Now is the time to take a fresh look at the challenges ahead and be ready to finish the task of reaching all peoples. Here’s a global snapshot of the work ahead of us:
4,743 people groups not engaged at all with the Gospel
6,426 unreached people groups (those with less than 2 percent of people
who profess to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ)
1.7 billion with little or no access to the Gospel
1.5 billion Muslims – 22 percent of the world’s population
950 million Hindus in the world
There is much work to be done. With 45,560 churches in the Southern Baptist Convention, the task is doable, but it will take all of us, starting with our own church!