IDEOLOGICAL
CHALLENGE
TWGCS 2012 - BALI, INDONESIA
1.6 BILLION
Growth of
Islam
DOUBLED IN
OUR LIFETIME
800 MILLION
230 MILLION
100 YEARS
IDEOLOGICAL CHALLENGE
TWGCS 2012
In the next
9 years
2 BILLION
1.1 BILLION
Christians
Muslims
Ideological Challenge
TWGCS 2012
Only 15% of Muslims speak
Arabic.
Islam predominant in Indonesia,
Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.
57 Muslim Majority nations.
40 Muslim Minority nations.
Ideological Challenge
TWGCS 2012
40 % of non-Christians
are Muslims: The
Largest unreached
group.
Only 2 missionaries for
every 1 million Muslims.
Ideological Challenge
TWGCS 2012
The Needs
1. Foster international
3. Empower and provide a platform
for a younger generation of scholarly
practitioners to engage the Muslim
world.
families of friendship, 4. Assess existing initiatives as
discipleship and
vehicles for fulfilling the Great
Commission.
mentorship.
2. Train and mobilize
the global church to
fulfill the Great
Commission among
Muslims.
5. Mobilize Christian servant leaders,
in every church, vocation and nation.
6. Focus intercession and fasting on
the Muslim world.
7. Promote extravagant giving. Seek
the financial support of Christians to
seriously engage the Muslim
challenge.
1. Committed
The
Opportunities
international
3.
Satellite
TV.
network of
Christian
Scholars,
4. Globalization.
Catalytic Christian
leaders and
5.
Signs
and
businessmen.
Wonders.
2. Internet and
6.
Compassionate
Other
Response.
Technologies.
The Goals
2.
80% of churches
will gain accessibility to
1. Reach the 50 largest
active training
unreached people groups
programs to reach the
and engage the 50
Muslim
communities
largest unengaged
around the world.
people groups which are
Islamic, in collaboration
with Transform World
2020 Christ’s Missional
Challenge and the
Poverty Challenge.
3.
There will be a
strong, vibrant active
Christian voice in the
public square to
counter destructive
anti-Christian
ideologies.
The Goals
4.
There will be
comprehensive
regional think tanks
and cooperative
networks to promote
biblical principles and
values and counter
the advance of
destructive ideologies.
5. There will be a global
network of catalytic
Christian leaders in
unified alliance around the
ideological challenge.
6.
There will be 100
businessmen from each
country to help structure
and implement the
challenge in each nation
and internationally.
Prayer Points
1. Awakening and unity
of the Global Church in
love, truth and grace to
finish the Great
Commission among the
largest unreached group
by the Gospel today, the
Muslims.
2.
Casting down of all
fear related to anything
connected directly or
indirectly to Islam, in our
group and the Church.
Islam is a prevailing spirit of
fear.
“And we know that in all things
God works for the good of those
who love him, who have been
called according to his purpose.”
Romans 8:28
“The biggest problem in
the world is not radical
Islam, it is nominal
Christianity!”
IDEOLOGICAL
CHALLENGE
TWGCS 2012 - BALI, INDONESIA