Strangers next door
Subtitle: immigration, migration, and mission
By: J.D. Payne
Publisher: IVP Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Downers Grove, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780830857586
Subjects: Emigration and immigration; Missions; Church work with immigrants; Christianity
Description: "More than ever, North America is being flooded by people from all around the world, many of them here illegally. How should the church respond to these sojourners among us? In professor of evangelism and church planting J. D. Payne introduces the phenomenon of migrations of peoples to Western nations and explores how the church should respond in light of the mission of God. As we understand and embrace the fact that the least-reached people groups now reside in (and continue to migrate to) Western countries, churches have unprecedented opportunites to freely share the gospel with them. This book includes practical guidelines for doing crosscultural missions and developing a global strategy of mission. It also highlights examples of churches and organizations attempting to reach, partner with, and send migrants to minister to their people. Discover how you can reach out to the strangers next door by welcoming them into God's family." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Immigration, migration, and kingdom perspective; title: What in the world is God doing?; title: The world's unreached in the West; title: Migration and kingdom expansion, part 1; title: Migration and kingdom expansion, part 2; title: Migration and the West, 1500-2010; title: Students on the move; title: Refugees on the move; title: Stories from the field; title: Guidelines for reaching the strangers next door; title: A suggested strategy for reaching the strangers next door; title: Diaspora missiology: a conclusion or just the beginning?