Aug
29

Kingdom Expressions: Trends Influencing the Advancement of the Gospel

written by JD

I am excited and thankful to share with you that my latest book has been released by Thomas Nelson.  Kingdom Expressions: Trends Influencing the Advancement of the Gospel provides an overview of the most influential gospel advancing movements and trends in the latter 20th and early 21st centuries. Over a year ago, Thomas Nelson approached [...]

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Jul
16

Pressure Points: Twelve Global Issues Shaping the Face of the Church

written by JD

I want to share with you some information on my next writing project.  Pressure Points: Twelve Global Issues Shaping the Face of the Church is scheduled to be released this spring (Lord willing) with Thomas Nelson. This book addresses twelve of the most critical global issues influencing the advancement of the gospel across the nations [...]

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May
29

New book: Kingdom Expressions: Trends Influencing the Advancement of the Gospel

written by JD

I am very excited and thankful to be able to share with you some information about my book that (Lord willing) will be released by Thomas Nelson this December.  Kingdom Expressions: Trends Influencing the Advancement of the Gospel is a look at fourteen different movements and trends that have developed over the past several decades.  [...]

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Mar
20

Missions To, Through, and Beyond the Diasporas

written by JD

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 HERE. 214 million international migrants [...]

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Dec
21

Evangelical and Frontier Mission

written by JD

A new book is available that you need to add to your library.  Evangelical and Frontier Mission: Perspectives on the Global Progress of the Gospel is edited by two of my friends, Beth Snodderly and Scott Moreau. This work represents a collection of chapters related to missions past, present, and future. Beth is President of [...]

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Jul
27

John Stott and Global Missions

written by JD

John Stott passed away today in London.  According to a post released by Christianity Today , he died “after complications related to old age.”  His influence was (and remains) enormous, well beyond detailed description in this blog post.  For example, just consider his numerous publications. Since this blog is about global missions, I wish to [...]

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Jun
2

Korean Diaspora and Christian Mission

written by JD

While the world of diaspora studies contains a vast amount of literature, few missiological writings presently address this topic.  S. Hun Kim and Won Suk Ma have edited Korean Diaspora and Christian Mission, providing tremendous assistance to the Church when it comes to understanding the move of Koreans around the world. Kim did Bible translation [...]

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May
24

Thank You!

written by JD

It has been over a year since I started this blog.  In today’s post, I want to say thank you for your encouragement and share a little about the site.  Check out the video below:  

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Apr
2

Global Diaspora Network Video

written by JD

I have been in Orlando, Florida for the past few days with the North America Educators’ Forum of the Global Diaspora Network.  Now, isn’t that an exciting way to spend your time in sunny Florida! This group developed from conversations that started among missiologists and missionaries in conjunction with Lausanne III.  If you are interested [...]

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Nov
18

Tim Keller on City Reaching at Cape Town 2010

written by JD

One of the most critical issues in missions today is that of reaching the cities of our globalized world.  If you need a quick visual on the fact that we now live in an urban world, I will direct you to my post HERE.  I was very thankful that a portion of Cape Town 2010 [...]

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