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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Unique Opportunity Chadian Evangelicals

The Republic of Chad is home to 1,691,498 evangelicals, making up 10% of the population. [[2]] With a growth rate of 3.2% annually, the Chadian evangelical church is increasing faster than the global average of 2.6%. [[3]]&nbsp;
While many African countries received Catholic missionaries, religion came to Chad via Protestant missionaries in the 1920s. Now a century later, the Chadian evangelical church is free to worship and practice as they see fit, as the nation is secular and separates church and state.&nbsp;
The Chadian evangelical church is unique because it has excellent access to the large Muslim population, both in and outside its borders. 52% of the country's population is Muslim, and the region of West Africa houses 135 million Muslims together. While many evangelicals have to leave their borders to have a meaningful relationship with Muslims, the Chadian church has millions of opportunities within and near their borders. Praise God for this unique opportunity to reach many of the 5 billion unreached Muslims in the world! Ask that the Lord would raise up evangelicals burdened for the hearts of the unreached and take His good news to their neighbors.

No Data on Cultural Bridges

Chad is not ranked on the Geert Hofstede cultural value index; therefore, we have no score to offer.&nbsp;
Unfortunately, Chad is bordered by Libya, Sudan, the Central African Republic, and Cameroon, all of which are also unranked on Hofstede's index.

Moderate Access to Millions of Unreached Muslims

Chadian evangelicals have access to nearly 7,611,743 unreached people in-country and about 158,380,000 million regionally. This ranks the nation at moderate for strategic access to the unreached. The millions of unreached people within their borders comprise around 45% of the population. [[2]] This is an excellent opportunity for Chadian evangelicals to learn about, love, and serve the unreached without leaving their hometown!&nbsp;
Though Chad is not in West Africa, its proximity to the Western half of the continent puts it in a very strategic position to reach the 135 million unreached Muslims that reside in West Africa. Pray that God would show the Chadian evangelical church their strategic role in His divine plan to reach all His children in every tribe, tongue, and nation beyond that.

Interfaith Dialogues Between Differing Religious Groups

According to Pew Research, Chad is ranked moderately regarding religious freedoms, with a score of 3.2. [[4]] The nation's constitution states that Chad is secular and affirms the separation of church and state. Providing freedom of religion and equality before the law without distinction of religion, the nation prohibits "denominational propaganda" that hinders national unity. [[5]]
All groups, religious or otherwise, must register with the government for official status. Even within religious institutions, the nation does not permit wearing Hijabs or Burqas. [[5]]
Though social hostilities exist, and terrorism is not unheard of in Chad, most tensions are not brought on by opposing religious groups. Instead, the religious leaders across Chad encourage interfaith dialogues, where church members will occasionally attend each other's religious ceremonies in an effort to build relationships, respect, and knowledge of different religious groups. [[5]] Praise God for this interfaith dialogue that brings peace and glory to His name! Ask that this mindset would continue among Chadian churches and that the need for Biblical mission would not be compromised but instead spurred on by this healthy friendship between religions.&nbsp;
Chad scores a 3.8 in governmental restrictions and a 2.1 in social hostilities, meaning evangelicals are more likely to be confronted by the government or legal officials for their religious beliefs than they are to experience shunning, familial guilt, or communal pressure for their religion.

Fourth Lowest Property Poses Barrier to Mobilization

With a ranking of 164 out of 167, Chad scores extremely low in overall prosperity on the Legatum Prosperity Index, especially when compared to the other countries on the Mobilization Index and other countries in the Sub-Saharan African region. [[6]] The country holds the fourth lowest rank on both the entire index and the region of Western Africa. Two of the country's highest-scoring categories are Natural Environment and Personal Freedom. Their lowest scores are in Health and Market Infrastructure. [[6]]&nbsp;
The nation's overall prosperity has been consistent over the past decade, as it has not fluctuated more than three positions since 2011. This extremely low prosperity poses a huge barrier to mission mobilization efforts in the future for those looking to launch to Chad, as well as Chadians trying to launch from the country to the unreached.&nbsp;
The high percentage of people living in poverty, low safety and security, and weak education are all major factors to consider as we prayerfully consider mobilizing the Chadian church.

Low Sending but Great Access

The Chadian evangelical church is currently sending 120 in-country and 12 abroad. A prayer goal of the Mobilization Index is to see 0.1% of a country's evangelicals mobilized to the unreached.&nbsp;
The Chadian evangelical sends about .000007% of their population to the unreached. If this prayer goal were to happen, the nation would send roughly 1,690 evangelicals to the unreached. Pray that the Lord of the harvest would raise up workers to go out into the harvest!&nbsp;
Much of the lack of sending can be tied to the nation's low economic prosperity. Even if the hearts of the church are turned to the unreached, the lack of funds and a prosperous economy can pose huge barriers to launching missionaries. Pray that the church would look to the providence of God alone, trusting that He provides the means through His power to send those willing to go in His timing.&nbsp;
The country is home to roughly 7.5 million unreached people, making it a very strategic place for missionaries and mobilizers to go. Praise the King for the movement that is already happening! Ask that He would continue to break down barriers and fears that the church might be up against so that they might go to all unreached in and outside their borders!

Moderate Mobilization Potential

If 0.1%, or 1 in 1,000, Chadian evangelicals were mobilized, the nation could send out over 1,600 more missionaries to the unreached! There is a phenomenal opportunity for the evangelicals to take the gospel to UPGs in their own country and many other countries throughout Central and West Africa.&nbsp;
With financial burdens and high percentages of poverty, Chad's generosity score ranks low at 22%. [[7]] A sense of selfless generosity could be extremely beneficial in increasing the number of missionaries and mobilizers sent to the unreached. Still, it is difficult to attain in a nation stricken by poverty. &nbsp;
44% of Chad's population is under the age of 30. [[2]] There are incredible opportunities to mobilize these young people. Young adults are some of the most able and willing to go to the unreached, as they are typically not as committed or tied down as the older generation. With almost half of their population being so young, Chad would highly benefit from children and family mobilization, as there is great potential to mobilize these young believers to reach the millions of UPGs within their region. Pray that the Lord would raise up leaders and mobilizers for and out of the younger generation of their church!&nbsp;
When we consider Chad's access to the unreached, their religious freedom, prosperity, and sending, we rank their mobilization potential at Low.

Obstacles:&nbsp;
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<li>A massive obstacle to future mobilization is the extreme poverty and lack of education in Chad. These are both big challenges for the church in sending missionaries and establishing bases of support.</li>
<li>The Chadian church lacks a culture of sending and kingdom generosity. This is vital to a healthy missions movement, as missionaries cannot go abroad without the support of a strong sending church and financial support for their travels.&nbsp;</li>
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Opportunities:&nbsp;
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<li>Almost half of Chad is under the age of 15. The church has great potential to mobilize and raise up the next generation of Christians through mentorship and sharing God's clear heart for the nations laid out in scripture.</li>
<li>Because of the interfaith relationships between churches, Chadian evangelicals have a great opportunity to educate themselves on how to best love their neighbor and use those relationships to further the Gospel in peaceful, community-centered ways.</li>
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PEW religious restriction numbers Myanmar

Official Country Name:Republic of Chad

Population:15,947,000

Region:West and Central Africa

Government:Presidential Republic

Official Languages:Arabic, Standard

Religious Demographics:Christian ±35%, Evangelical ±10%, Muslim ±52%, Unevangelized ±45%

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