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The number of Christians in the world is 2.3 billion but the number of Christians decreased by 1.8% between 2010 and 2020 as a percent of world population, according to Pew Research.
Between 2010 and 2020, the number of Christians increased to 2.3 billion, while the number of Muslims increased to 2 billion. The number of Christians increased by 122 million while the number of Muslims increased by 347 million. While both groups increased in absolute numbers, the number of Christians decreased as a percent of world population by -1.8% while the number of Muslims increased as a percent of world population by +1.8%.
This disappointing trend is a the result of a number of factors outlined in the new book So the World Will Know.
About the recent book
There is a massive, urgent problem facing the Church today. Though
largely overlooked, the consequences are eternal for countless millions.
With all the authority of heaven and earth, the Lord Jesus Christ gave
his people one single task to accomplish in the Church Age: Bring the
gospel to all nations. And yet, two thousand years later, there are still
at least two billion people who have never heard of the only way of
salvation. More troubling, the number of unreached has been increasing
over the past century and will continue to rise unless there is a change
in the trend. Fortunately, God has provided the solution and has given
us the joy and privilege of being part of that solution. So the World
Will Know explores how and why the number of unreached continues
to rise. More to the point, it explores the Lord’s solution to the problem.
It is a wake-up call for every Christian.
J. CHRISTOPHER EVANS is a creative who uses the arts to glorify
his Savior and advance the gospel. He is a writer, painter, and founder
of a media ministry for the unreached. He uses visual arts to highlight
unreached peoples. Serving as a “tentmaker,” a self-supporting witness,
he uses writing to encourage recovering the truth that mission engagement
is part of following Christ. He had the privilege of serving as
the chairman of the strategy committee of a denominational mission
board. A Presbyterian elder, he attended Gordon-Conwell Theological
Seminary where he was awarded the Olive Branch Prize for dedication
to world missions. He did additional work at Harvard University.