The future of the global church
Subtitle: history, trends and possibilities
By: Patrick Johnstone
Publisher: Biblica; WEC International
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Colorado Springs, CO; [Bucks, England]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9781606571323; 9780830856596; 9780830856954
Subjects: Forecasting; Church and the world; Mission of the church; Missions; Evangelicalism; Christianity; History; Ethnic groups; Theory
Description: "... weaves together the strands of history, demographics and religion to present a breath-taking, full-color graphical and textual overview of the past, present and possible future of the Church around the world. ... a thought-provoking glimpse into likely scenarios humankind may face in the next 40 years. ... highlights the impact of evangelical Christianity over the past two centures, as well as the astonishing growth of Evangelicalism over the past half century. ... a special emphasis on the world's 12,000 people groups--especially those that have had least exposure to the Gospel. ... Johnstone homes in on the role of the local church in tackling the unfinished task of world evangelization, especially that of reaching the world's least evangelized peoples with the Gospel." -- back cover.
Notes: Maps on end papers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 240).
The 2013 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year in Global Outreach
Table of contents: title: Demography: nine global challenges; title: History: 20 centuries AD; title: Religion: the major streams; title: Christianity: six megablocs; title: Christianity: renewal growth; title: Christianity: the evangelical explosion; title: The unevangelized; title: Christian missions and the future; title: Conclusion: an evangelized world?