Joshua Project Progress Scale

The Joshua Project Progress Scale provides an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group or country. The scale is derived from a comparison and integration of % Evangelical, % Adherent, Patrick Johnstone Church Planting Indicator (CPI), Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC) Indicator, Morelia Scale, World Christian Encyclopedia World A-B-C classification and other progress indicators.

There are instances where the above progress indicators are inconsistent with one another. In these cases the Joshua Project scale takes a middle ground approach. Please send Joshua Project any information which might help to reconcile conflicting reports about the current status among a people group or country.
 
Stage
Level
Level Description
Unreached / Least-Reached
1.0
Status data unavailable. Located where gospel is not generally available.
 
1.1
Very few, if any, known believers. Adherents <=5%.
 
1.2
Evangelicals > 0.01%, but <=2%. Adherents <=5%.
Formative or Nominal Church
2.0
Status data unavailable. Located where gospel is generally available.
 
2.1
Very few, if any, known believers. Adherents >5%.
 
2.2
Evangelicals > 0.01%, but <=2%. Adherents >5%.
Emerging Church
3.1
Evangelicals >2% but <=5%. Probable group of evangelical fellowships.
 
3.2
Evangelicals >5%. Accelerating rate of new fellowships.
Growing Church
4.1
Evangelicals >10% or one evangelical fellowship per 10,000 individuals.
 
4.2
Evangelicals >15% or one evangelical fellowship per 5,000 individuals.
Close Window