Statistics and Current Issues
According to the official government statistics, only approximated 3.9 percent of the Taiwanese population of 23 million are Christian; and among the working classes, which is made up of 61.7 percent of the Taiwanese population, less than 0.5 percent are Christian. In 2001, the research organisation ‘Operation World’ says, Taiwan was “the only Han Chinese population in the world where the spiritual breakthrough has yet to come”.
Since the comment from ‘Operation World’, many churches and missionary agencies have put in more and more effort to reach the working class population of the Taiwanese population. And this time moving from the traditional western ways and turning towards the new cultural specific techniques.
There are currently two main issues surrounding the Taiwanese presidential campaigns, the Taiwanese economic downturn and the relationship with China. With the recent election in Taiwan (2012), it opened up a great opportunity to share the faith of Christianity in the mainland China.
Read more about this topic: Christianity In Taiwan
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