Introduction
Looking forward to 2050, major economic and population demographic changes promise to shape global culture. As the church faithfully lives out the great commission in a contextualized way, it must ask, ‘What are the effects of the new emerging demographics?’
The following section explores the context shifts in global demographics highlighting aging, middle class, and youth.
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Global Aging
Despite important calls to emphasize the equipping of young leaders, one of the most transformational demographic trends of our time is global aging.