Super Bowl 2012 Part 2

In the previous post in this two-part series, I provided some of the numbers regarding the Evangelicals present in the metro areas of New York, Boston, and Indianapolis. Today, I want to share with you some of the general demographic information on these areas.  As you consider your missionary labors in these communities, these numbers [...]

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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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Few churches in North America are involved in church planting.  I want to be involved in changing this unfortunate reality. Today, I am releasing my latest e-book Leading Your Church in Church Planting: Taking the First Steps.  This 62-page work is designed to encourage and provide some guidance for pastors considering such missionary work. While [...]

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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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Dan Pallotta has written a helpful post for the Harvard Business Review titled, “Stop Thinking Outside the Box.”  In this work, he challenges his readers to understand the present box in which they find themselves in order to innovate and move beyond their limitations to health and growth.  Consider his words: “You cannot possibly think [...]

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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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