Never before in the history of the church have so many come to Christ in such a short period of time.
- In China, for example, the church has grown from 800,000 in 1949 when the communists took over, to approximately 91.5 million today (according to Operation World.)1 Some estimate that 25,000 a day are currently coming to Christ. It is, perhaps, the greatest expansion of Christianity in the history of the church, yet few in the West are even aware it is going on.
- About 70% of the church’s outreach since Pentecost has been accomplished in this century alone.2
- At least 120,000,000 people are presented the plan of salvation each year.3
- At least 174,000 are daily coming to Christ worldwide.4
- In 1790 only 2% of the world’s population was Christian.5 By mid 2002, 33% of the world’s population identified themselves as Christian.6
- Approximately 50,000 new churches are formed each year. By mid 2002, the number of Christian worship centers worldwide numbered more than 3.5 million.7 This creates a tremendous need for trained pastoral leadership.
