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020			_a9781606571323
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035			_a(OCoLC)767738243
090			_aBR 115 .W6 _bJ636 2011
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100	1		_aJohnstone, Patrick J. St. G.
245	1	4	_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.
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