The Pew Forum reports on Muslim Networks and Movements in Western Europe. Related: The Much Exaggerated Death of Europe
Tag Archives: Trends
The global spread of Islam: Threat or opportunity?
3 February, 2011 – 7:11 PM
The world’s Muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, rising from 1.6 billion in 2010 to 2.2 billion by 2030,. The world’s Muslim population will grow twice as fast as the non-Muslim population in the next 20 years, when Muslims are expected to make up more than a [...]
Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa
11 January, 2011 – 4:58 AM
I’ve just stumbled across the Pew Forum’s extensive report on Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa. It reveals the incredible transformation of the region over the last century. According to the report: In little more than a century, the religious landscape of sub-Saharan Africa has changed dramatically. As of 1900, both Muslims and Christians were [...]
The shifting sands of Western mission
9 December, 2010 – 1:34 PM
It comes as no surprise that Western evangelicals are redefining mission for the “postmodern context.” We’re moving from spreading Christianity to living it. From “hard-core proselytizing” (al Qaeda in Christian wineskins) to social justice and humanitarian work. Missionaries have become “vacationaries,” going abroad short-term to serve others, rather than share the gospel. Mission means “we [...]
The rising tide of Chinese Christianity
18 September, 2010 – 9:40 AM
NPR reports on one of the most amazing advances in the history of the Christian movement. The missionaries planted the seed of the gospel but it’s the Chinese themselves, largely without foreign interference, who are reaching their nation. The current estimate is 100,000,000 followers of Jesus in China today. We have much to learn from [...]
Kingdom without borders
14 September, 2010 – 2:17 AM
Miriam Adeney tells the story of how the gospel saved a whole people from annihilation. In Borneo, in the middle of the nineteenth century the British governor prohibited head-hunting and improved agricultural methods. More rice and freedom from fear led to more fermented beverages, partying and heavy drinking. Alcoholism became a major scourge, families were [...]
7 billion here we come! Ready or not.
19 August, 2010 – 7:21 AM
It’s 11:55AM Melbourne time on Tuesday August 17, 2010 and the world population clock just keeps ticking over. With 267 people born every minute and 108 dying, the world’s population will top 7 billion next year. By 2050 the planet will be home to more than 9 billion people. The population of Africa is projected [...]
Blessed are the educated
18 June, 2010 – 1:01 PM
Here’s a study that shows, if you attend church in Australia you are far more likely to be university educated. So which is the chicken and which is the egg?
What’s in a name?
3 June, 2010 – 12:58 AM
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. Romeo and Juliet “Missional” has now replaced “emerging” as THE word to use to describe your ministry, book, or conference. Search for the keyword “missional” on Amazon and you’ll find 393 books. Search for the word “Missional” [...]
Sunday’s Coming
13 May, 2010 – 8:21 PM
For all the cynics out there and for all those who take themselves too seriously . . . “Sunday’s Coming” Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo. HT: tallskinnykiwi
