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== Explosive growth of worldwide Christianity ==

== Explosive growth of worldwide Christianity ==

''see also:'' [[Global Christianity]] and [[Internet evangelism]]  

''see also:'' [[Global Christianity]] and [[Internet evangelism]] and [[Evangelical Christians]]

[[File:Hong Kong Christians at Gateway Camp.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|[[Hong Kong]] Christians at Gateway Camp. In 2005, there were four times as many non-Western World Christians as there were [[Western World]] Christians.<ref>http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077</ref>

[[File:Hong Kong Christians at Gateway Camp.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|[[Hong Kong]] Christians at Gateway Camp. In 2005, there were four times as many non-Western World Christians as there were [[Western World]] Christians.<ref>http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077</ref>

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[[Christianity]] is the world's largest religion and it has seen tremendous growth over its 2000 year history.<ref>http://users.adam.com.au/bstett/BChristianIncrease12.htm</ref> In the last fifty years, Christianity has recently seen explosive growth outside the [[Western World]].<ref>http://pewforum.org/Christian/Faith-and-Conflict-The-Global-Rise-of-Christianity.aspx</ref><ref>http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077</ref><ref>http://pewforum.org/Religion-News/The-stunning-growth-of-Christianity-in-China.aspx</ref><ref>http://gratefultothedead.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/the-african-apostles-how-christianity-exploded-in-20th-century-africa/</ref> In 2000, there were twice as many non-Western Christians as Western Christians.<ref>http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077</ref>  In 2005, there were four times as many non-Western Christians as there were [[Western World]] Christians.<ref>http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077</ref> There are now more non-Western missionaries than Western missionaries.<ref>http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077</ref>

Christianity has seen tremendous growth over its 2000 year history.<ref>http://users.adam.com.au/bstett/BChristianIncrease12.htm</ref> In the last fifty years, Christianity has recently seen explosive growth outside the [[Western World]].<ref>http://pewforum.org/Christian/Faith-and-Conflict-The-Global-Rise-of-Christianity.aspx</ref><ref>http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077</ref><ref>http://pewforum.org/Religion-News/The-stunning-growth-of-Christianity-in-China.aspx</ref><ref>http://gratefultothedead.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/the-african-apostles-how-christianity-exploded-in-20th-century-africa/</ref> In 2000, there were twice as many non-Western Christians as Western Christians.<ref>http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077</ref>  In 2005, there were four times as many non-Western Christians as there were [[Western World]] Christians.<ref>http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077</ref> There are now more non-Western missionaries than Western missionaries.<ref>http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077</ref>

 

== Implications of explosive growth of global Christianity ==

== Implications of explosive growth of global Christianity ==