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By Sadiri ’Joy’ Tira | Blog
Recently, I had coffee with the former President of the American Society of Missiology, Dr. Miriam Adeney, at Starbucks in City Centre, Doha (Qatar). Yes we were in Qatar and…
By Sadiri Joy Tira | Blog
Diaspora – the word once strictly referred to the Jewish people dispersed throughout the globe and to the Jewish community residing outside Palestine/ Israel. Today, we hear and read about…
By Sadiri Joy Tira | Blog
My doctors have declared cakes and other good tasting things anathema to my diet. But in the fall of 2002, I found myself on a kingdom island, in one…
By Sadiri Joy Tira | Blog
From late August to early September, I was in Manila, Philippines for Lausanne business in preparation for Cape Town 2010. One of the people I met with there was Dr.…
By Sadiri Joy Tira | Blog
Diaspora Missiology Last week (September 22-23, 2010) I convened the North American Diaspora Educators Consultation in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Enoch Wan, President of Evangelical Missiological Society, and Dr. Grant…
By J. D. Payne | Blog
Last week, I posted at my site, NorthAmericanMissions.org, a podcast on migration. The title is "Peoples on the Move-What is Our Response?" and is to introduce my brothers and sisters…
By J. D. Payne | Blog
Last week, I had the blessing to be a part of the North American Diaspora Missiology Educators Consultation. Drs. Sadiri Joy Tira, Enoch Wan, and Grant McClung did an excellent…
By J. D. Payne | Blog
I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you a few of the helpful resources that I have recently discovered in my work in the area of diaspora missiology. …
By Sadiri Joy Tira | Blog
Does the Lausanne Movement have a bigger vision than Coca-Cola? Read Coca Cola, Starbucks, and Local Churches, a blog entry posted on the Lausanne Blog.
By Sadiri Joy Tira | Blog
Read Diasporas: People on the Move originally posted on the Lausanne Blog.
By Sadiri Joy Tira | Blog
If you have been following my two previous posts: The Flying Community (March 15, 2010), and The Floating Communities (April 27, 2010), I have another scenario for you. I learned…
By J. D. Payne | Blog
In March 2009, I published an article with Lausanne World Pulse titled, "Immigration and North America: Who in the World is My Neighbor Anyway?" I’ll provide you with the highlights…
By J. D. Payne | Blog
The global problem of refugees should be a great concern to the Church. In this 5th post in my diaspora missiology series, I want to raise your attention to this serious…
By J. D. Payne | Blog
In this 4th of 6 posts on diaspora missiology, I want to bring students to our attentions. While I use my country as an example, who are the unreached peoples of…
By J. D. Payne | Blog
In this post, Dr. Tira, who serves as the Senior Associate for Diasporas with the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, speaks about the importance of having a group attached to Lausanne addressing…
By J. D. Payne | Blog
This is the second part of a six-part series I am writing on diaspora missiology. In this post, I look at the numbers of migrants according to the United Nations’…
By J. D. Payne | Blog
Here is part one of a six part series that I am doing on this new and growing sub-category of missiology.
