What if I told you that Christianity is growing faster globally today than at any point in history? While many American Christians see a church in decline, the reality beyond our borders tells a dramatically different story.
In this eye-opening conversation with Blake McDaniel, a veteran mission mobilizer with the Navigators, we unpack striking statistics that reveal God's extraordinary work in our lifetime. Blake shares how the percentage of evangelical Christians worldwide has exploded from just 3% at World War II to 12% today—with the growth curve now pointing straight up. Places like Nepal have seen Christian communities grow from nearly non-existent to hundreds of thousands of believers in just three decades.
Yet this growth isn't evenly distributed. Using Jesus' parable of yeast in dough, Blake explains how the gospel remains concentrated in certain regions while 40% of the world has virtually no access. The regions containing most of the world's Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims receive only a tiny fraction of our missionary resources.
Drawing a fascinating parallel between Coca-Cola's global marketing strategy and Christian missions, Blake challenges us to think strategically about resource allocation. If a beverage company can achieve global market penetration in 150 years, what's taking the church 2,000 years to accomplish the same with the gospel?
Blake's personal journey from systems analyst to missions mobilizer inspires us to maintain open hands before God. When initially approached about overseas service, his immediate "no" eventually transformed into a different "yes" that has led to hundreds of missionaries being sent where he himself couldn't go.
Join us for this thought-provoking discussion that will transform how you see God's work in the world today and challenge you to find your unique role in His global mission. Whether you're called to go, mobilize, or support in other ways, there's a place for everyone in this extraordinary global movement.
