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Mission StatementThe mission of the International
Mission Board, SBC, is to lead Southern Baptists in international missions efforts to evangelize the lost, disciple believers, develop churches and minister to people in need….
Mission StatementLeading Southern Baptists is done
by mobilizing prayer support, appointing missionaries, enlisting volunteers, channeling financial support and communicating how God is working overseas.
We will lead Southern Baptists
•to be on mission with God
•to bring all the peoples of the world
•to saving faith in Jesus Christ.
Our Vision
Evangelical, Bible-Believing Christians – 600 million
Cultural Christianity – 1.4 billion
Non-Christians with some access to the gospel – 2.35 billion
Non-Christians with little or no access to the gospel – 1.65 billion
The Lost
10%
23%
39%
28%
Percentages are approximations based on data drawn from various sources.
Baptists50
million
The Whole World in Gospel Perspective
Masses of people have not yet heard the Gospel and do not have viable and reproducing indigenous churches among them.
The World Is Not a PancakeIt’s a Waffle!
• We are committed to reaching every people group in every country of the world
584
1125
2,161?
1997 2001 Unreached
A 93% increase, but how large is the remaining gap?
A People-Focused Perspective
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% Total Population
%of Total Personnel
Distribution of MissionariesAs Compared with the Distribution of the World’s Population
Baptisms
050,000
100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000350,000400,000450,000
1975
1977
1979
1981
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1985
1987
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1991
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1995
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1999
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395,773
4-year AAGR 6.4%
Making Disciples...is leading others into a growing
relationship with Jesus Christ through which:He transforms them into his likenessHe changes their values into kingdom
values, andHe involves them in his mission in the
home, the church, and the world.
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4,000
5,000
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New Churches
5,775
4-year AAGR 14.6%
Total Churches
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70,000
1975
1977
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4-year AAGR 9.3%
Total Outreach Points
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1975
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4-year AAGR 13.0%
A CHURCH PLANTING A CHURCH PLANTING MOVEMENTMOVEMENT
The rapid growth and The rapid growth and multiplication of indigenous multiplication of indigenous churches that can reach a churches that can reach a
whole people or nation.whole people or nation.
CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INDIGENOUS CHURCH PLANTING MOVEMENT:
• Not a foreign entity• Not dependent• Not a one multi-ethnic church• Not one church among a people• Not just incremental growth• Not a self-serving denomination
CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHURCH PLANTING
MOVEMENT: • INDIGENOUS• MATURING--RESPONSIBLE• EVANGELISTIC• PROACTIVE• SPONTANEOUS EXPANSION• MISSIONARYnd out missionaries