Why Ireland?

A country where 98% of the people in North Ireland are Protestant and 90% of the people in The Republic are 90% Catholic... It seems like they've got "religion" down! ....Yet less than 1% are evangelic Christians. Making Ireland the smallest percentage of evangelic Christians of any English speaking nation. Which actually means that they are an unreached people group.How can a country that has "religion" down so well have such a small percentage of Christians? The disconnect comes in with the difference between "religion" and "faith". Just going to church Sunday, checking the box, and actually having a personal relationship with Jesus.

For example, I live in the Bible Belt. I'm not sure of the percentage, but probably the vast majority of us are at church Sunday, but how many of us are just checking that box and how many of us actually know Jesus personally??

This is all just a product of years of religious and political wars. (And when I say "years", I mean centuries!) So, what does ministry look like in a country that already has all the answers? Relationships. Everything is relationship driven. Discipling and evangelism; all relational. This is a long and slow process of just living your life with them, meeting them where they are.