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Not on the ground yet, but a like-minded work is being planned.

There is a full Bible translation available that is understandable and translated from original languages

Evangelism is happening, but not widely and not predominantly by local/long-term believers

One healthy church exists

Translated Christian literature is available, but not theologically sound

There are good ways that local pastors are trained but these are more ad hoc or led by outsiders

Local believers sing Western worship songs in their own language or have written their own but with poor theology

There is no known seminary for theological training or there is a Protestant seminary but it is not at all recommended

There is a strong, healthy church that can receive new ex-pats.

There is a full Bible translation available that is understandable and translated from original languages

Evangelism is happening, but not widely and not predominantly by local/long-term believers

Multiple healthy churches exist and they have planted a healthy church (e.g., Lucknow)

Translated Christian literature is available, but with inadequate distribution

Local pastors are not being trained yet or the training is not recommended

Local believers sing Western worship songs in their own language and with good theology

There is no known seminary for theological training or there is a Protestant seminary but it is not at all recommended

There is a strong, healthy church that can receive new ex-pats.

There is a full Bible translation available that is understandable and translated from original languages

Evangelism is happening, but not widely and not predominantly by local/long-term believers

Multiple healthy churches exist and they have planted a healthy church (e.g., Lucknow)

Translated Christian literature is available, but with inadequate distribution

Local pastors are not being trained yet or the training is not recommended

Local believers sing Western worship songs in their own language and with good theology

There is no known seminary for theological training or there is a Protestant seminary but it is not at all recommended

There is a strong, healthy church, but there are some limits to capacity (including: lack of ability to integrate new people whether due to lack of people to care for them or lack of enough people to be ballast for the church)

NT available OR a translation exists but quality issues (e.g., only from English to local language, not from original languages)

Evangelism is happening, but not widely and not predominantly by local/long-term believers

There are currently no healthy churches or they are growing in health.

Translated Christian literature is available, but with inadequate distribution

There is clearly defined and on-going local pastor training in partnership with local churches, but dependent on outside resources

Local believers sing worship songs written by local believers

There is no known seminary for theological training or there is a Protestant seminary but it is not at all recommended

There is a strong, healthy church that can receive new ex-pats.

There is a full Bible translation available that is understandable and translated from original languages

Evangelism is happening in the local language predominantly by local/long-term believers, but not widely

One healthy church exists

Translated Christian literature is available with adequate distribution but consumption is not wide. Local believers are creating literature and distribution platforms.

There are good ways that local pastors are trained but these are more ad hoc or led by outsiders

Local believers sing Western worship songs written by foreigners

There is no known seminary for theological training or there is a Protestant seminary but it is not at all recommended

There is a strong, healthy church that can receive new ex-pats.

There is a full Bible translation available that is understandable and translated from original languages

Evangelism is happening in the local language, widely, and predominantly by local/long-term believers

One healthy church exists

Translated Christian literature is available with adequate distribution but consumption is not wide. Local believers are creating literature and distribution platforms.

There is clearly defined and on-going local pastor training in partnership with local churches, but dependent on outside resources

Local believers sing Western worship songs written by foreigners

There is no known seminary for theological training or there is a Protestant seminary but it is not at all recommended

There is a strong, healthy church that can receive new ex-pats.

There is a full Bible translation available that is understandable and translated from original languages

Evangelism is happening widely but not predominantly by local/long-term believers

There is a network of many churches working together with sustainable reproduction (e.g., Washington, DC)

Translated Christian literature is available with adequate distribution but consumption is not wide. Local believers are creating literature and distribution platforms.

There is clearly defined and on-going local pastor training in partnership with local churches, but dependent on outside resources

There is a seminary for theological training provided predominantly by locals; however it does not have the capacity to train all the leaders needed

There is a strong, healthy church that can receive new ex-pats.

There is a full Bible translation available that is understandable and translated from original languages

Evangelism is happening in the local language, widely, and predominantly by local/long-term believers

Multiple healthy churches exist and they have planted a healthy church (e.g., Lucknow)

Translated Christian literature is available, but with inadequate distribution

There is clearly defined and on-going local pastor training in partnership with local churches, but dependent on outside resources

Local believers sing worship songs written by local believers

There is a seminary for theological training, however the seminary professors are predominantly expats.

There is a strong, healthy church that can receive new ex-pats.

There is a full Bible translation available that is understandable and translated from original languages

Evangelism is happening, but not widely and not predominantly by local/long-term believers

Multiple healthy churches being planted by multiple local churches, but dependent on outside resources (e.g., Dubai)

Translated Christian literature is available with adequate distribution but consumption is not wide. Local believers are creating literature and distribution platforms.

Local pastor training is happening using sufficient resources within local churches to train local pastors

Local believers sing worship songs written by local believers

There is a seminary for theological training, however the seminary professors are predominantly expats.

There is a strong, healthy church that can receive new ex-pats.

There is a full Bible translation available that is understandable and translated from original languages

Evangelism is happening in the local language, widely, and predominantly by local/long-term believers

Multiple healthy churches being planted by multiple local churches, but dependent on outside resources (e.g., Dubai)

Translated Christian literature is available, but with inadequate distribution

Local pastor training is happening using sufficient resources within local churches to train local pastors

Local believers sing worship songs written by local believers and they are being sung widely among the churches

There is no known seminary for theological training or there is a Protestant seminary but it is not at all recommended

On the ground, forming though not established and/or high level of scrutiny.

There is a full Bible translation available that is understandable and translated from original languages

Evangelism is happening in the local language, widely, and predominantly by local/long-term believers

Multiple healthy churches exist and they have planted a healthy church (e.g., Lucknow)

Translated Christian literature is available with adequate distribution but consumption is not wide. Local believers are creating literature and distribution platforms.

Local pastor training is happening using sufficient resources within local churches to train local pastors

Local believers sing worship songs written by local believers

There is a seminary for theological training provided predominantly by locals; however it does not have the capacity to train all the leaders needed

There is a strong, healthy church that can receive new ex-pats.

There is a full Bible translation available that is understandable and translated from original languages

Evangelism is happening in the local language, widely, and predominantly by local/long-term believers

There is a network of many churches working together with sustainable reproduction (e.g., Washington, DC)

Translated Christian literature is available with adequate distribution and consumption. Local believers are primary content creators and distributors.

There is a network of local churches training multiple local pastors on an on-going basis, and it is reproducing

Local believers sing Western worship songs in their own language and with good theology

There is a seminary for theological training. Its professors are predominantly locals and it has sufficient capacity to train the leaders needed; also it is financially sustainable

There is a strong, healthy church that can receive new ex-pats.

There is a full Bible translation available that is understandable and translated from original languages

Evangelism is happening in the local language predominantly by local/long-term believers, but not widely

Multiple healthy churches being planted by multiple local churches, but dependent on outside resources (e.g., Dubai)

Translated Christian literature is available with adequate distribution and consumption. Local believers are primary content creators and distributors.

Local pastor training is happening using sufficient resources within local churches to train local pastors

Local believers sing worship songs written by local believers and they are being sung widely among the churches

There is a seminary for theological training. Its professors are predominantly locals and it has sufficient capacity to train the leaders needed; also it is financially sustainable