Tides of Opportunity
Description
Hope and Hospitality for Migrating People
Never have so many people left their homes and migrated to other parts of the world as we've seen in recent years. This phenomenon creates as many opportunities as challenges. We are witnessing a massive increase in urbanization, pluralization, multiculturalism, and interfaith dialogue. What are the implications for the church as it tries to reach the nations?
Tides of Opportunity brings together experts from diverse backgrounds to consider the practical significance of this mass migration. The reasons for these population movements are as varied as the people. Sadiri Joy Tira explores several causes, like military conflict, economic hardship, and natural disasters. The contributors not only explain such trends but suggest possible ways to engage with diaspora neighbors. Through case studies, this volume also examines lesser-known dynamics, such as sex trafficking and the movement of immigrants to rural areas.
This book challenges us to find more creative and integrated mission strategies for effectively reaching out to the various ?peoples on the move? with the gospel. How will you respond to the tides of opportunity?
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Dr. Sadiri "Joy" Tira A is diaspora missiology specialist at the Jaffray Centre for Global Initiatives at Ambrose University in Canada. A reflective-practitioner, Sadiri Joy Tira served as catalyst for diasporas (formerly, senior associate for diasporas) for the Lausanne Movement from 2007?2019, as founding chairperson of the Global Diaspora Network (2010?2015), and for over two decades, as senior pastor of First Filipino Alliance Church in Edmonton, Alberta?Canada's ?Gateway to the North.? He is also a blogger for Outreach Canada.
Damples Dulcero-Baclagon is the managing editor of Asian Missions Advance and secretary of Asia Missions Association. She obtained a master's degree in Asian Studies from the University of the Philippines. Prior to that, she was trained as a missionary at the East West Center for Missions Research and Development, Korea where she also served for six years under the late Dr. David J. Cho. In the Philippines where she now lives, she serves as the national discipleship coordinator of Operation Christmas Child, a ministry of Samaritan's Purse.
Lorajoy Tira-Dimangondayao is an MTS student at St. Stephen's College at the University of Alberta (Canada). She has a bachelor's of theology from Ambrose University (formerly Canadian Bible College). Lorajoy serves as a press editor for the Jaffray Centre for Global Initiatives at Ambrose University and serves on the Lausanne Movement Canada's Board of Directors. With diaspora missiology close to her heart, she served as Dr. Sadiri Joy Tira's administrative assistant for two decades. She is co-editor of Beyond Hospitality: Migration, Multiculturalism and the Church.
Content
Foreword by Michael Oh
Preface by Sadiri Joy Tira
Introduction by Damples Dulcero-Baclagon
Part I: Understanding the Realities of Tides of Opportunity in Global Migration
1 Global Gateway Cities in Canada as Diaspora Epicenter
Christopher Carr
2 Diasporas and Multiculturalism: Social Imaginaries, Liminality, and Cultural Identity
Steven Ybarrola
3 La Mamaì as Missionary to the Next Generation: A Case Study of a US Latina Immigrant Mother and Her Influence on the Religious Identity Formation of Her Gen Z Daughter
Rebekah Clapp
4 Pluralism, Multiculturalism, and Diaspora Mission: Discovering the Relevance of Apostolic Mission Today
Thomas Alan Harvey
5 Religious Pluralism in the Context of the Twenty-First Century Global Diaspora: A Case of Canadian Pluralistic Communities and the Evangelical Response
Sadiri Joy Tira
6 Ethnic and Cultural Hybridity: Jewish-Gentile Intermarriage in North America
Tuvya Zaretsky
Part II: Responding and Engaging the Tides of Opportunity in Global Migration
7 Models of Diaspora Communities for Missiological Application
Jason Richard Tan
8 Rural Migration and Diaspora Missions
Matt Cook
9 Embracing the Broken, Dislocated, Homeless Refugees in Canada through Hospitality
Craig C. Kraft
10 Understanding and Ministering to Survivors of Sex Trafficking
Valerie Geer
11 Examining Ourselves: Working for Freedom in a World of Exploitation and Trafficking
Marion L. S. Carson
12 Missional Transnationals: Coming Full Circle
Sadiri Joy Tira
13 Rooted in Spirituality, Committed to Missions: My Tribute to the Late Dr. Thomas Wang
Juno Wang
Appendix A: Resources and Tools for Diaspora Missions: Annotated Bibliography
Various Authors
Appendix B: The Seoul Declaration on Diaspora Missiology
Acknowledgments
About the Editors and Contributors
