IN BILLIONS
$1,905$1,905$1,905
$4,970AFRICA
$7,934$7,934$7,934
$8,652
LATINAMERICA
$3,987$3,987$3,987
$44,700ASIA
$14,445$14,445$14,445
$18,516
NORTHAMERICA
$16,522$16,522$16,522
$21,727EUROPE
$1,176
$787
OCEANIA
CHRISTIAN INCOME VS TOTAL INCOME
Christian income is concentrated in the wealthiest regions of the world — Europe, North America and part of Asia.
Middle and upper class Christians are increasing in number in some developing countries.
Christian GNI per capita = $18,841 while Global GNI per capita = $13,617(GNI=Gross National income)
WORLD
$4,558
$851$851$851LATIN
AMERICA
$793
$104$104$104EUROPE
$1,652
$285$285$285 $21$21$21 OCEANIA$79$22$22$22AFRICA
$191 ASIA$51$51$51
$399
NORTHAMERICA
$367$367$367
$1,445
POTENTIAL vs CHRISTIAN GIVINGACTUAL
CASTING OUR NETSF U R T H E R
Being so overwhelmed by God's grace that we over�ow into giving.
Being transformed from a consumer mentality to a �shing mentality; keeping up with Jesus instead of the Joneses.
Potential For Giving
“The last partof a man to be converted
is his wallet.”John Wesley
Actual Giving
CHRISTIANS AS PERCENT OF WORLD
33%S TI IR AH NC
P NO OP IU TL A
46%S TI IR AH NC
I N EC MO
Making small adjustments: The $100 spent on monthly coffee drinks could instead provide legal help for a woman rescued from sex trafficking.
NETS WITH HOLES
2010 Universal Brokerage Services
USA
2014Yoido Full Gospel Church
South Korea
2011Uniting Church of Australia
2007Radio MariaCosta Rica
$190 million lost
$12 million lost
$3.65 million lost
$3 million lost
Money Lost toEcclesiastical Crime
LATINAMERICA EUROPENORTH
AMERICA
3.0%
2.5%
2.0%
1.5%
1.0%
0.5%
0.0%
G I V I N G A S P E R C E N T O F I N CO M E
2.5%
1.3% 1.7%1.2% 1.3%
2.7%1.9%
WORLDOCEANIAAFRICA ASIA
CHRISTIANS AS PERCENT OFPOPULATION, AND INCOME GIVING
AFRICALATINAMERICA
NORTHAMERICA OCEANIA
GIVING
INCOME
CHRISTIANS
EUROPE ASIA
24%
17%
12%
23%
4%
3%
16%9%
6%
12%
32%
43%
36%36%36%
33%
24%
1%2%2%2%
2.5%
CHRISTIAN INCOME TOTAL INCOME
ACTUAL
POTENTIAL
“POTENTIAL”=A TITHE
Practicing systematic generosity — disciplined tithing and above-and-beyond gifts as God guides.
INBILLIONS
“Net“ Worth of Fishers
Men Christians have enormous �nancial resources, which they could use to spread the gospel, feed the poor and �ght for the cause of justice in the world.
Jesus called his disciples to re-orienttheir thinking from "net worth”to “net” casting. This includesusing our �nancial resourcesfor our assigned purpose:
Follow me and I will makeyou �shers of men. (Matt 4:19 ESV)
For more data like these on the global Christian community, please visit the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary at www.globalchristianity.org
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(EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA)GLOBAL NORTH
GLOBAL SOUTH
64%
S TI IR AH NCP NO OP IU TL A
36%
32%
S TI IR AH NC
I N EC MO
68%
GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIANS
