As the Church continues to make disciples of all nations–particularly outside of the West–the reality is that children and youth comprise large percentages of the populations of those peoples. The present and future realities for the Church must involve young people to a significant degree. One quarter of the world’s […]
Pressure Points
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
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
In this fifth post on the Pressure Points: Twelve Global Issues Shaping the Face of the Church series, we turn our attention toward pluralism and religious diversity. Religion is alive and well in all regions of the world, especially in the highly secular Western contexts. Send a few tweets commenting […]
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