My family and I love going to an orchard near our home to pick apples. This is something we have done for several years when they are in season. Now, while I could not tell you the names of the different types of apples found there, which ones are best […]
Migration
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life recently released an important report on the religious affiliations of international migrants. I sent out a few tweets linking readers to Pew’s site and the fascinating interactive maps. If you have not seen them, you need to check them out HERE and […]
Missions To, Through, and Beyond the Diasporas
Because St. Patrick’s Day is approaching, I thought it would be helpful to consider this holiday from a different perspective. First, if you have not read The Confessions of St. Patrick, let me encourage you to do so during this time of the year. It is a brief work and […]
Thinking Missiologically on St. Patrick’s Day
The following refugee facts were released last week by the U. S. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. Do we see the sovereign hand of our Father at work? If so, how now should we live? The number of refugees resettled in the United States reached 3 million on February […]
3 Million Refugees in the United States
I want to share with you about a new book that was recently released. Enoch Wan has produced the first comprehensive textbook on the new–yet burgeoning–area of missiology that examines the global movements of peoples. Diaspora Missiology: Theory, Methodology, and Practice is a collection of chapters by different contributors addressing […]
Interview with Enoch Wan on Diaspora Missiology
In my last post, I shared 5 of the key global migration trends of 2011 according to the “World Migration Report 2011“. Regional overviews are also found in this document. Gone are the days of missions being geographically defined. We presently live in an age where the lines are blurred […]
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