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    Missions Statistics

    Scripture Statistics

    7,394
    Languages spoken in the world
    736
    Languages with a whole Bible
    1,658
    Languages with only a NT
    1,264
    Languages with only a portion
    3,736
    Languages with no Scripture
    3,180
    Languages still unwritten (approx.)

    People Group Statistics

    17,257
    People Groups (nations)
    10,042
    Reached People Groups
    7,215
    Unreached People Groups
    3,215
    Unengaged People Groups (Approx)

    10/40 Window

    10th to 40th parallel north, spanning from western Africa to eastern Asia

    66
    Countries
    Approx.
    4,000,000,000,000
    Population
    84
    of unreached people groups
    1,800,000,000,000
    Islam
    1,000,000,000,000
    Hinduism
    700,000,000
    Buddhism

    Missionaries

    (Survey of Independent Baptist Missionaries in approx. 2005)

    85
    are in the same 15 countries
    30
    are in 5 countries
    (Brazil, Mexico, Philippines, UK, Canada)
    8
    are working in the 10/40 Window where 84% of the world's unreached people group live

    American Church Statistics

    Independent Baptist:

    14,000
    Churches
    2,500,000
    Members
    4,500
    Missionaries
    (1:3 Churches, 1:556 Members)

    Southern Baptist:

    47,198
    Churches
    13,200,000
    Members
    3,505
    Missionaries
    (1:13.4 churches, 1:3,766 members)

    Definitions

    People Group

    An assembly of people who have a common language, religion, culture and ethnic background.

    As related to church planting, a people group is the largest group within which the gospel can be spread as a church planting movement without encountering cultural barriers of acceptance or understanding.

    Unreached

    Technical: less than 2% of the population is evangelical Christian without sufficient resources to begin or sustain a church-planting movement

    Practical: No Bible. No church. No missionary. NO ACCESS to the Gospel.

    Unengaged

    Technical: There is no church-planting strategy underway consistent with the evangelical faith and practice.

    Practical: No Bible. No church. No missionary. No ACCESS to the gospel. NO ONE IS COMING.

    Last Updated: 2022-0207