Scattered and Gathered: A Global Compendium of Diaspora Missiology

Product Description 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. Review 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 MovementI 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 SeminaryThis 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, ColombiaThis 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 InternationalThis 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