Tag Archives: Diaspora Missiology

Coca-Cola, Starbucks and Local Churches

Sadiri Joy Tira. As an amateur anthropologist, I want to write about what I have observed about Coca-Cola, Starbucks and some local churches.  But before I go further, I want to make it clear that I am not advertizing Coca-Cola and Starbucks products, but am simply making a few comments about these beverages and theirContinue reading “Coca-Cola, Starbucks and Local Churches”

Beyond Hospitality: Migration, Multiculturalism, and the Church

Edited by Charles Cook, Lorajoy Tira-Dimangondayao, and Lauren Goldbeck. The Canadian landscape continues to change as we welcome people from every corner of the world. The church in Canada has historically been on the forefront of assisting new Canadians to settle in this country. But is that enough? The contributors to this book believe thatContinue reading “Beyond Hospitality: Migration, Multiculturalism, and the Church”

Scattered Africans Keep Coming

Yaw Attah Edu-Bekoe and Enoch Wan. The purpose of this book is to provide an ethnographic description of Ghanaian Diaspora and Protestant congregations in the USA. This book on African diaspora is a “case study” of diaspora missiology in action. Two African diaspora congregations in Europe and five Ghanaian Presbyterian congregations in the USA areContinue reading “Scattered Africans Keep Coming”

Diaspora Missiology and International Student Ministry (ISM)

Enoch Wan. The purpose of this chapter is to give an overview of diaspora missiology for the sake of applying it to “international student ministry” (ISM) which is a reference to Christian ministry among internationals (foreign passport holders with a student or work visa) within an academic context. The theoretical framework as explained in thisContinue reading “Diaspora Missiology and International Student Ministry (ISM)”

Quincentennial celebrating: the paradigm-shift of Martin Luther then ours now

Enoch Wan. Based on significant global trends that affect the mission of thekingdom of God, the Lutheran Church is encouraged, first, to be engaged in a shift from traditional missiology to a multilinear, multidirectional missiology and multiethnic ecclesiology. Further, in light of diaspora communities literally “at our doorstep,” a “diaspora missiology” understands not only missionsContinue reading “Quincentennial celebrating: the paradigm-shift of Martin Luther then ours now”

A Hybrid World: Diaspora, Hybridity, and Missio Dei

Reviewed by Juno Wang. A Hybrid World addresses the growing reality of hybridity among people on the move in the twenty-first century, a reality that brings opportunities and also challenges for the mission of God. The book is mainly a compendium of papers from a hybridity in diaspora mission consultation held in 2018, sponsored byContinue reading “A Hybrid World: Diaspora, Hybridity, and Missio Dei”

Global Missiology

“Global Missiology was established in 2003. It has always been an open access e-journal to enable the widest availability possible of mission researchers’ work. Global Missiology – English is one of several language versions, each with its own unique contents.” http://www.globalmissiology.org/

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

“Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners…As the leading international organization for migration, IOM acts with its partners in the international community to: Assist in meeting the growing operational challenges of migration management. Advance understanding of migration issues. EncourageContinue reading “International Organization for Migration (IOM)”

Wittgenstein Centre

For Demography and Global Human Capital. “The Wittgenstein Centre is a collaborating among the Department of Demography of the University of Vienna, the World Population Program of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the Vienna Institute of Demography of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (VID/ÖAW). The Centre aspires to be a worldContinue reading “Wittgenstein Centre”