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    ISBN: 9781783687640
    Imprint: Langham Global Library
    Format: Paperback
    Dimensions (mm): 229 x 152 x 36
    Publication Date: 31/07/2020
    Pages: 714
    Language: English

    Scattered and Gathered

    A Global Compendium of Diaspora Missiology

    Edited By
    Sadiri Joy Tira
    and
    Tetsunao Yamamori

    £36.99

    The twenty-first century is marked by mass migration. Massive population movements of the last century have radically challenged our study and practice of mission. Where the church once rallied to go out into “the regions beyond,” Christian mission is currently required to respond and adapt to “missions around.” As a result, leaders in this field have been developing diaspora missiology to provide a missiological framework for understanding and participating in God’s redemptive mission among peoples living outside their places of origin. In this volume, experts in diaspora missiology from across the globe analyze the development of missions to migrants and add to our understanding of the contemporary church’s opportunities and responsibilities for mission amongst diaspora groups.

    Author Bios

    Sadiri Joy Tira
    (Edited By)

    SADIRI JOY TIRA, DMiss, DMin, is convener of the Jaffray Diaspora Net Research of the Jaffray Centre for Global Initiatives, Ambrose University, Canada, where he is also a diaspora missiology specialist and sessional professor of Intercultural Studies. He served as the Lausanne Movement senior associate/catalyst for diasporas from 2007 to 2019.

    Tetsunao Yamamori
    (Edited By)

    TETSUNAO YAMAMORI, PhD, is Senior Fellow of the Center for Religion and Civic Culture of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. He is also President Emeritus of Food for the Hungry International and was International Director of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization from 2004–2006. His PhD was in Religion from Duke University, North Carolina, USA.

    Endorsements

    This volume puts out a clarion call to the global church about a critically important mission need and strategy. You truly cannot understand the full picture of global mission without understanding diaspora missiology.

    —Michael Oh, PhD
    Global Executive Director/CEO,
    Lausanne Movement

    I warmly welcome and highly recommend this comprehensive study on a globally relevant topic. This timely volume is a missio Dei viatorum at its best, focused on diaspora from a full-fledged biblical perspective while taking into account the migrant phenomena in their global diversity.

    —Peter Kuzmic, PhD, Dr. Theol.
    Distinguished Professor of World Mission and European Studies,
    Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

    This collection of essays presents diaspora realities as a prominent scenario for the missio Dei in our days. The exploration of the present-day global diaspora experience with the missiological opportunities and challenges it poses for the church, is informative, challenging and encouraging.

    —Elizabeth Sendek
    President,
    Fundacion Universitaria Seminario Bîblico de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia

    This compendium couldn’t come at a more compelling time in history, when peoples are being scattered in unprecedented numbers. This is a much needed and timely pioneer work, assembling a multitude of authoritative voices, which is academically rigorous, but brought alive by practical field case studies.

    —Cindy Perry
    South Asia Regional Director,
    Development Associates International

    This compendium comprises a kaleidoscope of rich biblical and theological insights. Where else in one volume can one find such a breadth of global voices speaking to the critical challenges and opportunities of ministry to, through and beyond the diasporas?

    —David Bennett, PhD
    Global Associate Director for Collaboration and Content,
    Lausanne Movement

    Table of Contents

    1. Foreword - Christopher J. H. Wright
    2. Preface to the Revised Edition
    3. Preface to the First Edition
    4. Acknowledgments
    5. Introduction - Sadiri Joy Tira and Tetsunao Yamamori
    6. Section 1: Phenomenological Realities and Trends of Global Diaspora
      1. Trends and Realities of Global Migration and Diasporas: An Introduction
        1. Section Editors: Darrell Jackson and Amador Remigio Jr.
      2. Globalization, Diasporas, Urbanization and Pluralism in the Twenty-First Century: A Compelling Narrative for the Missio Dei?
        1. Amador Remigio Jr.
      3. Migration, Diasporas, and Diversity: A Demographic Approach
        1. Gina A. Zurlo
      4. Global Agenda – Global Theology? The Regulation of Migration and Global Diasporas
        1. Darrell Jackson
      5. Responding to the Phenomenon of Migration: Early Proponents of Diaspora Missiology and the Lausanne Movement
        1. Sadiri Joy Tira and Darrell Jackson
    7. Section 2: Biblical and Theological Foundation for Diaspora Missiology
      1. Bible, Theology, and Diaspora: An Introduction
        1. Section Editors: Thomas Allan Harvey and Miyon Chung
      2. Diaspora and Mission in the Old Testament
        1. M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas)
      3. From Opportunity to Mission: Scattering for the Gospel in the New Testament Story
        1. Steven S. H. Chang
      4. God, Israel, the Church and the Other: Otherness as a Theological Motif in Diaspora Mission
        1. Paul Woods
      5. Pilgrims on a Journey: Diaspora and Mission
        1. Thomas Harvey
      6. Mission to and from Diaspora: Influencing the Context for Mission
        1. Terry McGrath, Victoria Sibley-Bentley, Andrew Butcher and George Wieland
    8. Section 3: Towards Strategic Directions for Diaspora Missions
      1. Towards Strategic Directions for Diaspora Missions: An Introduction
        1. Section Editors: T. V. Thomas and Elias Medeiros
      2. Local Churches in Missional Diasporas
        1. Elias Medeiros
      3. Unleashing Great Commission Potential through International Churches
        1. Warren Reeve
      4. Strategies for Reaching Refugees
        1. Peter Vimalasekaran
      5. Diaspora Missions on the High Seas
        1. Martin Otto
      6. Agents of Diaspora Missions in and from the Academic World
        1. Leiton Edward Chinn and Lisa Espineli Chinn
      7. Business as Mission (BAM) to, in, and through Diaspora
        1. João Mordomo
      8. Children in Diaspora
        1. Cecilia J. Casiño
      9. Technology and Diaspora
        1. Joseph Vijayam
    9. Section 4: The Mission of the Church in Global Diaspora
      1. The Mission of the Church in Global Diaspora: An Introduction
        1. Section Editors: Cody Lorance and Grant McClung
      2. A Cross for the Scattered: Cruciform Spirituality for the Church on Mission among Diasporas
        1. Lachi Adhikari, Cody Lorance and P. Rajendran
      3. Making Ends Meet: Embracing Opportunities for Diaspora Mission from Churches at the Margins
        1. Carol A. Mack-Lacey
      4. Trends and Issues of the Korean Diaspora Churches in the USA
        1. Chandler H. Im and John Jungho Oh
      5. Prayer and Power from the South African Diaspora Churches on Mission
        1. J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
      6. Diaspora Family: Immigrant Church as a Family and Missional Families in Diaspora
        1. Sam George
      7. The Mission of the Church through Understanding and Pursuing Intercultural Unity
        1. Ken Baker, Chandler H. Im, and T. V. Thomas
      8. The Church and the Soul of Singapore: An Eschatological Vision for Mission in Global Cities
        1. Lawrence Ko
    10. Section 5: Regional and National Case Studies in Diaspora Missions
      1. Regional and National Case Studies in Diaspora Missions: An Introduction
        1. Section Editors: Miriam Adeney and Tuvya Zaretsky
      2. Jewish Diaspora Ministries
        1. Tuvya Zaretsky
      3. The Chinese Diaspora Church and Cross-Cultural Mission
        1. Paul Woods and Allen Yeh
      4. Transnational Ties of Indian Churches in the Arabian Gulf: Kerala Pentecostal Churches in Kuwait
        1. Stanley John
      5. Korean Diaspora Ministries
        1. S. Hun Kim and Susie Hershberger
      6. From São Paulo to Al-Alam Arab (The Arab World): The Brazilian Evangelical Missions Movement
        1. Ed Smither
      7. Latino Diaspora Ministries in the USA
        1. Miriam Adeney
      8. African Diaspora Christianity: Mother Cooper and New York City
        1. Mark R. Gornik and Allison Norton
      9. Iranian Diaspora Ministry
        1. Peter von Kaehne
    11. Section 6: Issues in Global Diaspora Missiology
      1. Issues in Global Diaspora Missiology: An Introduction
        1. Section Editors: Paul Sydnor and Larry W. Caldwell
      2. Welcoming the Stranger: A Case Study of an International Church in Malta
        1. Paul N. Sydnor
      3. (Sub)Mission: A Case Study on the Complexities of Political and Prophetic Action in Migrant Detention
        1. Maria-Jose Soerens
      4. Trauma as Mission: A Case Study Response to the Scourge of Sex Trafficking
        1. Diane Langberg and Philip G. Monroe
      5. Migration, Materialism and Brain Drain: A Case Study of the Church in Ghana and Migration
        1. J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
      6. Transnationalism, Identity, and Virtual Space: A Case Study of One Woman’s Attempt to Negotiate Two Worlds
        1. Trevor Castor
      7. Holistic Care: A Case Study of Heart for Lebanon’s Unique Role in the Syrian Refugee Crisis
        1. Katie E. Horn and Camille E. Melki
      8. Overcoming Destitution in Diaspora Ministry: A Case Study of There Is Hope
        1. David Aeilts
      9. Taking Care of the Flock: A Case Study of the Role of the Local Church in Sending and Caring for Overseas Filipino Workers
        1. Gerardo B. Lisbe Jr.
      10. When the New Believers Return Home: A Case Study of Christian Returnees to China
        1. Carolyn Kemp
      11. Crossing the Divide: A Case Study of a Western Mission Agency’s Encounter with Diaspora Missions
        1. John F. Baxter
    12. Section 7: Glossary, Appendices, and Ministry Resources
      1. Glossary, Appendices, and Ministry Resources: An Introduction
        1. Tereso Casiño and Charles Cook, Section Editors
      2. Glossary
      3. Appendix A: The Baguio Challenge
      4. Appendix B: The Seoul Declaration on Diaspora Missiology
      5. Appendix C: Far East Asia Diaspora Educators’ Resolutions
      6. Appendix D: North America Diaspora Educators’ Resolution
      7. Appendix E: Diaspora Missiology Educators Consultation: Singapore Resolution
      8. Appendix F: The Manila Statement on Hybridity and Diaspora Missions
      9. Appendix G: The Cape Town Commitment
      10. Appendix H: Global Mission Networks and Intercultural Unity
      11. Additional Resources
    13. List of Contributors

    Contributors

    Miriam Adeney

    Miriam Adeney (Ph.D. anthropology) is professor of global and urban ministries at Seattle Pacific University and teaching fellow at Regent College. She is the author of Daughters of Islam, God's Foreign Policy: Practical Ways to Help the World's Poor, A Time for Risking: Priorities for Women and How to Write: A Christian Writer's Guide.

    Lachi Adhikari


    David Aeilts


    J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu

    J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, PhD, is the President of the Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon, Ghana. He is also the Seminary’s professor of contemporary African Christianity and Pentecostal theology. Prof. Asamoah-Gyadu is from Ghana, and has published widely on the intersection between contemporary expressions of Christianity and new trends in missiology in Africa.


    Ken Baker


    John F. Baxter


    Andrew Butcher


    Larry W. Caldwell

    LARRY W. CALDWELL, PhD, is Academic Dean and Professor of Intercultural Studies at Sioux Falls Seminary in Sioux Falls, SD. In addition, he is Director of Training and Strategy for Converge Worldwide. Prior to this, he and his family were missionaries with Converge for twenty-one years in Manila, Philippines, where he was Academic Dean and Professor of Missions and Bible Interpretation at Asian Theological Seminary, as well as Director of the Doctor of Missiology program of the Asia Graduate School of Theology, Philippines. Larry teaches regularly on contextualization and cross-cultural Bible interpretation (ethnohermeneutics) at missionary training institutions throughout the world. He has authored dozens of books and articles, and for several years edited the Journal of Asian Mission. His latest book is Doing Bible Interpretation: Making the Bible Come Alive for Yourself and Your People.


    M. Daniel R. Carroll


    Cecilia J. Casiño


    Tereso Casiño


    Trevor Castor


    Steven S. H. Chang


    Leiton Edward Chinn

    Leiton Edward Chinn has been mobilizing the church for International Student Ministry (ISM) since 1977 in leadership roles with various ministries and networks, including serving as the first Lausanne Catalyst for ISM for ten years.


    Lisa Espineli Chinn

    Lisa Espineli Chinn has served in campus ministry for five decades with both Intervarsity Philippines and Intervarsity USA including fourteen years as the director for International Student Ministry. Lisa currently mentors younger leaders and is a spiritual director and a cross-cultural ministry consultant.


    Miyon Chung


    Charles Cook


    Sam George

    SAM GEORGE, PhD serves as the director of Global Diaspora Institute at Wheaton College Billy Graham Center, Illinois, USA, and as a catalyst for diasporas of the Lausanne Movement. He holds degrees in engineering, management, and theology. He teaches diaspora missions and world Christianity globally and has authored/edited a number of books, including the three-volume series, Asian Diaspora Christianity (Fortress Press).


    Mark R. Gornik


    Thomas Harvey


    Susie Hershberger


    Katie E. Horn


    Chandler H. Im


    Darrell Jackson


    Stanley John


    Carolyn Kemp


    Sung Hun Kim


    Lawrence Ko


    Diane Langberg

    Diane Langberg is a psychologist in private practice in suburban Philadelphia. In addition to her counselling she is engaged in speaking and lecturing on various topics related to marriage, Christian living, and the realities of life in the ministry. She received her BA in Psychology from Taylor University and her MA and PhD from Temple University. She is a regular columnist for Partnership Magazine in which this material was first published in an abbreviated form.

    Gerardo Bacos Lisbe Jr.


    Cody Lorance


    Carol Mack-Lacey


    Grant McClung


    Terry McGrath


    Elias Medeiros


    Camille E. Melki


    João Mordomo


    Philip G. Monroe


    Allison Norton


    John Jungho Oh


    Martin Otto


    P. Rajendran


    Warren Reeve


    Amador Remigio Jr.


    Brian Robertson


    Victoria Sibley-Bentley


    Edward L. Smither


    Maria-Jose Soerens


    Paul N. Sydnor


    T. V. Thomas

    Thomas, T. V., DMin, is a Malaysian Canadian evangelist with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada and the founding Director of the Centre for Evangelism and World Mission in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He is Chairperson and a member of the Advisory Board of the Global Diaspora Network and Co-Chair of the International Network of South Asian Diaspora Leaders (INSADL) as well as Chair of the Ethnic America Network (EAN).


    Joseph Vijayam


    Peter Vimalasekaran


    Peter von Kaehne


    George M. Wieland


    Paul Woods


    Christopher J. H. Wright

    CHRISTOPHER J. H. WRIGHT is the global ambassador for Langham Partnership, having served as the international director for twenty years. He was formerly academic dean of All Nations Christian College, UK, after he taught at Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, India. He has written several books that reflect his passion for bringing to life the relevance of the Old Testament to Christian mission and ethics. Chris and his wife, Liz, live in London, and have four adult children and eleven grandchildren.


    Allen Yeh

    Dr. Allen Yeh is tenured professor of intercultural studies and missiology at Biola University, California, USA. He serves on the board of trustees for the International Theological Seminary, as the Learning Synthesis Manager for the Lausanne Generations Conversation, and adjunct teaches with Palm Beach Atlantic University and Cru. He earned his DPhil from University of Oxford, UK, and is the author of Polycentric Missiology: 21st Century Mission from Everyone to Everywhere (IVP, 2016), and co-editor of Majority World Theologies: Theologizing from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Ends of the Earth (William Carey, 2018).


    Tuvya Zaretsky


    Gina A. Zurlo


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