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 [...]

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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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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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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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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Today is May 5–Cinco de Mayo.  This day commemorates May 5, 1862, when an outnumbered Mexican army won a victory over the French.  It light of this historic day, I wanted to take a moment to share with you some information regarding the Mexicans living in the United States. The number of Mexicans who have [...]

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First, Tunisia, then Egypt, then Bahrain, now today it is Libya. These are unique times, days that mark turning points in world history.   While the unrest unfolds in North Africa and the Middle East, may we continue to pray for the peoples there. Reports have already been coming out of these countries regarding matters [...]

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In this post, I want to share with you a few helpful books that I’ve come across in my research in the area of diaspora missiology. To the majority of you reading this post, the words “diaspora missiology” are new.  This growing category of missiology is the study related to the intersection of the global [...]

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