8 Christian leadership is under intense pressure – church members are more demanding, less committed, giving less and often more interested in self-fulfilment than sacrificial service

9 Young people are more spiritually open, but increasingly come from dysfunctional families, a history of drug abuse and promiscuous lifestyles

a) Religious education teachers in schools

b) Commitment to Jesus and His will, to the discipline of Bible study and to the church

c) Effective discipling of children

d) Youth movements

e) Missions vision – few young people have much exposure to a vision for the world

10 Students are exposed to great pressures in the secular education system

a) The SU and Christian Union groups in schools – for their growth and multiplication, and for Christian teachers to be used of God to help launch such groups

b) The Campus Christian groups among the 900,000 full-time students in colleges and universities

c) Overseas students

11 Britain’s contribution to world evangelization in the last 200 years is unique

a) A renewed commitment by local congregations to world evangelization, to pray out their members to the areas of greatest need, and to care adequately for those who go

b) An increase in recruitment for missions; pray that the growth in short-term involvement may lead to increased long-term recruitment and support

c) The coordinating role of Global Connections (EMA) in promoting vision and cooperation among mission agencies and in local churches for world evangelization

12 The growing non-Anglo-Saxon minority has become a significant part of UK urban life in the past 50 years

a) Local congregations in multi-ethnic areas to open their doors, homes and hearts to this mission field on their doorstep, and to find effective ways of making friendships, meeting needs and winning some for the Lord

b) Specialist cross-cultural workers to be called both for training churches and ministering to specific ethnic groups

c) Better coordination of effort and research of the need

d) Effective use of literature and other media

13 Specific ethnic minority groups that need intercession:

a) Caribbean and African peoples

b) South Asians

c) Middle Eastern peoples

d) Muslims now officially number over 1.2 million, but the actual number is probably much higher

e) Chinese

f) The Jewish community

14 Christian media ministries:

a) Christian literature and Bibles

b) Christian broadcasting

Geography

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Area 244,110 sq.km. Two main islands: Britain and the north-east of Ireland. A union of four countries: England 103,400 sq.km, Scotland 78,800 sq.km, Wales 20,800 sq.km and Northern Ireland 14,100 sq.km.

Population (2000) 58,830,160 +0.18%AGR

Capital London 11.8 mill.

Peoples

Anglo-Saxon/Celtic 89.3%.

Asian 4%.

European 2.1%.

Afro-Caribbean 1.7%.

Middle Eastern 0.8%.

African 0.5%.

Other 1.6%.

Literacy 98%. Official language English; in Wales both English and Welsh. All languages 15 indigenous, over 200 immigrant languages. Indigenous languages with Scriptures 7Bi 2NT.

Economy

The world’s first industrialized economy – now increasingly a service economy. HDI 0.918; 10^th/174. Public debt 33% of GNP. Income/person $20,870 (67% of USA).

Politics

Parliamentary, constitutional monarchy.

Religion

There is full religious freedom.

Missionaries from United Kingdom

10,654 in 183 agencies to 198 countries

Missionaries to United Kingdom

1,604 in 170 agencies from 54 countries

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