This map shows the status of world evangelisation indicating which people groups are unreached/least-reached (few if any Christians), which groups have a formative/nominal church and which groups have an established/significant church.
World Christian Trends
This article is a part of the March 2013 issue of the Lausanne Global Analysis. Access other articles from this issue or download the full issue as a free PDF download. Dr. Todd Johnson is responsible for the World ChristianRead more…
Women and the Web: Bridging the Internet gap and creating new global opportunities in low and middle-income countries
’From activists in Egypt to coffee farmers in Colombia, the Internet has transformed the lives of billions of people. It functions as a gateway to ideas, resources, and opportunities that never could have been realized before, let alone fathomed. AllRead more…
FUTURE WORLD GIVING: Unlocking the potential of global philanthropy
Despite the current economic gloom, long term forecasts for economic growth and levels of individual wealth suggest that in the next two decades millions of people will be lifted from a subsistence lifestyle to one of having a disposable income.Read more…
How America Gives
The data in this special report, come from a comprehensive study The Chronicle conducted to examine giving data by ZIP code and by income level in every city and town in the United States. It looks at total contributions, contributions by households, discretionaryRead more…
UK Giving 2012: An overview of charitable giving in the UK, 2011/12
The overall amount given to charity in the UK has fallen in 2012. Against a backdrop of tough economic times, evidence indicates that fewer people are giving. Many are giving less. The overall impact is that giving fell by 20%Read more…
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LIFE WHY? Through the first human couple, in the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve, the sentence of death passed upon the entire human race. Genesis 2:7 “and man became a living soul/being.” Ezekiel 18:4 the wordRead more…
Steward Leadership in For-Profit Organizations
The results of this research determined the predominant models of leadership used by Christians in senior leadership positions of for-profit organizations, and revealed significant attitudinal relationships existed based on a leader’s identification with distinguishable steward leader characteristics.
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: BLUEPRINT 2013
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2013 is an annual forecast about the social economy in the US – private capital used for public good. It provides an overview of the current landscape, points to major trends, and directs attentionRead more…
Movements are fostered by discipleship, not funding.
I am in the middle of a series of posts based on some recent discussions at the Church Planting Leadership Fellowship. These are part of my closing comments there, expanded a bit, a reflection on what we should learnRead more…