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David Barrett: A true pioneer in mission research
John Martin
On August 4, one of the 20th century’s most groundbreaking mission researchers passed away.
Dr David Barrett, 83, was founder-editor of the World Christian Encyclopedia and the World Christian Database.
This repository of statistical data includes information on 9,000 Christian denominations, 13,000 ethnolinguistic peoples, as well as data on 5,000 cities, 3,000 provinces and 239 countries. It has proved a vital compass for missions to steer by.
The headline story was that in the 20th century Christianity had become a truly global faith and was growing rapidly in the global south but declining in the north.
David Garrison of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board said, “More than any other man, David Barrett showed us what the whole world looked like through the lens of the Great Commission.
He showed us how God viewed the world, and particularly the unfinished task."
British-born Barrett began