DTS Presentation: Worldview
Joshua Spatha
Discovering God's design for the seven spheres of society through a biblical worldview. This is the full Power Point presentation given in class in PDF format.
State of Theology Infographic
Lifeway Research
"Our culture is anti-theological—we are in a new dark age." A stunning infographic giving a snapshot of what American Christians believe about important biblical concepts.
World Christianity Statistics
Center for the Study of Global Christianity
Christianity in its Global Context, published in June of 2013, is an exhaustive 100 page report on missions, evangelism and Christian growth from 1970 on out to 2020. It is the resource for the most accurate statistics available.
World Human Need Statistics
David Barrett & Todd Johnston
A page from World Christian Trends (2001) which gives alarming statistics we all should be aware of. For example, did you know that if you make more than $10,000 USD per year, you are in the top 9% of the wealthiest people in the world?
The Two Structures of the Church
Ralph Winter
This famous article explains the two structures that comprise The Church—the local expression and the mobile expression—and how missions organizations' and local congregations' unity and symbiotic relationship is essential.