65 million lost

$3 million lost

Money Lost toEcclesiastical Crime

LATINAMERICA EUROPENORTH

AMERICA

3.0%

2.5%

2.0%

1.5%

1.0%

0.5%

0.0%

G I V I N G A S P E R C E N T O F I N CO M E

2.5%

1.3% 1.7%1.2% 1.3%

2.7%1.9%

WORLDOCEANIAAFRICA ASIA

CHRISTIANS AS PERCENT OFPOPULATION, AND INCOME GIVING

AFRICALATINAMERICA

NORTHAMERICA OCEANIA

GIVING

INCOME

CHRISTIANS

EUROPE ASIA

24%

17%

12%

23%

4%

3%

16%9%

6%

12%

32%

43%

36%36%36%

33%

24%

1%2%2%2%

2.5%

CHRISTIAN INCOME TOTAL INCOME

ACTUAL

POTENTIAL

“POTENTIAL”=A TITHE

Practicing systematic generosity — disciplined tithing and above-and-beyond gifts as God guides.

INBILLIONS

“Net“ Worth of Fishers

Men Christians have enormous �nancial resources, which they could use to spread the gospel, feed the poor and �ght for the cause of justice in the world.

Jesus called his disciples to re-orienttheir thinking from "net worth”to “net” casting. This includesusing our �nancial resourcesfor our assigned purpose:

Follow me and I will makeyou �shers of men. (Matt 4:19 ESV)

For more data like these on the global Christian community, please visit the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary at www.globalchristianity.org

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(EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA)GLOBAL NORTH

GLOBAL SOUTH

64%

S TI IR AH NCP NO OP IU TL A

36%

32%

S TI IR AH NC

I N EC MO

68%

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIANS