Super Bowl 2012 (Numbers on the Battlefields)
Before we get too tied up in the game and the commercials–if you are not already–I wanted to take a moment and turn our attention toward the cities behind the teams. And behind the cities, we find the people. And among the people, a great battle is taking place. This one is not on the [...]
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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 [...]
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 Urgent Need for Urban Research in North America
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 Evangelical Concentrations and International Migrations [...]
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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 [...]
Dehoney Center Journal of Urban Ministry
The Dehoney Center for Urban Ministry Training at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has released the Summer 2011 journal on the theme “Islam and the City.” In addition to book reviews and a section on current research and dissertations, the following articles are found in this edition: “Understanding What Moves the Muslim,” J. D. Greer [...]
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Hispanic Populations in Selected U.S. Metro Areas
Last week, Pew Hispanic released some new information on the Hispanic population in the United States. You can find the 12-page pdf report HERE. You will also want to check out this helpful interactive map as well (see HERE). It provides a glimpse into 30 metropolitan areas. You can also find a statistical profile for [...]
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Thank You!
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:
Fastest Growing U. S. Metro Areas (500,000+ pop.)
Last week, the Wall Street Journal posted a very interesting article on the population shifts that have occurred in certain U. S. cities. The article reported findings of decadal growth and declines in metropolitan areas with 500,000 or more people. Las Vegas grew the fastest, followed by Raleigh, Ft. Myers, Provo, and Austin. The metro [...]
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4 Steps to Get Us Started: A Call for More and Better Urban Research-Part 6
If you have kept up with this series, you will recall that I have used the limitations in my own research to point to the need for more and better urban research in the United States and Canada. And while I have attempted to keep the focus on the urban context, the reality is that [...]
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