Migration


The Global Remittances Guide, recently released by the Migration Policy Institute, is a fascinating resource.  It is estimated that 216 million people (three percent of the world’s population) live outside of their countries of birth.  This is roughly equivalent to the population of the fifth largest country in the world. […]

Peoples on the Move


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Utica, New York.  That’s not a city that has a cool ring to it.  Tell people you are going to Utica and watch the look on their faces.  Why would anyone want to make disciples and plant churches there?  Two reasons: unreached people groups and least-reached area. The world is […]

Surprise! Go to Utica


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The MissioNexus Church Connection Tour wraps up today in Atlanta.  It has been a wonderful time discussing migration and mission in Baltimore, Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago, and Atlanta.  I have been encouraged by the turnout from churches, networks, and mission agencies, representing a variety of evangelical denominations and non-denominational traditions. […]

Migration and Mission: Church Connection Tour 2014



The United Nations has declared June 20 World Refugee Day.  I have decided to use this post to bring this matter to your attention. I believe the international migration of peoples (which includes refugees) is a major global reality shaping the face of the Church. The following is an excerpt […]

World Refugee Day


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HERE is one of the most important sites on the Web when it comes to church planting.  This site does not get into this category because it is about New York unreached peoples (though that makes it extremely valuable), nor is it all that because it is connected to Global […]

Church Planting? One of the Most Important Sites on the ...


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Twenty-two years ago I told Jesus I was willing to pastor His people.  Twenty-two years ago.  Much has happened over this period of time. Much has changed; much has remained the same. One matter that has remained for the past two decades is the priority of our disciple making and […]

20 Year Priority