VITALS
Compiled by Sara Shelton
What people are doing, seeing, believing
Diversity Increase
According to results of the U.S. census, the Hispanic population in the U.S. is now the second largest group in the country. Fifty million people living in the U.S. (roughly 16% of the population) are Hispanic. This group has now surpassed other growing ethnic populations in the country, with African Americans accounting for 13% of the total population and Asian Americans making up 5%. With the cultural and linguistic landscape of the country changing, consider how your church can become involved in reaching a people group.
Source:
CNN.com, March 24, 2011
Quick Quotes
“These people showed up. They were a gift from God. I don’t know what I would have done if they hadn’t shown up.”
Alabama resident Gloria Reed on the help and support Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams offered after her home was hit by tornadoes in April 2011.
“It’s inconceivable to a lot of people that there could be so many communities in one province without the gospel. It’s our job to make these realities known.”
Jeff Christopherson, North American Mission Board vice president for the Canada region, on the amount of lost people living in the region and the need for more church plants to reach them for Christ.
“To me, it would be foolish of the North American Mission Board not to use the expertise of the International Mission Board in helping us when significant percentages of ethnic groups in our major cities are largely unreached.”
NAMB President Kevin Ezell on working together with the International Mission Board to better reach the growing ethnic populations in the U.S.
“We cannot rest until the nations are made glad in the gospel. We cannot cease our labors until the work is done. Only Christ can complete the joy that we now taste and share, and every generation of Christians is to serve faithfully until Christ completes our joy.”
Al Mohler addressing the 2011 graduating class at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky.
Sources: Baptist Press and
NAMB.net
By The Numbers: How many teens attend church on a regular basis?
66% of 14 year olds
68% of 15-16 year olds
58% of 17 year olds
44% of 18 year olds
Source: LifeWay Research
6 Fall 2011 •
onmission.com
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