After 10 years of research and writing, this book contains the most unique and up-to-date Christian data and information currently available on churches, church planting, and the state of missions in all the countries of the world including the USA. You’ll see the “new mission field” in your own city, state, and country through data, maps, and information that cannot be found in any other source.
This book also contains 260+ pages of unique maps, charts, and graphs, not found in any other source, that you can use and quote in your sermons and teaching presentations. Note, all 260+ pages of graphics are available in PowerPoint slide version for your presentations. (Can be purchased separately. See below)
“John Mayer has made a great contribution in helping us understand the progress of the Great Commission and how we can effectively focus efforts with the work remaining. The hundreds of charts, lists, and graphs are a unique contribution to the subject that, on their own, make this book well worth a read!”
“This book is a powerful blend of relevant data, compelling insights and casts a global vision to reach everyone, everywhere with the Gospel. John’s data has been insightful for our local and global church planting efforts and this book will be helpful for yours.”
“This is a must-have global missions resource for the shelf of any missions pastor, missions executive, missions professor, or world Christian.”
“John’s unmatched research skills are intrinsically linked with his heart’s passion for sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ... On the macro level, John’s research distilled a complex global context into a compelling visual diagram that spurred the vision for evangelistic outreach in Asia.”
“This book is a marvelous gift of macro and micro information and will be a giant blessing to those who are called to global or local ministry.”
"If you want to take Jesus’ command seriously to lift up your eyes to the fields, then either devote the next 25 years of your life to research … or read this book. Here are contained many treasures of wisdom, knowledge and insight into the current state of the world from the viewpoint of the Great Commission."
Visionary, Global Strategist, Catalyst, Consultant, Thought Leader, Researcher, Missiologist, Professor, and Author
For over 35 years, he has worked globally with over 1,900 churches/ministries from 81 denominations conducting research, consulting, and strategy in the areas of church planting, movements, city reaching, diaspora peoples, and unreached people groups. He has taken over 29,000 people on a Discover Your City Tour in different U.S. cities. John is the creator of the “Circle of Significance” for world missions strategy. He has also taught college and graduate courses for 24 years. He is the author of the CityView Report book now in its 17th Edition and he has several other published papers and articles. He holds four degrees.
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