Matthew 28:18-20 is the most well-known biblical record of what is commonly referred to extra-biblically as \u201cthe Great Commission.\u201d But despite the significance of these and other verses that call Christians to \u201cgo and make disciples of all nations,\u201d a surprising proportion of churchgoing Christians in the U.S. are generally unaware of these famous words from Jesus.<\/p>\n
In partnership with Seed Company, Barna conducted a study of the U.S. Church\u2019s ideas about missions, social justice, Bible translation and other aspects of spreading the gospel around the world, available now in the new report\u00a0Translating the Great Commission<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0When asked if they had previously \u201cheard of the Great Commission,\u201d half of U.S. churchgoers (51%) say they do not know this term. It would be reassuring to assume that the other half who know the term are also actually familiar with the passage known by this name, but that proportion is low (17%). Meanwhile, \u201cthe Great Commission\u201d does ring a bell for one in four (25%), though they can\u2019t remember what it is. Six percent of churchgoers are simply not sure whether they have heard this term \u201cthe Great Commission\u201d before.<\/p>\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n A little more than one-third of churchgoers (37%) correctly identifies the Bible passage known as the Great Commission from a list of verses. https:\/\/t.co\/r3ZprCLGg2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Barna Group (@BarnaGroup) April 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n