The Church in Asia
1 The Middle East/West Asia

a) The birthplace of the Church could become its grave if present emigration of Christian communities from the lands of West Asia continues

b) Protestant denominations are few and small

c) Believers from a Muslim background are few and often scattered

d) Trained leadership for the Protestant churches is inadequate

e) A missions vision needs to develop

2 Central Asia

a) Indigenous evangelical Christians have multiplied to number thousands in Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and even Turkey, but in every country they are under pressure from the authorities, Muslims, the Orthodox hierarchy and relatives

b) Pressures on Christians are more severe in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and especially Turkmenistan

c) Multi-national partnerships of expatriate believers have laboured hard since 1990 to help in the birth of indigenous fellowships in this region

3 South and East Asia

a) Areas of decline

b) Nominalism. This has become a problem in some Christian communities in Indonesia, India, Myanmar and the Philippines

c) Syncretism

d) Persecution

e) Missions vision