The United Nations released a new report this morning stating that there are now more refugees and internally displaced persons in the world since 1994. You may find the related article here. The world is now home to 45.2 million displaced persons. Excluding what has taken place in Syria, here […]
Monthly Archives: June 2013
It is estimated that over the next 30 years, most of the world’s growth will be found in the urban areas. Consider the following realities of our urban world: By 2050, the world’s urban population is expected to be the same as the total global population of 2002. China is […]
Pressure Point #8 Growth of the Cities
The pressure of poverty has always been with the Church and will remain until the Lord’s return. There have been many manifestations of this pressure point with each bringing numerous problems into the lives of those it engulfs. When Paul was delighted to “remember the poor” (Galatians 2:10, ESV), he […]
Pressure Point #7 Poverty
We now come to the halfway point through this series on Pressure Points: Twelve Global Issues Shaping the Face of the Church. I have linked the previous posts below. We live in the instant. Human interconnectedness has increased across the globe. On our phones, we can get news of protest […]
Pressure Point #6 Globalization
Roland Allen’s writings have greatly influenced my missiology. This is a bit humorous–a high church, Tractarian, Anglican making a major impact on a fourth generation Southern Baptist from the Appalachian foothills of Kentucky. Now, that’s what I’m talking about! In 2009, the Episcopal Church’s General Convention added to their Commemoration […]
Roland Allen Day
214 million people live outside of their countries of birth. This figure represents 3% of the world’s population. If it were a single country, it would represent the 5th largest nation in the world. The peoples of the world have been–and continue to be–on the move. This post in the […]