Spend any time in Europe and you’ll be immediately impressed by the diversity and complexity of European cities. The world has quite literally come to Europe. Trying to navigate these emerging cultures is an essential but daunting task for anyoneRead more…
To Europe at any cost
…“Europe is the continent where we will have many opportunities to make a living and to support our families back home” is what I read again and again. Articles about the South Asian Diaspora in Europe are mentioning that theRead more…
“Bhangra, Cows and Parmesan Cheese”- Glimpses from the South Asian Diaspora in Europe
Narinder Singh*(not his real name), a young Sikh takes a pair of shoes from another worshiper who has just arrived at the Gurdwara. A few steps behind him are several metal shelves full of shoes in all colors and sizes.Read more…
Scope and Challenge of South Asian Diaspora Ministries on Continental Europe
“Mind the gap! Mind the gap!” everybody who has used London’s underground trains have heard this announcement over and over again. It’s true the gaps are easily overlooked. When I look at the state of world mission in the 21stRead more…
Suffering and Prosperity: Equal Challenges to Faith
A response to Ajith Fernando’s ’Embracing Suffering in Service’ As a Westerner I wholeheartedly agree with Fernando’s conclusions. For centuries large parts of the Middle East were lost to church and mission because of Islam. The same can become trueRead more…
2010 Status of Southern Europe
Originally posted at http://www.justinlong.org/2010/07/southern-europe/ The nations of Southern Europe were once great empires, but most have lost the glories of past positions and are struggling to advance into the modern global economy.The individual countries are fairly small, having few preciousRead more…
2010 Status of Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe (Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine) has one of the largest landmasses of any region in the world. Russia is the largest country in the world, and Ukraine is the second largest inRead more…
Secularity: Dogma Meets Diversity In Europe
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Robert Calvert as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Dogma and Diversity: Can Evangelical Truth Effectively Face Up to Secularity inRead more…
Secularity: Dogma Meets Diversity in Europe
Secularity: Dogma Meets Diversity in Europe Author: Robert Calvert Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Robert Calvert as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Dogma and Diversity:Read more…
DID THE CHURCH PASS ON THE BATON IN EUROPE?
People reflect about their context of living and working from their local point of view where family, jobs, education, ministry and social life make the components of life. They take a natural interest into what is happening upstream in societyRead more…