Category Archives: Missions

Migration Data Relevant for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Migrants – particularly in lower paid jobs – may be both more affected by and vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19 in countries already impacted and those countries where the pandemic is spreading, but migrants also play an important role in the response to COVID-19 by working in critical sectors. Increasing border restrictions also haveContinue reading “Migration Data Relevant for the COVID-19 Pandemic”

Glocal Missions-The What and The Why

Juno Wang (This article first appeared in the Chinese Baptist Fellowship of the US and Canada’s Kingdom Perspective Newsletter, Volume 2 No.4, July 2021.) As our life and ministry gradually returns to normal this summer after being lockdown for over a year, has the lockdown given you opportunities to get to know your neighbors? Have you givenContinue reading “Glocal Missions-The What and The Why”

CultureBound ChurchCourse

ChurchCourse designed to assist those who want to reach different cultures in their own neighborhood. We give you a condensed version of our culture training and cater it to churches and neighbors so you can be on mission at home. Topics include: Patterns of Culture Relational Theology Relational Learning Learning Mindset Cross-Cultural Communication CultureBound’s CultureContinue reading “CultureBound ChurchCourse”

Mission Fields in Northern Hemisphere

Sadiri Joy Tira. Missions are not just about crossing the ocean to foreign lands. Missions are from everywhere to anywhere; from cathedrals to hospitals and even senior citizen homes. If the church in North America can send missionaries to the “10/40 Window” then it can also inspire, empower, and equip followers of Jesus working in theContinue reading “Mission Fields in Northern Hemisphere”

Multi-ethnic Outreach in the Silicon Valley: A Chinese Diaspora Reaches Out to Multi-ethnic Diasporas

Juno Wang. The Purpose of This Book: Share my journey as a Chinese diaspora reaching out to multi-ethnic diasporas from 2008 to 2019 Share the what, why, and how of my vision and outreach approach that are derived from reflections and missiological implications of my research and experiences Give readers a glimpse of how theyContinue reading “Multi-ethnic Outreach in the Silicon Valley: A Chinese Diaspora Reaches Out to Multi-ethnic Diasporas”

Strangers in the Kingdom: Ministering to Refugees, Migrants and the Stateless

Rupen Das and Brent Hamoud. Today’s refugee crisis has engulfed public policy and politics in countries around the world, deeply dividing communities. With increased migration many fear terrorism, crime and a dilution of their perceived national identity, while others embrace it as an inevitable reality of the globalized world in which we live. But whatContinue reading “Strangers in the Kingdom: Ministering to Refugees, Migrants and the Stateless”

Missions and the Local Church in Multicultural Community

Kellen Criswell. This seminar will serve as an exploration of why and how all Christians and local churches have an opportunity and responsibility to reach their neighbors with the gospel in the context of multicultural communities. The nature of the missio Dei, as well as the role and practices of the local church within God’s global mission of reconciliation will beContinue reading “Missions and the Local Church in Multicultural Community”

A Phenomenological Study of An Intercultural Outreach Training Program for Multi-ethnic Community Outreach Workers in Cupertino and Sunnyvale, California

Juno Wang. There are no intercultural outreach training programs or literature studies available for multi-ethnic community workers in Cupertino and Sunnyvale, California, and there is also no empirical research in the U.S. in preceding studies. This is an interdisciplinary and integrative study, and it is to bridge the research gap by interviewing seven trainees whoContinue reading “A Phenomenological Study of An Intercultural Outreach Training Program for Multi-ethnic Community Outreach Workers in Cupertino and Sunnyvale, California”