We live in a time when unprecedented numbers of people are living outside of their homeland. Whether it is for economic reasons or because of political unrest, cities are gaining migrants every day. There are now an estimated 232 million international migrants (UN News 2013). Refugees are also among the transient. Over half of the world’s fifteen million refugees are seeking asylum in cities around the world (UNHCR 2013). These “forgotten people” are growing in numbers (Marfleet 2007). Migrant workers and refugees come to global cities as cultural outsiders, desperate and vulnerable.
A description and analysis of some effective models of ministry to migrants and refugees in global cities, and important principles for working with sojourning people.
Bibliographic reference: Ng, Andrew, and Michael Crane. “Models of Ministry with the Transient Poor.” Evangelical Missions Quarterly 51, no. 1 (January 2015): 58–67.
Models of Ministry with the Transient Urban Poor
Authors: Andrew Ng, Michael D. Crane
We live in a time when unprecedented numbers of people are living outside of their homeland. Whether it is for economic reasons or because of political unrest, cities are gaining migrants every day. There are now an estimated 232 million international migrants (UN News 2013). Refugees are also among the transient. Over half of the world’s fifteen million refugees are seeking asylum in cities around the world (UNHCR 2013). These “forgotten people” are growing in numbers (Marfleet 2007). Migrant workers and refugees come to global cities as cultural outsiders, desperate and vulnerable.
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Authors: Andrew Ng, Michael D. Crane
A description and analysis of some effective models of ministry to migrants and refugees in global cities, and important principles for working with sojourning people.
Source Link: https://missionexus.org/models-of-ministry-with-the-transient-urban-poor/
Bibliographic reference: Ng, Andrew, and Michael Crane. “Models of Ministry with the Transient Poor.” Evangelical Missions Quarterly 51, no. 1 (January 2015): 58–67.
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Andrew Ng, Michael D. Crane
Journal Article
Urban Loft
English
2015
Urban Migrant Ministry
Diaspora Missiology, Migrant Ministry, Models of Urban Ministry, Transient Urban Poor, Urban poor