Seriously?! Send Church Planting Teams to Williston, North Dakota?!
Williston, North Dakota is a town of 13,000 people, in a county of 20,000. According to The ARDA, the county is 17% Evangelical and has 17 Evangelical churches, giving it 1 such church for every 1162 people (based on 2000 data). And a few of you pastors need to consider sending future church planting teams [...]
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Largest and Fastest Growing Cities
Time released a story this week addressing the upcoming (some say it has already happened) milestone of the birth of the 7 billionth person in the world today. They tied this demographic milepost to the continued growth of the mega cities of the world. If you are looking for a place to serve, have you [...]
Where are the Largest Numbers of International Migrants?
A couple of days ago I shared with you the latest U. S. data on the peoples who migrated to the largest metro areas of this country. In this post, I want us to take a step back and get a wider view of what is presently taking place among the peoples on the move. [...]
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Immigrant Changes in 100 Largest U. S. Metro Areas
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 in the 1990s, it was [...]
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The Peoples of Nashville
The Nashville Baptist Association has self-published a book titled The Peoples of Nashville, providing a glimpse into some of the major people groups living in their city. This book contains numerous pictures and is highly informative. It is also very practical in nature–offering ways for churches to minister to the nations living around them. I [...]
Yom Kippur
This evening begins Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement–one of two Jewish high holy days. Are you praying for the Jewish people of the world? How can you show love to and serve your Jewish community? The largest Jewish population in the world (outside of Israel) is living in the United States (5,275,000, or 39% [...]
Latest Findings on the Nations in the United States
The 2010 American Community Survey results were released today. One section to which I wish to draw your attention contains the foreign-born statistics. Once again, we are reminded of the peoples on the move. The following information was taken from the Highlights which you may find HERE. The foreign-born population was 40 million (12.9% of [...]
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Neighbors to the Nations
On Sunday I had the honor of speaking to the great group of people known as Boone’s Creek Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky. They were having their annual “Neighbors to the Nations” event. I am thankful for the pastor, Dr. Matthew Perry and his heart to reach others with the gospel. I want to provide [...]
Numbers on the Students in the United States
Earlier this month, my wife and I experienced another milestone–our youngest child entered kindergarten. All three of our kiddos are officially enrolled in school. Thankfully, the transition has been great for everyone. Since students across the United States have recently returned to classes, I thought it would be most appropriate to share with you some [...]
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The Past in Review
Summer is here. And along with summer comes vacation. In light of my plans to experience rest and family and refrain from blogging, I thought I would leave you with a few of my previous posts from the past year-and-a-half. That way, whenever you are having problems sleeping over the next several days, you can [...]
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