80% of the world’s evangelical Christians live in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Over the last 50 years, God’s church has grown exponentially in these areas.

These regions have tremendous mission sending potential to help bring the gospel to unreached peoples, but they currently send only 20% of the world’s cross-cultural missionaries!

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This infographic provides a visual score for seven data points ranked on a 0 to 100 scale. Faded icons show scores for other countries on the mobilization index. See below for actual scores and country-specific insights.

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The Big Story Series provides three simple ways to help disciple your family into God&rsquo;s word, world, and work.
<ul>
<li dir="ltr">Study God&rsquo;s word each week through One Big Story.</li>
<li dir="ltr">Learn about and pray for an unreached people group every month with One Big Vision.</li>
<li dir="ltr">Practice World Christian habits all year long using ideas from One Big Adventure.</li>
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Perfect for family devotions, these books are available for free as PDF downloads. You can also purchase physical books separately or as a bundle within the United States.

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<h3>How It's Used</h3>
This study is designed to introduce what we call &ldquo;World Christian Habits.&rdquo;&nbsp;World Christians are people who understand God&rsquo;s heart for the world and&nbsp;strategically live their lives in such a way that wherever they are and whatever&nbsp;they do, they are working to see Him glorified among all nations.
<h3>Contents</h3>
The 7 Lessons of Explore:
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<li>God&rsquo;s Heart for the World</li>
<li>Religions of the World</li>
<li>Praying to the Lord of the Harvest</li>
<li>Sending Laborers into the Harvest Field</li>
<li>Welcoming the Nations Among Us</li>
<li>Going Where the Church is Not</li>
<li>Mobilizing the Body of Christ</li>
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Want to go deeper or lead your own Explore study? Check out our <a href="https://store.vianations.org/products/explore-coaching-conversations" rel="follow">Explore Coaching Conversations</a>!

The study has been a huge blessing to me and my family. I loved the biblical strength of the material. Everything was based on the Bible and that encouraged me to be empowered as a parent with a global vision. It was eye-opening for us to feel part of the great history of God blessing the nations: God&ndash; Abraham&rsquo;s family&ndash; Puerto family&ndash; the nations. I used to think very little could be done by our family, but now I think a lot can be done. It has been very encouraging to think that my children have enormous potential to be used by God, in ways bigger than I can ever imagine. And much more with lives consecrated to God from a very young age.
Since the study, I have been attentive to ways I can teach my children the truths of God and connect those truths to the great story of God and His mission. I want to be consistent and intentional in daily devotions and prayer times for the world, especially for those who have never heard the gospel. We plan to adopt an ethnic group to be praying for as a family.&nbsp;
-- David Puerto, Guatemala&nbsp;

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World Christians are people who strategically shape their life habits to see God glorified among all nations. Explore the World Christian Lifestyle introduces the five World Christian Habits, and Welcoming the Nations Among Us and Mobilizing the Body of Christ further explore two of the Habits. Come see what God is doing to reach all peoples, and join him in completing the Great Commission!

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Explore is a seven-lesson study for small groups or individuals covering the basics of God's word, world, and work, helping students (or anyone!) gain a heart for the nations.
<ul>
<li>GOD'S WORD: Journey from Genesis to Revelation seeing the recurring theme of God desiring worship from ALL people and mobilizing His people to be ambassadors for His name.&nbsp;</li>
<li>GOD'S WORLD: Lesson 2 provides a quick overview of the major (THUMB) religious blocks, defines unreached people groups, and highlights the task remaining in helping all people have access to the Gospel.</li>
<li>GOD'S WORK: Discover opportunities in global missions no matter your location or vocation through these 5 World Christian habits: Praying, Sending, Welcoming, Going, and Mobilizing.</li>
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Discover God's Word, God's World, and God's Work

"Gadi faithfully studied through Explore with a group of missionaries from the United States. After finishing the final chapter, Gadi said, 'Explore is the one of greatest tools I have read and studied about missions. In my opinion, it&rsquo;s the summary of "misinologia": the biblical basis of mission.' She then proceeded to lead her own Explore&nbsp;studies online with over 75 students! As Gadi uses Explore&nbsp;to mobilize others, she has seen significant changes in people&rsquo;s hearts, minds, and participation levels in missions. Two pastors who went through her Explore&nbsp;study began working in their churches to renew their visions for mission, and one young woman started a small group that writes and sends encouraging letters to women laboring in the mission field.
For more of Gadi's story, read The Untapped Potential&nbsp;on our blog posts.&nbsp;

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From the editor of the globally available program,&nbsp;Encountering the World of Islam, Keith Swartley walks through both the religion of Islam and relevant Bible passages, exploring ways that Christians can seek out and love their Muslim neighbors.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
God&rsquo;s Heart for Muslims is an eight-lesson study designed to illuminate the tapestry of cultures and the beautiful people who identify with the Muslim faith&mdash;a quarter of the world&rsquo;s population. On this journey, you&rsquo;ll discover Christ&rsquo;s desire to be known and that all would have the opportunity to know him. As you also engage with the story of the Bible, you will learn simple, practical ways to build relationships and share the gospel of Jesus Christ with Muslims.

Embrace Muslims with the love of Christ

<h3>What You Will Learn</h3>
God's Heart for Muslims walks through the religion of Islam, and its close ties to Judaism and Christianity, and how Christians can lovingly connect to Muslims.&nbsp;
This study includes eight lessons covering:
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<li>What is God's Plan for Muslisms?</li>
<li>Biblical Values Muslims and Christians Share</li>
<li>Responding to Injustice</li>
<li>Good Works and Godly Living</li>
<li>How Would Christ Respond to Muslims?</li>
<li>Questions Muslims Ask</li>
<li>Sacrifice and Suffering</li>
<li>How Will You Connect with Muslims?</li>
</ol>

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Mobilize the Body of Christ is a small group study designed to help World Christians grow into mobilizers and learn what it takes to start a mission movement among their friends, churches, and families.
Participants learn how to:
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<li>Use Scriptures to show others God&rsquo;s love for every nation, tribe, people, and language</li>
<li>Point believers to the people and places that have the least access to the gospel</li>
<li>Use mobilization tools disciple others toward obedience to God&rsquo;s global purpose</li>
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Inviting Others to Join You in Living out God&rsquo;s Global Purpose

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<h3>How It&rsquo;s Used</h3>
You can use this book in a small group or even in a one-on-one relationship. If nothing else, read it yourself and then find someone to go through it with you. Community and partnership are essential in the kingdom of God! Each lesson involves a Go Read, Go Discuss, Go To The Word, Go Mobilize, and Go Pray section. You can even take your participants to the next level by helping them apply what they&rsquo;re learning with&nbsp;the one-on-one Coaching Conversations.
The&nbsp;Mobilizing the Body of Christ study is designed as a follow up to the Explore the World Christian Lifestyle study, but can be used by any believers&nbsp;who are excited about and living out God&rsquo;s heart for the world.
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7 Lessons of&nbsp;Mobilizing the Body of Christ:
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<li>What is Mobilization?</li>
<li>Qualities of an Effective Mobilizer</li>
<li>The Urgency of Mobilization</li>
<li>Mobilizing From Scripture: God&rsquo;s Word</li>
<li>Mobilizing to the Unreached: God&rsquo;s World</li>
<li>Mobilizing to Strategic Practices: God&rsquo;s Work</li>
<li>Go Mobilize! How to Begin</li>
</ol>
Want to go deeper or lead your own Mobilizing study? Check out our <a href="https://store.vianations.org/products/mobilizing-coaching-material" rel="follow">Mobilizing Coaching Conversations</a>.
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&ldquo;Someone must sound the rallying call. Those who desire to see others trained, prepared and released to ministry are known as mobilizers.&nbsp;Mobilizers stir other Christians to active concern for reaching the world.&nbsp;They coordinate efforts between senders, the local churches, sending agencies, and missionaries on the field. Mobilizers are absolutely essential." -- Phil Parshall

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Welcoming the Nations Among Us&nbsp;is a 6-lesson study inviting believers to explore welcoming others for God&rsquo;s glory. Welcoming is more than being friendly. It is the lifestyle of a person prioritizing God&rsquo;s mission to &ldquo;make disciples of all&nbsp;nations.&rdquo; A welcomer gets involved with those around them from different cultures, developing genuine cross-cultural friendships, selflessly serving, and always being&nbsp;ready to share Jesus with others. Our Father has always been a welcomer and has a role for each of us to play in joining Him.&nbsp;Welcoming&nbsp;participants will explore:
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<li>The realities of migrants and near neighbors around them&nbsp;</li>
<li>Their own obstacles to reaching out cross-culturally</li>
<li>Practical steps they can take to start welcoming</li>
</ul>
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Engage With Your Cross-Cultural Neighbors for the Sake of the Gospel

<h3>How It&rsquo;s Used</h3>
The&nbsp;Welcoming the Nations Among Us study is suitable for any believer or group who wants to explore and obey God&rsquo;s call to welcome. Designed for personal or small group study, large groups, or one-on-one discipleship, it shines a light on the biblical basis for welcoming and challenges participants to look honestly at their own barriers to engaging cross-culturally. Practical and applicable, guiding students to craft a personalized welcomer plan and offering a Digging Deeper section for further individual study.
<h3>Content</h3>
Six Lessons: 
<ul>
<li>The Biblical Basis of Welcoming</li>
<li>The Need and the Opportunity</li>
<li>Who can I Welcome?</li>
<li>Obstacles to Welcoming</li>
<li>How do I Welcome?</li>
<li>Developing a Welcomer Plan</li>
</ul>

An Excerpt from&nbsp;<a href="/articles/a-small-and-willing-yes" rel="follow">A Small And Willing Yes</a>:
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Lydia immediately caught the vision of mobilizing others to welcome. She and Rebekah began mentoring several friends in in welcoming. Lydia became a major advocate in her church for welcoming the unreached. Now, because of her influence, people in her church community have begun consistently serving Fatima&rsquo;s family and other refugee families living in Frankfurt. They have even invited them into their church. Lydia has grown into someone who not only practices welcoming as a lifestyle, but now is mobilizing others to welcome the unreached living in Frankfurt.
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