Regions
Survey of West Africa: The Peoples
West Africa’s 265.6 million people are divided into 1,273 distinct peoples. Of these, 366 or slightly less than one-third of the groups are considered “least-reached.” The groups break out amongst the religions as 350 Christian, 408 Islamic, 508 Ethnic religions, 4 Hindu, and 2 Non-religious. These can be grouped into 47 distinct clusters which we [...]
A survey of West Africa: a Chronology
Before Christ (BC)
300. The Bantu live along the Niger River. Fertile land is found in a small zone between the Sahara desert and the rain forest. As the population of the Bantu grows, they become crowded and begin spreading south and east to the grasslands.
. West Africans in the area of modern Nigeria are smelting [...]
A survey of West Africa: Key Statistics
Population (2005): 264 million
Births per 1,000 people: 43 (world average, 21)
Deaths per 1,000 people: 18 (world average, 9)
Rate of natural increase: 2.5% p.a. (world, 1.2%)
Projected population, 2025: 404 million
Projected population, 2050: 601 million
% of population under 15: 44% (world, 29%)
% of population over 65: 3%
Life expectancy at birth: 47 (men, 46; women, 48)
% Urban / [...]
A Survey of West Africa: Introduction
In this issue, we’ll be exploring West Africa in depth. This region features 16 countries scattered over 20% of Africa’s landmass: northern deserts bordering the Sahara, central savannahs and grasslands, and southern coasts dusted with rainforests.
The region’s population is exploding: from 27 million in 1900, it has risen to 233 million today and will likely [...]
Seizing Tomorrow
Three issues–and how African believers respond to them–will determine what the African church of tomorrow looks like.
Agape Global Ministries
One U.S. pastor who realized that the old way of doing missions wasn’t working anymore is Larry Nelson.
Nelson moved to Kingsport, Tenn., 20 years ago and planted Agape Life Church. The church soon grew to 500 members, and four daughter congregations were planted.
As Nelson was flying back from a missions trip to Africa in 1991 [...]
To reap a harvest
The Hub-Church model could be God’s answer to reaping the potential rich harvest on the African continent—and elsewhere.
Mobilizing African-Americans
It has been over 30 years since the Lausanne Covenant was formed. That event produced a radical paradigm shift in mission thinking. For the first time we as believers began to look at the global expanse of the Kingdom in a strategic way and began to ask the question, “What will it take to complete [...]
Breathtaking breakthrough
“Please, please do everything in your power to send someone to us!” The request came from a man on his knees, begging Pastor Joshua to send church planters to his village.
GEMA
GEMA has member bodies who are spread across the length and breadth of this nation, and especially among the unreached people groups. We serve the indigenous and the expatriate missionary enterprise. Be assured that the missionary wing of the church in Ghana is alive.
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