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001 2011275509
003 DLC
005 20120627143812.0
008 120119s2011 couab b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2011275509
020 $a9781606571323
020 $a160657132X
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aBR115.W6$bJ636 2011
100 1 $aJohnstone, Patrick J. St. G.
245 14 $aThe future of the global church :$bhistory, trends and possibilities /$cPatrick Johnstone.
260 $aColorado Springs, CO :$bBiblica ;$a[Bucks, England] :$bWEC International,$c2011.
300 $axiv, 240 p. :$bcol. ill., col. maps ;$c31 cm.
500 $aMaps on end papers.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 240).
505 0 $aDemography: nine global challenges -- History: 20 centuries AD -- Religion: the major streams -- Christianity: six megablocs -- Christianity: renewal growth -- Christianity: the evangelical explosion -- The unevangelized -- Christian missions and the future -- Conclusion: an evangelized world?
520 $a"... weaves together the strands of history, demographics and religion to present a breath-taking, full-color graphical and textual overview of the past, present and possible future of the Church around the world. ... a thought-provoking glimpse into likely scenarios humankind may face in the next 40 years. ... highlights the impact of evangelical Christianity over the past two centures, as well as the astonishing growth of Evangelicalism over the past half century. ... a special emphasis on the world's 12,000 people groups--especially those that have had least exposure to the Gospel. ... Johnstone homes in on the role of the local church in tackling the unfinished task of world evangelization, especially that of reaching the world's least evangelized peoples with the Gospel." -- back cover.
650 0 $aChurch and the world.
650 0 $aMissions$xTheory.
650 0 $aMissions$xHistory.
650 0 $aChristianity.
650 0 $aMissions$xForecasting.
650 0 $aChristianity$xForecasting.
650 0 $aEvangelicalism.
650 0 $aEthnic groups$xMissions.
650 0 $aMission of the church.