Yearly Archives: 2011

2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Roland Allen’s Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours?. This work is a classic in mission literature. It has been a significant influence on countless missiologists, missionaries, pastors, and believers from all areas of the Kingdom. For example, if you have ever […]

Missionary Methods: One Hundred Years Later

October 13, 2011 in Books / Evangelical Missiological Society / missiology / Roland Allen tagged Missionary Methods / Roland Allen by JD

The Nashville Baptist Association has self-published a book titled The Peoples of Nashville, providing a glimpse into some of the major people groups living in their city. This book contains numerous pictures and is highly informative. It is also very practical in nature–offering ways for churches to minister to the […]

The Peoples of Nashville

October 11, 2011 in Books / contextualization / Demographics / International Missions / Migration / missiology / North American Missions / research tagged Lewis McMullen / Nashville Baptist Association / The Peoples of Nashville / Unreached People Groups by JD

This evening begins Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement–one of two Jewish high holy days. Are you praying for the Jewish people of the world? How can you show love to and serve your Jewish community? The largest Jewish population in the world (outside of Israel) is living in the […]

Yom Kippur

October 7, 2011 in Demographics / Migration / missiology / North American Missions / research tagged Atonement / Jesus Christ / Jewish People / Yom Kippur by JD

I’ve been in Arizona for the past few days. The annual meeting of the Evangelical Missiological Society took place in Scottsdale. It was great to catch up with old friends and hear from some of today’s greatest missiological thinkers and missions leaders. I gave a presentation this year titled, “Examining […]

The Urgent Need for Urban Research in North America

October 1, 2011 in Evangelical Missiological Society / missiology / North American Missions / research / Urban tagged evangelical concentrations / Evangelical Missiological Society / International Migrations / urban / Urban research by JD

The 2010 American Community Survey results were released today. One section to which I wish to draw your attention contains the foreign-born statistics. Once again, we are reminded of the peoples on the move. The following information was taken from the Highlights which you may find HERE. The foreign-born population […]

Latest Findings on the Nations in the United States

September 22, 2011 in Demographics / Hispanics / International Missions / Migration / missiology / North American Missions / research tagged American Community Survey / Foreign-born population / Mars' Hill / Peoples on the Move / Strangers Next Door by JD

Every morning I take my children to school. And every morning we enter into the crazy car pool drop-off line. Crazy? Yes! Efficient? Well, that depends on whether or not you are in a hurry. All the parents enter campus and snake their way around the school’s property, until they […]

Taking the Shortcut in Missions

September 20, 2011 in contextualization / International Missions / North American Missions / Strategy / Theology tagged efficiency / Missions by JD

Missiologically Thinking: Equipping the Church for the Multiplication of Disciples, Leaders, and Churches