Despite two thousand years of the Great Commission, an estimated 3.2 billion people remain in unreached people groups — communities where there is no indigenous church capable of evangelizing without outside help.
The majority of unreached peoples live in what missiologists call the “10/40 Window” — a band stretching from West Africa through the Middle East and into East Asia. These regions are home to the world’s largest Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist populations.
Yet there is reason for hope. Technological advances in translation, digital media, and remote communication are opening doors that were previously closed. The global church is more diverse and more missionary-sending than ever before. Countries like South Korea, Nigeria, and Brazil are now major contributors to global missions.
The question for every local church is: What is our role in reaching the nations? This might mean sending missionaries, supporting translation work, praying for specific unreached groups, or welcoming international students and refugees in our own communities.
Jesus promised, “This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:14). The task is not yet complete.