Tag Archives: Diaspora Missions

Missions Practice in the 21st Century

Enoch Wan and Sadiri Joy Tira. The landscape and ministry context in the 21st Century is markedly different from the last century. Notably present are the socio-cultural forces of globalization, postmodernism, terrorism and international migration. This book is a collection of writings by various contributors, informative of the practice of Missions in the 21st Century. 

Church Planting Among Immigrants in US Urban Centers

Enoch Wan and Anthony Francis Casey. The Where, Why, and How of Diaspora Missiology in Action. This book shows patterns of assimilation and integration that are common among immigrant groups and provides tools of cultural research to get out in the city, talk to people, build relationships, gain entrance into these communities, find leaders, andContinue reading “Church Planting Among Immigrants in US Urban Centers”

Adapting An Anglo-American Church to a Diverse Community

Juno Wang. Adapting an Anglo-American Church to a Diverse Community: A Case Study of Grace Bible Church in the Silicon Valley. The purpose of this research project is to understand the barriers predominantly Anglo-American churches have in reaching a multi-cultural community.  This was achieved by conducting a case study on Grace Bible Church in theContinue reading “Adapting An Anglo-American Church to a Diverse Community”

Global People and Diaspora Missiology, From Edinburgh 2010 to Tokyo 2010

Enoch Wan. On the occasion of Tokyo 2010 being a centennial celebration of Edinburgh 1910, it is fitting to propose “diaspora missiology” and “relational realism” as new paradigms to supplement “traditional missiology” to cope with the new reality of “global people” (i.e. people moving on a global scale orglobal demographic trends) in the 21st Century.Continue reading “Global People and Diaspora Missiology, From Edinburgh 2010 to Tokyo 2010”

The Phenomenon of the Diaspora: Missiological Implications for Christian Missions

Enoch Wan. Diaspora in a large scale is a recent phenomenon of short history, of several decades; yet with strong socio-cultural impact on many countries and people groups. It is important to provide definition of some key-terms and state the assumptions of this paper at the outset. Etymologically, “diaspora” (from Greek) means scattering and theContinue reading “The Phenomenon of the Diaspora: Missiological Implications for Christian Missions”

Emerging and Young Adults Ministry’s Implications in Cupertino, Santa Clara County

Juno Wang. This paper will focus on how to improve young adult ministry and address the unmet developmental needs in the community.  In order to understand the developmental needs, ministry methods, and expectations between young adults and churches, two interview surveys were conducted.  This paper will use research from books on young adult development, feedbackContinue reading “Emerging and Young Adults Ministry’s Implications in Cupertino, Santa Clara County”