CHURCH GROWTH PRINCIPLES

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CHURCH GROWTH PRINCIPLES

• God Desires His Church to Grow

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Major Religions of the World

• 1. Christianity 2 billion
• 2. Islam 1.3 billion
• 3. Hinduism 900 million
• 4. Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist 850
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• 5. Buddhism 360 million
• 6. Chinese traditional religion 225 million
• 7. Primal-indigenous 190 million
• 8. Sikhism 23 million
• 9. Yoruba religion 20 million
• 10. Juche 19 million
• 11. Spiritism 14 million

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Major Religions of the World

• 12. Judaism 14 million
• 13. BahaI 6 million
• 14. Jainism 4 million
• 15. Shinto 4 million
• 16. Cao Dai 3 million
• 17. Tenrikyo 2.4 million
• 18. Neo-Paganism 1 million
• 19. Unitarian-Universalism 800 thousand
• 20. Scientology 750 thousand
• 21. Rastafarianism 700 thousand
• 22. Zoroastrianism 150 thousand

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Major World Religions of World Population
1900-2000
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Religious Change 20th Century
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Distribution of Evangelicals 2000Mission
Frontiers, December 2001, p. 31
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