Director's Blog - January 2026 As we enter the first weeks of 2026, it is a good time to pause and reflect on last year. 2025 was a great year for the Global Alliance. At our leadership gathering in Guatemala we renewed our vision ... Collaboration Connect Global Alliance Impact Partnerships
Flip the Switch What is the First Switch Internship? The First Switch Internship is a 6-month program that combines principles and practices of Disciple Making Movement and Spiritual Formation with the goal of traini... Collaboration Global Mobilization Global Movements Impact Leadership Development OCGA First Switch
This Feels Like a New Home! What if your Global Alliance team Could reach several unreached peoples…without leaving your city? Could mobilize young people from multiple local churches and schools for missions? Could train up new... Diaspora Europe
Exciting News from the Alliance What an exciting year this has been. We are still gathering numbers for 2025, but based on the initial reports I have seen, we are celebrating another wonderful year of ministry and God’s blessing. It... Impact Leadership Development
People On The Move - Lausanne Occasional Paper #70 Lausanne Occasional Paper: People on the Move Contents Introduction History of Christian Mission and the People on the Move Terminologies: Divergent and Overlapping World on the Move: We Are All Migra... Diaspora
Chinese Diaspora Network 2025 Chinese Diaspora network This is a slide presentation about the Chinese Diaspora Network under the framework of Chinese Coordination Centre of World Evangelism (CCCOWE)....
The Global Chinese Diaspora - China Source Quarterly - Spring 2024 This article from China Source Quarterly provides a look at the dispersion of Chinese people around the world. The Global Chinese Diaspora...
A Church for the Stranger Immigration is one of today’s most polarizing issues. But beneath the headlines, much of the public discourse is shaped less by facts and principles and more by fear, misinformation and emotional mani...
Extravagant Love - Introduction and Invitation INTRODUCTION What does the word “extravagant” bring to mind? (positive or negative?) “Extravagant Love” is the call given by Jesus Christ to live out the kingdom of heaven every day. Much more than a ... Church in USA Diaspora
Filipino Immigrants in the United States Filipino Immigrants in the United States September 4, 2025 Spotlight By Tsveta Dobreva and Jeanne Batalova Migration from the Philippines to North America dates back to at least the late 1700s, when F... Church in USA Diaspora N. America
Welcoming Strangers: Church Revitalization Through the Practice of Biblical Hospitality Toward Strangers *This article was previously published in The Journal of Asian Mission Welcoming Strangers: Church Revitalization through the Practice of Biblical Hospitality Toward Strangers Dr. Craig C. Kraft Janua...
Diaspora Mission Reset DIASPORA MISSION RESET 2020 By Bob Rasmussen I believe we are in a defining moment in history, and one of the most influential factors is the dispersion of peoples around the world. This movement, oft... Diaspora