Author Archives: relationalrealism

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”

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)”

Relational Intercultural Training for Practitioners of Business As Mission: Theory and Practice

Enoch Wan and Natalie Kim. Business as Mission (BAM) is a holistic approach to mission that aims to transform the multifaceted spheres of unreached peoples and communities within and through business. While different types of businesses have different measures of achievement and success, there is one essential characteristic that distinguishes business as mission – relationships formed and developed throughContinue reading “Relational Intercultural Training for Practitioners of Business As Mission: Theory and Practice”

Establishing Frontline LGBTQ Outreach: An Exploratory Study (Relational) 

Noel Chiu and Enoch Wan. If you are curious about who are LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/question) and how to engage in outreach ministry to them, this book will be helpful to you. Both believing and non-believing LGBTQ are not comfortable with Christian faith and individual Christians because of their sexual orientation/attraction/behavior. ThisContinue reading “Establishing Frontline LGBTQ Outreach: An Exploratory Study (Relational) “