Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
Since the late 1970s, the United States has recognized May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants (May 1843) and the contributions of the Chinese to the transcontinental railroad (completed May 1869). In recognition of this month, the U. S. Census bureau released the following numbers related to [...]
Interview with Enoch Wan on Diaspora Missiology
I want to share with you about a new book that was recently released. Enoch Wan has produced the first comprehensive textbook on the new–yet burgeoning–area of missiology that examines the global movements of peoples. Diaspora Missiology: Theory, Methodology, and Practice is a collection of chapters by different contributors addressing this extremely important discipline. Enoch [...]
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Regional International Migration Trends
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 [...]
5 Key International Migration Trends 2011
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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Update on the Strangers Next Door
My next book, Strangers Next Door: Immigration, Migration, and Missions Opportunity, is scheduled to be released with Biblica in March 2012. While I have shared a few matters on Twitter, I want use today’s post to provide you with some detailed information that can’t be included in 140 characters. This book is about the migration [...]
Korean Diaspora and Christian Mission
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 [...]
Global Diaspora Network Video
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 [...]
Missions in Reverse?
I had told my students not to be surprised when it happened to them. Now while I had not personally experienced it, I had been waiting for the day when it would happen to me. Finally, it occurred–I got to meet my first, real-live foreign missionary! Not a big deal? Probably not. But this one [...]
More on Diaspora from Cape Town 2010
While I am still catching up on my Cape Town 2010 video viewing, I watched this six minute plenary presentation by Dr. Sadiri Joy Tira on the Great Commission opportunities resulting from the movement of peoples across the globe. You need to watch this clip. Dr. Tira reminds us that such opportunities are set before [...]
Diaspora Presentations at Cape Town 2010
I want to take this post to continue to provide you with information on the topic of diaspora missiology. If you are new to the topic, check out the Migration topic link on the left sidebar or search this blog for “Diaspora Missiology”. Drs. Enoch Wan and Sadiri Joy Tira have been on the leading [...]
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