In August, I wrote a post about the rise of poverty in U. S. suburbs. We now live during a time with more people living in poverty in the suburban contexts than the urban contexts. The suburbs were not designed for this standard of living. In fact, they were designed […]
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A Brookings’ article released last year drew attention to the new reality that, in the U. S., poverty is more prevalent in the suburbs than in the urban areas. Fifty-six percent of those living in poverty in major metro areas are living in the suburbs. Between 2000-2013, the suburban poor […]
Rise of Poverty in US Suburbs
In my last few posts, I have been drawing our attentions to the recently released data regarding the 2010 U. S. Congregational Membership Report. If you are interested in catching up, see my posts HERE and HERE. Previously, I pointed out the least evangelical counties in the United States. Doug […]
Least Reached Metro Areas in the U.S.
The U. S. Census Bureau recently released some important findings on the growth of our cities. The United States has been a highly urbanized country for many years. This recent information supports the reality that the urban contexts are growing at a faster rate than the rest of the nation. […]
Growth in U. S. Urban Population
A very important report was released yesterday from Brookings titled “Immigrants in 2010 Metropolitan America: A Decade of Change,” by Jill H. Wilson and Audrey Singer. You can read the full report HERE. While U. S. immigration during the first decade of the 21st century was slower than that observed […]
Immigrant Changes in 100 Largest U. S. Metro Areas
I’ve been in Arizona for the past few days. The annual meeting of the Evangelical Missiological Society took place in Scottsdale. It was great to catch up with old friends and hear from some of today’s greatest missiological thinkers and missions leaders. I gave a presentation this year titled, “Examining […]
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