reaching the strangers next door reverb arkansas september 17, 2015 j. d. payne

Reaching the Strangers Next Door

Reverb ArkansasSeptember 17, 2015

J. D. Payne

jpayne@brookhills.org@jd_paynejdpayne.org

Yemen

3%232 Million

Acts 17:26-27

Samuel and Young Cho

Countries with the Highest Numbers of International Migrants, 2013

Country Estimated number of international migrants, 2013

United States 45,800,000Russian Federation 11,000,000Germany 9,800,000Saudi Arabia 9,100,000United Arab Emirates 7,800,000United Kingdom 7,800,000France 7,400,000Canada 7,300,000Australia 6,500,000Spain 6,500,000

Global People Groups: 11,000

Unreached People Groups: 6,800

“Unreached”?

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity

2013 Edition

Countries with the Largest Numbers of UPGs

Rank Country UPGs1 India 9412 China 3683 United States 3614 Brazil 1875 Canada 1806 Indonesia 1777 Mexico 161

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity

2013 Edition

35,000 Feet to

15,000 Feet

Top Places of Origin, International Students in the United States

Rank Country 2013/14 Percentage of Total

World Total 886,052 1001 China 274,439 31.02 India 102,673 11.63 South Korea 68,047 7.74 Saudi Arabia 53,919 6.15 Canada 28,304 3.26 Taiwan 21,266 2.47 Japan 19,334 2.28 Vietnam 16,579 1.99 Mexico 14,779 1.710 Brazil 13,286 1.5

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2014 Refugee Arrivals to the U. S. by Country of Nationality

Iraq 19,651Burma 14,577 Somalia 9,011Bhutan 8,316Congo, Democratic Republic 4,502Cuba 4,063Iran 2,833Eritrea 1,445Sudan 1,307Afghanistan 758

Total All Countries 69,986

Mejra

Strategic Plan: R.E.P.S.

Guidelines for Reaching the

Strangers Next Door

• Pray, Pray, Pray

• Be intentional

• Learn as you go

• Expect to make mistakes

• Keep things simple and highly reproducible

• Avoid paternalism

• Work the Bridges of God

• Prioritize by receptivity

• Understand cultural and generational differences

• Contextualize methods

• Practice evangelism that results in new churches

Reaching the Strangers Next Door

Reverb ArkansasSeptember 17, 2015

J. D. Payne