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Marketplace Ministry
Many may have had the experience of stepping onto a train in London, Sydney or elsewhere, to the ritualistic incantation of the words ‘Mind the Gap’ warning you not to fall between the platform and train. This is an apt analogy for the gap...
Marriage (Prayercast)
fulfilling religious and social requirements Marrying and having children is required in Islam. Marriage is a religious, social, and sometimes even economic contract between two families. Mothers and fathers may be involved in finding a spouse for...
Marshall Islands
For a more detailed listing click here After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free...
Marshall Islands (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: Significantly Reached Population: 36,000 Capital: Majuro % Professing Christian: 95.14 % Evangelical: 53.44 Peoples Count: 6 In 10/40 Window: N Region:...
Marshall Islands (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 6 Number Languages: 2 Official Language: Marshallese; English For more information go to Marshall Islands on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a...
Marshall Islands (Prayercast)
Government: Presidential-Parliamentary System in free association with the US Major People Groups: Marshallese, USA White GDP Per Capita: $4,000 Literacy Rate: 98.3% Unreached: 0.7% Population:...
Marshall Islands (WorldBank)
NOTE: The most recent year's information is shown below. Click on the year to see all years for this indicator. COMMUNICATION2021 16,000 Mobile cellular subscriptions2017 39 Individuals using the...
Martinique
For a more detailed listing click here Part of France Source: World Factbook 2020Image: Maps Martinique map (World Factbook) Other France (World Factbook website) Han Chinese, Mandarin in Martinique (Joshua Project) Martinique (Operation World)...
Martinique (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: Partially Reached Population: 340,000 Capital: Fort-de-France % Professing Christian: 94.82 % Evangelical: 6.99 Peoples Count: 7 In 10/40 Window: N Region:...
Martinique (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Christian Number People Groups: 7 Number Languages: 3 Official Language: French. Créole Martiniquais is widely spoken For more information go to Martinique on the Operation World website. The...
Mastering the Art of Faith-Driven Fundraising: Best Practices, Networking and Raising Global and Local Support
Mastering the Art of Faith-Driven Fundraising: Best Practices, Networking and Raising Global and Local Support with Barbara Shantz Join us as we explore this topic with Barbara Shantz, a seasoned fundraiser and founder of GiveWayVisioneering. In...
Maternal Mortality Ratio
·Type: Maps ·Map Date: 2006 ·Data Source: UNICEF, 2003 ·Producer: Global Mapping International ·Collection: General World Maps (GMMS 2007) ·Size: 8½ x 11 inches, landscape ·Categories: Type ::...
Mauritania
For a more detailed listing click here Berbers moved south into the area of today’s Mauritania beginning in the 3rd century. Beginning in the 8th century, Mauritania experienced a slow but constant infiltration of Arabs and Arab influence...
Mauritania (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: Unreached Population: 5,315,000 Capital: Nouakchott % Islam: 99.55 % Professing Christian: 0.21 % Evangelical: 0.07 Peoples Count: 21 In 10/40 Window:...
Mauritania (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 19 Number Languages: 8 Official Language: Arabic; the Hassaniya dialect is used as the vernacular for two-thirds of the population. French is the language of government...
Mauritania (Prayercast)
Government: Presidential Republic Major People Groups: Black Moor (Maure), White Moor (Bidan), Arabized Berber, Trarza (Brakna), Tukulor (Takarir) GDP Per Capita: $5,000 Literacy Rate: 53.5% Unreached:...
Mauritania (WorldBank)
NOTE: The most recent year's information is shown below. Click on the year to see all years for this indicator. COMMUNICATION2022 5,357,540 Mobile cellular subscriptions2021 59 Individuals using the...
Mauritius
For a more detailed listing click here Although known to Arab and Malay sailors as early as the 10th century, the uninhabited island of Mauritius was first explored by the Portuguese in the 16th century and subsequently settled by the Dutch - who...
Mauritius (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: Partially Reached Population: 1,268,000 Capital: Port Louis % Hinduism: 44.89 % Professing Christian: 32.46 % Evangelical: 9.76 Peoples Count: 18 In 10/40...
Mauritius (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Hinduism Number People Groups: 18 Number Languages: 13 Official Language: English For more information go to Mauritius on the Operation World website. The above link opens in a new tab.
Mauritius (Prayercast)
Government: Parliamentary Republic Major People Groups: Indo-Mauritian (Hindi), Franco-Mauritian, Indo-Mauritian, Indo-Mauritian (Urdu) GDP Per Capita: $19,500 Literacy Rate: 91.3% Unreached:...
Mauritius (WorldBank)
NOTE: The most recent year's information is shown below. Click on the year to see all years for this indicator. COMMUNICATION2022 2,096,800 Mobile cellular subscriptions2021 68 Individuals using the...
Mayotte
For a more detailed listing click here Part of France Source: World Factbook 2020Image: Maps Mayotte map (World Factbook) Mayotte map (World Factbook, modified) Other France (World Factbook website) Malagasy in Mayotte (Joshua Project) Mayotte...
Mayotte (Joshua Project)
Progress Scale: Unreached Population: 337,000 Capital: Mamoudzou % Islam: 97.58 % Professing Christian: 1.63 % Evangelical: 0.09 Peoples Count: 8 In 10/40 Window:...
Mayotte (Operation World)
Largest Religion: Muslim Number People Groups: 8 Number Languages: 4 Official Language: French; Shimaore (a Bantu language) is spoken by 80%, Shibushi (a Malagasy language) by 30% For more information go to Mayotte...
Measurable Progress More churches; More Church Planters
·Type: Maps ·Map Date: 16 May 2000 ·Producer: Mission Frontiers ·Collection: Historical Review Documents ·Size: 11 x 17 Inches, landscape ·Categories: Type :: Maps Topic :: Strategy Topic :: History...
Mecca (Prayercast)
Until the late 20th century, Mecca was a small Ottoman-era shrine city. Saudi oil wealth, easy air travel, and a decision to regulate pilgrimage, led to a massive increase in the number of pilgrims. In 2004, the Saudis began demolishing the old...
Media (IMB)
Media includes Photo Library, Video Gallery and Missions History Podcast The above links open in a new tab.
Media and Communications in Our Globalized World
This creative animated video from Straight Shooter Presentations shows the need to tell the gospel story through visual means. The gospel has spread through preaching and then through printing and must now also spread through visual portrayal. For...
Media and Technology
This Classroom episode is on the interplay of Media and Technology and their impact on global evangelism and the church. Many Christians in the West are so accustomed to a media-saturated culture and readily available technology that they often take...