Jesus follower. Serves as a Catalyst of the Lausanne Movement and Director of Global Diaspora Institute at Wheaton College BGC. Teacher, Author and Encourager.
This extraordinary paragraph from @sam_geo leaves me asking:
Are Christian mission and Christian nationalism mutually exclusive?
Or at least theologically/intellectually incompatible?
In a single human lifetime, London has been transformed from a 95% White British city to just 39% White British.
This has happened despite repeated promises from governments since the 1960s to reduce migration.
Credit to @juice8882
Immigration history of the US. Who comes from where continuously reshapes the country, and it goes through cycles of openness and restriction. @sam_geo@GlobalDiaspora@WheatonBGC https://t.co/7ZwyoqaTAr
Hindus and Jews are much more likely than Americans in other religious groups to have a four-year college degree. 🎓
Discover which U.S. religious groups are most highly educated here: https://t.co/yZAyxqYYRk
The aging of Korean society has many far-reaching implications, including it having to bring immigrants from other nations and becoming a multiethnic and muktilingual society. South Korea’s Rise to the World’s Oldest Society. https://t.co/KxC17y83YE via @visualcap
@bobsmietana Thanks for the update. This is a growing and sad reality. The center of gravity of theological education has shifted to the Global South. The demand for seminary training is surging globally, but many don't want to come to the US or learn our current offerings. @lcwe@weamission
Christianity is by far the most scattered, spread, globally distributed major world religion. That is a powerful apologetic pointing to our global, polyphonic, universal creator God.
Why America is so divided? See its link to immigration history and religion. Insightful analysis. More could be said from a missiological perspective. @WheatonBGC@lcwe@TEDS@ptseminary@fullerseminary@sam_geo https://t.co/B6L9MUU35K
The latest issue of global missiology features people on the move. Read my guest editorial on how dispersed are transforming mission itself (mission on the move).
https://t.co/fK7Hr6uua2
@lcwe@GlobalDiaspora@WheatonBGC@TEDS@fullerseminary@edstetzer
🌆 Dubai, UAE: #3 Global Diaspora City! 🏙️ With a 2025 population of ~3.95M, a stunning ~92% (~3.53M) are migrants, creating a vibrant global hub! 🌟 Top diasporas: Indian (~1.5M), Pakistani (~475,000), Bangladeshi (~350,000), Filipino (~240,000), plus 100+ nationalities!