SIL’s Jon Hirst published an article last month: 5 Trends Impacting Global Mission. We encourage you to read it and learn how the principles he compiled about post-pandemic ministry may apply to your area of ministry. Here are five statements from Hirst’s research especially worth considering: “The greatest risk for those committed to bringing in … Read more
Two resources are now available to help us gain a big perspective on the current state of the world’s people. Gordon Conwell’s Center for the Study of Global Christianity has released its Status of Global Christianity 2022, which shows that the growth of the world’s Christian population continues to fall behind the overall population growth … Read more
The Mobile Ministry Forum exists to see God’s glory and kingdom increase on the earth as Jesus’ disciples follow His great commission and make disciples of all people, teaching them to obey everything He has commanded. As these new disciples obey Jesus, they too will make disciples, and we should see multiplication and movements of … Read more
We recently shared resources that detail the digital habits of people in dozens of countries. The Digital World Atlas is a site we are developing to provide a “one-stop-shop” for all your country-specific information needs (volunteers are very welcome)! Last month, we also shared stats from DataReportal, which provides dozens of country-specific reports and beautiful … Read more
It’s helpful to keep in mind a picture of the world we live in today. Thankfully, two resources have just dropped that help us do just that. Gordon Conwell’s Center for the Study of Global Christianity has released its Status of Global Christianity 2021, which shows that the growth of the world’s Christian population has, … Read more
Beyond being the year of COVID-19, we all know that 2020 was also a breakout year for TikTok video shorts and Zoom teleconferencing. After some research, we now know that this was as much the case in least-reached countries as nations where the gospel has spread. We reviewed daily data on the top ten free Android … Read more
Overview Like many of you, we were excited to participate in EMDC in Thailand in 2020. We understand and support the decision of the EMDC Steering Committee to cancel the event. Through a 2 ½ hour online event, we will release the results of the Global Media to Movements Survey and address the most significant challenges surfaced by the survey. Media … Read more
What a difference one year can make. Over the last twelve months, more than a million new people a day came online, which leaves us with 57% of the world’s population now being “netizens” (Internet users). Social media usage grew at a similar rate – with 288 million more social media users in the world … Read more
Nearly 200 people responded to an extensive survey regarding mobile technology and practices on the mission field. The survey was taken in March 2018 at the Eurasia Media & Distribution Consultation (EMDC) in Southeast Asia. Special thanks to the EMDC team for allowing us to offer the survey. The survey addresses topics like the preferred … Read more
Today almost every city dweller and desert nomad in the country, from teenage years on up, has at least one, if not two, mobile phones. Just over 20 years ago I arrived in the capital city of an Arab country where I was to do my language study. Few of my neighbors or co-workers had … Read more