Yesterday, I began a series calling Evangelicals to increase and improve upon what little data we have regarding our urban mission fields in the United States and Canada. In this post, I want to draw your attention to some of the recent demographic changes happening in the metropolitan United States. […]
Monthly Archives: March 2011
This past weekend, I spent time with some of the great folks in the Southeastern Region of the Evangelical Missiological Society (EMS). Each year, the EMS meets in regions across the United States and Canada to hear presentations on a designated topic affecting contemporary missions. This year’s theme was on […]
Removing the Urban Fog: A Call for More and ...
I have known Neil for several years. I first met him when I invited him to Louisville several years ago to lead a church planting conference. I first encountered his writings through Bob Logan–the two of them co-authored Raising Leaders for the Harvest, way back in 1997 (I think). BTW, […]
Neil Cole on Journeys to Significance
Today is St. Patrick’s Day. However, I celebrated with fish ‘n’ chips yesterday at a local Irish restaurant. In light of this holiday that commemorates the missionary who took the Christian faith to Ireland in the fifth century, I thought it would be appropriate to reflect on the Irish who […]
The Irish-Americans on St. Patrick’s Day
Yesterday, in Alpharetta, Georgia, Dr. Ed Stetzer spoke to the leadership of the North American Mission Board. While I was in Louisville and unable to be present, I caught a tweet that @NAMB_SBC attributed to Stetzer: “Creating a culture of multiplication is one of the hardest things we have to […]
Change the Atmosphere, Change the Culture
This morning I received a press release from the Pew Hispanic Center, confirming an important finding. The number of Hispanics counted in the 2010 United States census is larger than expected in several states. The data have not yet been released for every state. You may obtain the report HERE. […]
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