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By Dr Sadiri Joy Tira | Article
William Carey lived in a time of tumultuous change; a pivotal time in world history during which paradigms shifted, forever transforming the minds of people. Despite the changes in his…
By Sadiri ’Joy’ Tira | Blog
In my recent post ( 03.11.2011) I briefly mentioned that an increasing volume of literature related to Diaspora and Christian missions is emerging. I know of several evangelical theologians, missiologists…
By Darrell Jackson | Article
Darrell Jackson is Director of the Nova Research Centre & Lecturer in European Studies at Redcliffe College in Gloucester, England. He is Director of the Lausanne Researchers’ Network and Researcher…
By al_lee | Article
The diasporas of the indigenous people groups of Mexico are close to my heart, as God has had me ministering among them for over 20 years now. There are some…
By Dewi Hughes | Blog
Tomorrow, God willing, I will be on my way to Cape Town. I will be going fairly satisfied with the discussion on ethnicity in the Global Conversation. My one major…
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 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 Sadiri Joy Tira | Blog
For many, migration is a wonderful journey to freedom; a ticket to "New Life" for people wanting to pursue educations and careers, to reunite with family members, to start anew…
By Sam George | Article
With the exception of the first century, the twentieth century may be the most extraordinary century in the history of Christianity. At the beginning of the twentieth century more than…
By Sam George | Article
The era of Christian Mission, as we have known it, is over! What I mean is mission from ‘West to the Rest’ is a thing of the past. We are…
By Steve Hayes | Blog
A group of Christian bloggers have had a synchroblog on Christians and the immigration issue. A synchroblog is when a group of people blog about the same topic on the…
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 Atul Y. Aghamkar | Article
It is my pleasure to introduce you readers to Dr. Atul Aghamkar, newly elected President/Chair of India Evangelical Association, and professor of Missiology at South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian…
By T.V. Thomas, Sadiri Joy Tira, Enoch Wan | Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by T.V. Thomas, Sadiri Joy Tira and Enoch Wan as an overview of the topic to be discussed at…
By Sadiri Joy Tira | Blog
Read Diasporas: People on the Move originally posted on the Lausanne Blog.
By Sadiri Joy Tira | Article
Read the LCWE’s initial paper on diasporas -- Lausanne Occassional Paper No. 55: The New People Next Door. This is an important background document as we approach Cape Town 2010 where…
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…
