The map of global Christianity that our grandparents knew has been turned upside down. At the start of the 20th century, only ten percent of the world's Christians lived in the continents of the south and east.
Ninety percent lived in North America and Europe, along with Australia and New Zealand. But at the start of the 21st century, at least 70 percent of the world's Christians live in the non-Western world—more appropriately called the majority world.
More Christians worship in Anglican churches in Nigeria each week than in all the Episcopal and Anglican churches of Britain, Europe, and North America combined. There are more Baptists in Congo than in Britain.
More people in church every Sunday in communist China than in all of Western Europe. There are ten times more Assemblies of God members in Latin America than in the U.S.
We are truly becoming a global world in our faith.
That's one reason (amongst many) that I have already grown to love Stone Church. We didn't realize when we came that there are so many different nationalities represented here. And wasn't it cool to see all of the Nigerians celebrating with us yesterday?
I went to the social security office the other day and heard polish, spanish, arabic and a little english....great stuff!
Debbie and I feel right at home with the different cultures.
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