Source: Bible Society, June 4, 2025
Many people who aren’t encountering the Bible in their daily lives are part of online communities which are new mission fields.
That’s the finding of our new report, Digital Nations. It finds that some 5.5 billion people globally spend more than six hours per day online, where digital mission is not always strong.
Churches and Christian organizations have a new mission opportunity, the report argues. The report identifies 27 online channels or “nations,” such as Play Store, YouTube, and WhatsApp. Each has a different constituency and needs to be communicated with in different ways.
Read the full story and download the report. Key findings:
- In-person missionaries outnumber digital missionaries 25 to 1
- Digital nations are Bible “deserts”
- Digital missionaries often feel isolated and under-resourced
Looking for ways to engage digital nations? Crescent Project’s Embassy program is one option. They equip volunteers to connect with English-speaking Muslims in closed countries.
You can also find lots of resources for your metaverse mission at theChurch.digital.
Recently we shared another Bible Society report that has gotten attention and continues to spur conversation. See Migration and the “Quiet Revival”: What the Bible Society Didn’t Say (Acts 11 Project newsletter, Church Missionary Society).