Faith Promise Missions Conference 2022

The idea of missions originated in the heart of God. The church is privileged to participate in His plan.

Definitions

• Missio Dei – The sending of God
• Mission – The overall purpose and goal of the church
  • Matthew 28:18-20
• Missions – The cooperative effort of churches and missionaries to cross cultural boundaries to reach people of all groups, languages and tribes with the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ
  • Acts 1:8
  • 2 Corinthians 10:16
  • Acts 8:1
  • Acts 17:6

Video Resource

• Global Frontier Missions / State of the World
• World “C”
  • 33% of population, 72 % of missionaries, 87% of finances
  • Less than 10% true believers
• World “B”
  • 38% of population, 25% of missionaries, 12% of finances
  • Exposed unbelievers
• World “A”
  • 38% of population, 3% of missionaries, 1% of finances
  • Unexposed unbelievers

Our World – Resources

• The Traveling Team – Mission Stats / The Current State of the World
• The Joshua Project
• 7,400 unreached people groups
• 7 mission churches
• 1,000 congregations for each people group
• 3% of income

Our Churches

• What Christians earn
  • 53 trillion all churches
  • 6.72 trillion evangelical churches
• What Christians give
  • Average of 1.5% – $896 billion
    • 82% goes to home ministry of local church – $734 billion
    • 12% home evangelism – $107.5 billion
    • 6% missions – $52 billion (5.8%)
• Where does the money go?
  • 1.7% Unreached people groups – $880 million
  • For every $100,000 Christians make, they give $1.70 to the unreached