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November 2012 Issue 1:1 Overview
Publisher's MemoWhere Next for the Arab Spring?In the last 22 months long-established regimes have been toppled in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya, while the Yemeni president has left office under a transition deal and the Syrian regime is embroiled in a...
November 2013 Issue 2:5 Overview
A Landmark Encounter The Asian Church Leaders Forum (ACLF) held in Seoul in June 2013 seemed at first like any other international conference, writes Ezra Jin. “However, for the representatives of the house churches in China, it was a conference...
November 2014 Issue 3:6 Overview
Responding to the Challenge of Boko Haram ‘Boko Haram’s ideology has four main features’, writes John Azumah (Lausanne Senior Associate for Islam and Associate Professor of World Christianity and Islam at Columbia Theological Seminary,...
November 2015 Issue 4:6 Overview
In this issue we focus in three of our articles on the impact and legacy—five years on—of the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelisation held in Cape Town in 2010. Lausanne’s Renewed Engagement in Global Mission ‘During our 40th...
November 2016 Issue 5:6 Overview
This issue of LGA has as its theme Leadership, inspired by the fact that the Lausanne Younger Leaders Gathering (YLG2016) took place in Jakarta in August. Six Leadership Lessons from YLG2016 ‘It usually takes decades to see the fruit from this...
November 2017 Issue 6:6 Overview
In this issue we mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. A Call to Christian Unity for the Sake of the Great Commission ‘What exactly . . . might it mean for Protestants, and especially evangelical Protestants, to recognize the...
November 2018 Issue 7:6 Overview
Turning the Church’s Attention to Mental Health ‘The global church is beginning to recognise mental health problems . . . as a major ministry priority’, write Gladys Mwiti (Founder and CEO of Oasis Africa Center for Transformational Psychology...
November 2019 Issue 8:6 Overview
The Problem of False Prophets in Africa ‘Ever since the missionary era, Christianity has had a positive impact on the socio-cultural arena throughout Africa’, writes Moses Owojaiye (CEO of the Centre for Biblical Christianity in Africa). As a...
November 2020 Issue 9:6 Overview
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many socioeconomic disparities between resource-rich and resource-poor areas across the world. In their article, ‘Kingdom Opportunities for Bridging COVID-19 Disparities’, three medical professionals, Stephen...
November 2021 Issue 10:6 Overview
There is an urgent need in the global church to equip pastors, missionaries, lay leaders, and in fact all Christians who are committed to making disciples for Christ of all nations. How could this need be met adequately and effectively? Not everyone...
November 2022 Issue 11:6 Overview
‘Lausanne Global Analysis (LGA) was launched ten years ago, following the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization: Cape Town 2010,’ recalls Doug Birdsall, who was leading the Lausanne Movement at that time. ‘Its purpose was to fortify...
November 2023 Issue 12:6 Overview
In this issue we focus on global leadership development—younger leaders, international student leaders, women leaders from the Majority World, and leaders committed to care for God’s creation. There is an urgency to develop younger leaders,...
Nuestro ancla en un mundo a la deriva (Missio Nexus)
Todos los días, cuando despertamos, parece que nos espera una nueva crisis o agitación. Pero con nuestra ancla en Jesús, los creyentes tienen la esperanza de que podemos salir a flote incluso en estos mares tempestuosos. Explore 7 estadísticas...
Number of Cities over 1 Million - 2000
·Type: Maps ·Description: Country level distribution of number of cities over 1 million in 2 ·Map Date: 2000 ·Producer: Global Mapping International ·Collection: General World Maps (WV 2002) ·Size:...
Number of Internet Users - Europe
·Type: Maps ·Map Date: 29 March 2007 ·Data Source: World Factbook 2006 ·Producer: Global Mapping International ·Collection: Projects 2007 ·Size: 8½ by 11 inches, landscape ·Categories: Type...
Number of Missionaries from African Countries
·Type: Maps ·Full title: Number of Missionaries from African Countries per Million Population as of 2000 A.D. ·Map Date: February 2008 ·Data Source: Operation World CD 2001 ·Producer: INSERV ·Collection:...
Number of People Living with HIV
·Type: Maps ·Map Date: June 2007 ·Data Source: World Factbook 2006 ·Producer: Global Mapping International ·Collection: Projects 2007 ·Size: 8 1/2 x 11, landscape ·Categories: Type :: Maps Topic ::...
OC Research
Using Mission Information to Transform Nations...Together! We assist field workers, churches and ministry partners to gather and analyze information to develop effective ministry strategies. OC Research is a department of One Challenge (OC...
OC Research FAQs (OC)
Questions answered include: What is ministry research and how is this different from secular or academic research?Why do research?What is research and what does it have to do with OC ministries?What kinds of research does OC do?What are some...
Occultism (Prayercast)
Jesus loves Occultists. While increasingly many around the world are trapped in spiritual darkness, Jesus has all power and authority to set these captives free. For more information go to Occultism on the Prayercast website. The above link opens in...
Oceania
·Type: Maps ·Map Date: 2007 ·Producer: US Government ·Collection: World Factbook reference maps ·Size: 513x356 px, landscape ·Categories: Type :: Maps Collection :: World Factbook reference maps...
OECD members (WorldBank)
NOTE: The most recent year's information is shown below. Click on the year to see all years for this indicator. COMMUNICATION2022 1,686,442,871 Mobile cellular subscriptions2021 87 Individuals using...
Oman
For a more detailed listing click here The inhabitants of the area of Oman have long prospered from Indian Ocean trade. In the late 18th century, the nascent sultanate in Muscat signed the first in a series of friendship treaties with Britain. Over...
Oman (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: Unreached Population: 4,631,000 % Literacy: 99.00 Primary Religion: Islam Professing Christian: 2.85 % Evangelical: 0.65 Official Language: Arabic,...
Oman (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 34 Number Languages: 21 Official Language: Arabic For more information go to Oman on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Oman (Prayercast)
Government: Absolute Monarchy Major People Groups: Arab, Baluchi, South Asian, African GDP Per Capita: $40,000 Literacy Rate: 95.7% Unreached: 91% Population: 3,901,992 Religions:...
Oman (World Factbook website)
Area: 309,500 Population: 4,664,844 December 2019 est. Life Expectancy: 76.30 Net migration rate: -0.40 2020 est. GDP (real growth rate): -0.90 2017 est. Internet Users: 2,801,932 For more...
Oman (WorldBank)
NOTE: The most recent year's information is shown below. Click on the year to see all years for this indicator. COMMUNICATION2022 6,749,535 Mobile cellular subscriptions2021 96 Individuals using the...
Oman flag
·Type: Images ·Collection: World Factbook country flags ·Small size: 81 x 54 px ·Large size: 453 x 302 px ·Categories: Collection :: World Factbook country flags Country :: Oman Partners :: U.S. Government Topic...
Oman map (World Factbook)
·Type: Maps ·Description: Oman (Factbook) ·Map Date: 2007 ·Producer: US Government ·Collection: World Factbook country maps ·Size: 328x353 px, landscape ·Categories: Type :: Maps Continent/Region ::...