by Sandy » Fri Feb 28, 2014 2:44 pm
I rounded the figures off, taken from the IMB's website. The information about the advance of work in unreached areas, and of the countries where work is now self-sustaining comes from the IMB's annual reports to the SBC. All of that can be easily accessed on the internet, at either the IMB website, or the SBC's. William says he's seeing the same path maintained over his tenure. It's what the IMB does. The key word is support. The goal is to support and strengthen churches and their ministry in areas where it is needed, with the goal in mind to turn the work over to the indigenous leadership at a point when it can be self sustaining. The executive director is a manager, oversees the distribution of resources, makes decisions related to the various needs that occur, and manages personnel. The trajectory of the "statistical analysis" has been stable for decades.
As I said, it depends on how you define "progress." What would you expect the IMB to be doing that would meet your definition of "progress."
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