Baptist Missionary Association of America

Last week, I had the honor of speaking to those attending the annual missions symposium of the Baptist Missionary Association of America in Conway, Arkansas.  And yes, I was just down the road from Toadsuck. . . . go figure. These brothers and sisters have been at work across the globe for several decades.  If [...]

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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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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 between domestic and international.  What [...]

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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 million), about 1 billion people [...]

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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 of the gospel.  For example, [...]

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Last week, I received the following news from my publisher at Biblica: InterVarsity Press has acquired Biblica. This was an exciting update.  While I knew Biblica was in discussion with another publisher, I did not know the company involved.  You may check out some of the details from Andy Unedited at IVP HERE and the [...]

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My last post addressed the new stats released by the Institute of International Education.  The United States has reached a record high in the number of international students now enrolled in its colleges and universities.  I consider this a very good situation.  It is a wonderful opportunity for the Church to serve the nations. Go [...]

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An important report addressing the 2010-2011 numbers of international students in the United States was just released from the Institute of International Education.  I have greatly appreciated their research over the years.  A most helpful annual document is Open Doors Fast Facts (below are two tables from the document).  This excellent two-page report provides a [...]

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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 [...]

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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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