IDEOLOGICAL IDEOLOGICAL CHALLENGECHALLENGETWGCS 2012 - BALI, INDONESIATWGCS 2012 - BALI, INDONESIA

Growth of Islam

1.6 BILLION

230 MILLION

100 YEARS

DOUBLED IN OUR LIFETIME

800 MILLION

IDEOLOGICAL CHALLENGETWGCS 2012

In the next 9 years

Christians Muslims

2 BILLION

1.1 BILLION

Ideological ChallengeIdeological ChallengeTWGCS 2012TWGCS 2012

Only Only 15%15% of Muslims speak of Muslims speak ArabicArabic..

Islam predominant in Islam predominant in Indonesia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.Bangladesh and India.

5757 Muslim Muslim Majority nations.Majority nations.4040 Muslim Muslim Minority nations.Minority nations.

Only Only 15%15% of Muslims speak of Muslims speak ArabicArabic..

Islam predominant in Islam predominant in Indonesia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.Bangladesh and India.

5757 Muslim Muslim Majority nations.Majority nations.4040 Muslim Muslim Minority nations.Minority nations.

Ideological ChallengeIdeological ChallengeTWGCS 2012TWGCS 2012

40 %40 % of non- of non-Christians are Christians are

Muslims: The Largest Muslims: The Largest unreached group.unreached group.

Only Only 22 missionaries missionaries for every for every 1 million1 million

Muslims.Muslims.

Ideological ChallengeIdeological ChallengeTWGCS 2012TWGCS 2012

The Needs1. Foster international families of friendship, discipleship and mentorship.

2. Train and mobilize the global church to fulfill the Great Commission among Muslims.

1. Foster international families of friendship, discipleship and mentorship.

2. Train and mobilize the global church to fulfill the Great Commission among Muslims.

3.3. Empower and provide a Empower and provide a platform for a younger platform for a younger generation of scholarly generation of scholarly practitioners to engage the practitioners to engage the Muslim world.Muslim world.

4. 4. Assess existing initiatives as Assess existing initiatives as vehicles for fulfilling the Great vehicles for fulfilling the Great Commission.Commission.

5. 5. Mobilize Christian servant Mobilize Christian servant leadersleaders, in every church, vocation , in every church, vocation and nation.and nation.

6. 6. Focus intercession and fasting Focus intercession and fasting on the Muslim world.on the Muslim world.

7. 7. Promote extravagant giving. Promote extravagant giving. Seek the financial support of Seek the financial support of Christians to seriously engage Christians to seriously engage the Muslim challenge.the Muslim challenge.

The Opportunities1. Committed Committed international international network of network of Christian Christian ScholarsScholars, , Catalytic Catalytic Christian Christian leaders and leaders and businessmen. businessmen.

2. Internet and Other Technologies.

3.3. SatelliteSatellite TV. TV.

4. 4. Globalization.Globalization.

5.5. SignsSigns and and Wonders.Wonders.

6.6. CompassionateCompassionate Response.Response.

The Goals1. Reach the 50 largest unreached people groups and

engage the 50 largest unengaged people groups which are

Islamic, in collaboration with

Transform World 2020 Christ’s Missional Challenge and the Poverty Challenge.

2. 80% of churches will gain

accessibility to active training

programs to reach the Muslim

communities around the world.

3. There will be a strong, vibrant active Christian

voice in the public square to counter destructive anti-

Christian ideologies.

The Goals4. 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 Points1. 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.

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 Casting down of all

fearfear related to anything related to anything connected directly or connected directly or indirectly to indirectly to IslamIslam, in , in our group and the our group and the Church.Church. Islam is a Islam is a prevailing prevailing spirit of fearspirit of fear. .

““And we know that in all And we know that in all things God things God works for the goodworks for the good of those who love him, who of those who love him, who have been called according to have been called according to his purpose.his purpose.” ”

Romans 8:28Romans 8:28

““The biggest The biggest problem in the world problem in the world is not radical Islam, it is not radical Islam, it is nominal is nominal Christianity!”Christianity!”

IDEOLOGICAL IDEOLOGICAL CHALLENGECHALLENGETWGCS 2012 - BALI, INDONESIATWGCS 2012 - BALI, INDONESIA