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Immigration vs Emigration by Country – 2025 Migration Data

 Worldostats. Immigration and emigration are two significant phenomena shaping the demographic, economic, and cultural landscapes of countries worldwide. Immigration refers to the process of people moving into a country to reside there permanently or for an extended period. On the other hand, emigration involves individuals leaving their home country to settle in another. Both movementsContinue reading “Immigration vs Emigration by Country – 2025 Migration Data”

The African Diaspora: Culture, Impact, and a Vision for the Future

Global Development & Investment Forum. The African diaspora is one of the most expansive and impactful diasporas in world history. It includes over 140 million people of African descent living outside the continent, connected by shared ancestry, cultural survival, and a legacy of resilience. From the Americas to Europe, the Middle East to South Asia,Continue reading “The African Diaspora: Culture, Impact, and a Vision for the Future”

World Christianity 2025: Regional Perspectives

Gina A. Zurlo, Todd M. Johnson, and Peter F. Crossing. This article marks the 41st year of including statistical information on World Christianity and mission in the IBMR. This year’s focus is geographical, covering major religious trends in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Northern America, and Oceania over the last 125 years. This year’s articleContinue reading “World Christianity 2025: Regional Perspectives”

Back to the Branches: Recovering the Early Alliance Movement that Bore Fruit

GlobalSouthAdvance.blogspot.com. When the early Christian and Missionary Alliance gatherings were first formed, they were not called churches. They were called branches. That distinction, subtle on the surface, is deeply theological — and perhaps the key to recovering the Alliance’s original calling as a movement rather than a denomination. https://globalsouthadvance.blogspot.com/p/back-to-branches-recovering-early.html

The Mission Matrix: Mission Theologies for Diverse Mission Landscapes

By Kirk J. Franklin and Paul Bendor-Samuel. The Mission Matrix surveys the extensive realm of Mission Theology, dissecting its terminology and discerning its profound implications regarding God’s mission (missio Dei) primarily from the Protestant mission movement perspective. The reader is invited on a personal journey of growth as a reflective practitioner, fostering integrity, creativity, openness,Continue reading “The Mission Matrix: Mission Theologies for Diverse Mission Landscapes”

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”