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Reaching Hispanics:
Seeing Hispanics throughthe eyes of Scripture
1. Exodus 22:21
Do not vex or oppress the
stranger because you
were strangers in Egypt.
2. Exodus 23:9
Do not oppress the stranger
because you know what it’s
like to be a stranger.
The Mandate
3. Deuteronomy 10:19
Love the stranger
because you were
strangers.
The MandateSeeing Hispanics through
the eyes of Scripture
The Mandate
4. Leviticus 19:33-34
Love the stranger as one who is a native of
your country.
“And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye
shall not vex him. But the stranger that dwelleth with
you shall be unto you as one born among you, and
thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers
in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.”
Seeing Hispanics throughthe eyes of Scripture
4. Ephesians 2:11-13, 18-19
Remember you were
strangers to the grace of God.
5. I Peter 1:1
Remember you are
strangers to this world now.
The MandateSeeing Hispanics through
the eyes of Scripture
The Mission
Caribbean:
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Central American:
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panamá
Europe:
Spain
North American:
Hispanic American
Mexico
South American:Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
23 Hispanic Categories
Africa:Equatorial Guinea
Polynesia:Easter Island
Population of Hispanics
Mexico: 112 million
Spain: 47 million
Colombia: 46 million
The second largest Spanish-speaking country in the world.
Latinos por País de Procedencia
Los Diez Grupos Demográficos Latino más Grandes por País de procedencia en los Estados Unidos.
LOCATIONS OF HISPANICS
Two-thirds of Hispanics live in just 5 states.
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2 3
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5
Nearly half (47%)
live in California
and Texas alone.
Five other states have seen the fastest growth since 2000.
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2
3
4
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Pew Research Hispanic
Center tabulations of
2000 census and
2011 American Community
Survey.
16 - the number of states with at
least a half million Hispanic residents
Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada,
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas,
Virginia and Washington
There are more people in the UnitedStates that speak Spanish than in
all of Central America.
So What?
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You can be a missionarywithout a passport.
The Methodabout the Hispanic culture.
• Language
• Family
• Time
• Religion
• Etiquette
which Hispanics live in your community.
The Method
for a bilingual couple
to be saved and discipled
in your church.
The Method
Spanish tracts, literature and CDs.
an ESL class.(English Second Language)
The Method
Our Goals
PLANTING Hispanic Baptist churches
PARTNERING with established churches
PREPARING Hispanic church leaders
PLANTING Hispanic Baptist churches
Our BCP Hispanic Ministries
• Challenge churches to see the mission field
all around them.
• Provide tools for
ministry outreach.
• Provide our on-line
magazine at
www.reachinghispanics.org.
PARTNERING with established churches to reach Hispanics
• Recruit church planters for
Hispanic ministries.
PREPARING church leaders for Hispanic ministries
• Lead retreats and summits
for training.
• Direct promotion and
duplication of our 5
theological DVD
courses (in Spanish).
Are you interested in . . .
locating information and resources for ministering to Hispanics?
reaching Hispanics in your own community?
joining our ministry team here at Baptist Church Planters?
Feel free to contact our Hispanic Coordinator, Herb Taylor, at:
herbandwanda@gmail.comwww.herbandwanda.com; www.bcpusa.org540-660-1325
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