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Marginality of Visible Minorities in Canada: A Missiological Study

Nestor Abdon and Enoch Wan. The unprecedented movement of people in the 21st century is a central theme in mission circles. With this movement comes suffering and pain for people who must adjust to the reality of living in a new environment, away from the homeland. The experience of people in diaspora is not uniformContinue reading “Marginality of Visible Minorities in Canada: A Missiological Study”

Missions within Reach: Intercultural Ministries in Canada

Enoch Wan, ed.

A Portrait of the Burmese Americans in the United States: Statistical Report 2024

Network of Myanmar American Association (NetMAA). Burmese migration to the United States has been shaped by various historical and political factors. The significant waves of Burmese migration occurred in different periods. Here in the United States, the Burmese are descendants of at least three documented waves of migration to the United States over the lastContinue reading “A Portrait of the Burmese Americans in the United States: Statistical Report 2024”

Beautiful Feet: Following Christian Missionary Footsteps

Edited by Dr. Sadiri Joy Tira allows you to dive deep into a compelling philosophy of global missions, using engaging missionary stories to guide you to a greater understanding of how impactful missions work can be when done well. In Beautiful Feet, Dr Sadiri Joy Tira has woven beautifully together contributions from multi-disciplinary researchers and missions practitioners,Continue reading “Beautiful Feet: Following Christian Missionary Footsteps”

Tides of Opportunity: Missiological Experiences and Engagement in Global Migration

Edited by Sadiri Joy Tira, Damples Dulcero-Baclagon, and Lorajoy Tira-Dimangondayao. Hope and Hospitality for Migrating People Never have so many people left their homes and migrated to other parts of the world as we’ve seen in recent years. This phenomenon creates as many opportunities as challenges. We are witnessing a massive increase in urbanization, pluralization,Continue reading “Tides of Opportunity: Missiological Experiences and Engagement in Global Migration”

Spirituality Among Americans

Pew Research Center. 7 in 10 U.S. adults describe themselves as spiritual in some way, including 22% who are spiritual but not religious.

Status of Global Christianity 2024

Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary-Center for the Study of Global Christianity. The table provides a statistical overview of the world’s 2.6 billion Christians and their activities.

Open Doors 2023: Report on International Educational Exchange

In 2022/23, the total number of international students at U.S. colleges and universities increased by 12% to 1,057,188 students.

Global Trends 2023

The UN Refugee Agency. The latest Global Trends report, published in June 2023, provides key statistical trends on forced displacement. It includes the latest official statistics on refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people, as well as the number of refugees who have returned home. At the end of 2022, 108.4 million people worldwide were forcibly displacedContinue reading “Global Trends 2023”

Marginality of Visible Minorities in Canada: A Missiological Study (D-Diaspora)

Nestor Abdon and Enoch Wan. The unprecedented movement of people in the 21st century is a central theme in mission circles. With this movement comes suffering and pain for people who must adjust to the reality of living in a new environment, away from the homeland. The experience of people in diaspora is not uniform with communitiesContinue reading “Marginality of Visible Minorities in Canada: A Missiological Study (D-Diaspora)”