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SSpapainin“An Open Mission Field”“An Open Mission Field”
The Evangelization ofThe Evangelization of
NecessaryNecessary
Possible!Possible!
Urgent!!Urgent!!
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The Evangelization of The Evangelization of
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Why is it necessary ?Why is it necessary ? Why is it urgent ??Why is it urgent ??
46,000,000 inhabitants...
45,000,000+ LostLost
SSpapaiinnAreaArea 505,998 km 505,998 km22
Population (2008):Population (2008): Iberian PeninsulaIberian Peninsula42,860,17342,860,173 Canary Islands Canary Islands 2,075,9682,075,968 Balearic IslandsBalearic Islands 1,072,844 1,072,844Ceuta and Melilla Ceuta and Melilla (North Africa)(North Africa) 148,837148,837
Total :Total : 46,157,822 46,157,822
> Geographic & > Geographic & Demographic Demographic datadata
SSpapainin > Her > Her territoriesterritories
Autonomous CommunitiesAutonomous Communities 1717
ProvincesProvinces 5050
Towns and CitiesTowns and Cities 8,112 8,112
SSpapainin > Her > Her languageslanguagesCastilian Spanish:Castilian Spanish:
Catalan:Catalan:
Galician:Galician:
Basque (Euskera):Basque (Euskera):
Caló (gypsy):Caló (gypsy):
Sign Language:Sign Language:
46.158.0046.158.0000
7.364.0007.364.000
2.784.0002.784.000
2.157.0002.157.000
350.000350.000
120.000120.000
SSpapainin > Religious Religious beliefsbeliefsPracticing Catholics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 %Practicing Catholics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 %
Non-practicing Catholics . . . . . . . . . . . 55 %Non-practicing Catholics . . . . . . . . . . . 55 %
Atheists, agnostics, uncommitted . . . . . 20 %*Atheists, agnostics, uncommitted . . . . . 20 %*
Other groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 %20 %Jews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000Jews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000
Mormons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mormons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000 ?. . 40,000 ?Jehovah’s WitnessesJehovah’s Witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,000Muslims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Muslims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000,0001,000,000Evangelicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400,000Evangelicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400,000Nominal Protestants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200,000Nominal Protestants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200,000
**46 %46 % of Spanish youth are atheists or agnostics of Spanish youth are atheists or agnostics
1968 20091968 2009Evangelical churches: 300 2,300Evangelical churches: 300 2,300
Evangelical believers: 20,000 400,000Evangelical believers: 20,000 400,000
Denominations: 5 50Denominations: 5 50
Missions: 19 Missions: 19 200200
Missionaries: 35 Missionaries: 35 2,0002,000
41 years = 41 years = 500%+500%+ increaseincrease
SSpapainin > Evangelical Evangelical growthgrowth
1968 20091968 2009MadridMadrid 18 18 300 300BarcelonaBarcelona 21 21 400 400GaliciaGalicia 26 26 110 110Ten Provinces*Ten Provinces* 0 0 90 90*Alava, Avila, Caceres, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Navarre, Segovia, Soria, *Alava, Avila, Caceres, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Navarre, Segovia, Soria,
Teruel, ToledoTeruel, Toledo
Growth of the Evangelical Growth of the Evangelical ChurchesChurches
SSpapain in > > New New churcheschurchesSSpapain in > > New New churcheschurches
The number of cities and towns with The number of cities and towns with more than more than 5,000 population5,000 population reached since reached since 19821982 is . . . is . . .
300+300+
SSpapainin > New towns New towns reachedreached
One of the One of the least evangelizedleast evangelized countries in countries in the world!the world!
SSpapainin > > comparedcompared
España comparado al España comparado al mundomundo
SSpapainin > > CommunitiesCommunities
Population per evangelical believerPopulation per evangelical believer
By autonomous communities By autonomous communities NavarreNavarre 1 believer per 1,218 inhabitants1 believer per 1,218 inhabitants
AsturiasAsturias 1 believer1 believer per 609 “ per 609 “
AndalusiaAndalusia 1 believer1 believer per 460 “per 460 “
MadridMadrid 1 believer1 believer per 391 “ per 391 “
CataloniaCatalonia 1 believer1 believer per 341 “per 341 “
Population per evangelical believerPopulation per evangelical believerBy provincesBy provinces
SoriaSoria 1 believer1 believer per 1.850 per 1.850 inhabitantsinhabitants
AvilaAvila 1 believer1 believer per 1.046per 1.046 ““
CadizCadiz 1 believer1 believer perper 337 337 ““
ValladolidValladolid 1 believer1 believer perper 328 328 ““
BarcelonaBarcelona 1 believer 1 believer perper 312 312““
SSpapainin > > ProvincesProvinces
SSpapain in > her > her townstowns
Testimony in municipalities of 5,000 or more inhabitants in Spain
70755%
20616%
37729%
with owntestimony
within 5 kmof other
withouttestimony
SSpapain in > her > her townstowns
Towns with more than 5,000 population Towns with more than 5,000 population without an evangelical testimonywithout an evangelical testimony
PopulationPopulation Towns without Towns without testimonytestimony
over 20,000over 20,000 10 10
15,000 to 20,00015,000 to 20,000 20 20
10,000 to 15,00010,000 to 15,000 77 77
5,000 to 10,0005,000 to 10,000 270270Total towns over 5,000 w/o testimony: Total towns over 5,000 w/o testimony:
377377
SSpapain in > her > her townstownsThe 10 largest towns without evangelical testimonyThe 10 largest towns without evangelical testimony
MUNICIPALITY PROVINCE AUT. COM. POPULATION
Torre-Pacheco Murcia Murcia 30,351
Oliva Valencia Valencia 28,279
Ponteareas Pontevedra Galicia 22,750
Oliva (La) Las Palmas Canaries 21,354
Sant Josep de sa Talaia Balearic Isl. Balearic Isl. 21,304
Lalín Pontevedra Galicia 21,130
Cártama Málaga Andalusia 20,436
Bétera Valencia Valencia 20,292
Pájara Las Palmas Canaries 20,283
Guía de Isora Sta. Cruz de Tenerife Canaries 20,004
What can we do ?What can we do ?AskAsk the Lord to send the Lord to send workers for the townsworkers for the towns
AdoptAdopt a town in order to a town in order to intercede for its peopleintercede for its people
Go and preachGo and preach the the gospel to every gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15creature. Mark 16:15
GiveGive so that others so that others can fulfill their can fulfill their callingcalling
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Land of Land of MissionsMissions
45,000,0045,000,000+0+
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