Category Archives: Missions

UNHCR’s 2025 Mid-Year Trends

Over 117 million people are forcibly displaced globally UNHCR The UN Refugee Agency. At the end of June 2025, 117.3 million individuals worldwide remained forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order.  This represents 5.9 million fewer people remaining displaced than at the end of 2024, aContinue reading “UNHCR’s 2025 Mid-Year Trends”

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”

OW 60th Celebration Recording

Jason Mandryk. To commemorate 60 years since the publication of the first Operation World, we hosted founding author Patrick Johnstone in a video call along with the OW team and some friends. Patrick shared stories about the origins of OW and insights about how the worlds of prayer, mission, and research have changed over theseContinue reading “OW 60th Celebration Recording”

Blockchain Missiology

Enoch Wan & Phillip Metzger. Blockchain Missiology is a blend of polycentricmissiology and blockchain theory. It values organizational decentralization/distribution over centralization, but some elements require further consideration. Practically, what would it look like to enact a blockchain missiological approach and how does that look different from other approaches? It is relational, and intercultural and valuesContinue reading “Blockchain Missiology”