We want to be on the edge of Kingdom advancement. Where should our church or agency focus? Is it urban? Is it orality? Is it unreached peoples? Unengaged-unreached? Is it disciple making and church planting? Is it combating trafficking? Combating poverty? Is it social development? Justice issues? Is it partnering […]
diasporas
Sarah and I celebrated our 20th anniversary earlier this month in New York. We ventured over to Ellis Island and went through the museum on immigration. If you have never been there, you need to do so. The entire island is a testimony to the outworking of Acts 17:26-27. I […]
No Place is too Far Away
Last week, I sent out a tweet sharing about a new resource that just came on-line. ethneCITY is something you need to check out, if you have not done so already. While there are a few (emphasis on few) web-based resources addressing the movement of the nations of the world, […]
ethneCITY
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 […]
Pressure Point #5 International Migration
We live in a flat world, one where the distant is near and the exotic is familiar. Unless present global infrastructures disintegrate, it is likely that the world will continue to “shrink” in the days to come. Technological, economic, and travel advancements will accelerate the pulling of the continents together […]
Three Areas of Missional Adjustment in Our Flat World
My last post addressed the new stats released by the Institute of International Education. The United States has reached a record high in the number of international students now enrolled in its colleges and universities. I consider this a very good situation. It is a wonderful opportunity for the Church […]