We live in the instant. Human interconnectedness has increased across the globe. On our phones we can get news of protest marches happening in Cairo, Skype with someone in Tokyo, and receive e-mails from Bangladesh–simultaneously. We move in the moment. A person can physically be anywhere on the planet within […]
Migration
I am excited and thankful to share that Strangers Next Door: Immigration, Migration, and Mission is now available! We live in the age of migration. 214 million people are presently living outside of their countries of birth. That is 3% of the world’s population. If this number represented a single […]
Strangers Next Door
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
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 […]
Regional International Migration Trends
This week the “World Migration Report 2011” was released. It is available for purchase or as a free pdf download HERE. The total 2010 global stock of migrants was 214 million people. This number was up from 191 million in 2005. Whenever internal migrants are taken into account (740 […]
5 Key International Migration Trends 2011
Innovation and technology shape lives. They are built on history and they shape history. Any future progress is based on past and present realities. As the Church becomes aware of the blessings that can be found in innovation and technology, She is likely to embrace those blessings for the advancement […]
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