Missio Nexus recently
reported an alarming trend.
In 2005, 70 percent of North American-based
mission organizations focused on evangelism
and disciple-making as a main priority.
By 2016, only 45 percent of these
organizations had evangelism
and disciple-making as their main focus,
shifting more toward compassion ministries.
Compassion ministries,
although helpful and well-
intended, respond to temporal
needs, not eternal ones. Only
the message of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ creates eternal life
in those who believe.
Billion.Global seeks to
catalyze the return to
evangelism and
disciple-making in the
hearts of our partners.
we can do so little; together we can do so much.” To date, more than 125 partners have
joined the Billion.Global coalition.
One partner recently created short videos to demonstrate how easy it is to turn an
everyday conversation into a conversation in which the Gospel can be shared. After
viewing these, one pastor said he planned to share the videos with his staff and be-
yond as they can help otherwise timid Christ followers to share their faith with others.
Reaching people with the Gospel in dark places is also a deep desire of Billion
.Global. Often, Western missionaries do not have access to these places, but thank-
fully, B.G has partners who do have access to them.
For example, we partner with an indigenous missionary movement that works
in one of the most densely populated parts of the world, with less than two per-
cent of its people naming Christ as Savior. There, workers are trained, disciples
are equipped, the poor are fed, and local communities are helped by this ministry.
These brothers and sisters are intentional about sharing Jesus, often in
the face of hostility. In one instance, someone issued a complaint to
the local police about their having evangelistic open-air meetings.
A senior officer attended several of the meetings in which the
message of Jesus was shared. Thankfully, he gave a good re-
port to his superiors, noting no laws were broken. While the of-
ficer did not make a faith commitment then, God was glorified
by the sharing of the Good News. Through the efforts of Billion
.Global partners, we are taking light into the dark places.
These are just a few examples of how Billion.Global part-
ners help transform the lives of people through the power of
the Gospel message. From its inception to its completion, all
glory belongs to God. We praise him alone for the growing king-
dom impact of Billion.Global.
To learn more or to get involved in Billion.Global,
visit www.billion.global.
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