MIGRATION is not just a MOVEMENT of people - It's a MOVEMENT of GOD.
Diaspora is a term that describes people who are scattered—settled far from their historical homelands. This scattering and displacement is a global reality today, whether it occurs voluntarily (e.g. international students, economic migration) or involuntarily (e.g. refugees).
For those of us who love and follow Jesus Christ, a question we must settle in our own hearts is whether this global migration is something we resist, or at best tolerate in the face of the powerful forces of global economics and politics, or is it rather something we embrace, recognizing that it is accomplishing God’s mission purpose to redeem his world? The answer to this polarity becomes a powerful motivator for how we live out our day-to-day reality.
Diaspora Ministries at Outreach Canada focuses on:
- Offering the Kairos Course and other Simply Mobilizing courses (in 7 languages) to help alert and mobilize local churches to the cross-cultural opportunities all around.
- Coordinating the Loving Muslims Together network with a focus on equipping Christ-followers to welcome, love and thoughtfully interact with Muslims in Canada.
- Working with established diaspora churches to help them bridge to nearby least-reached cultural groups in word and deed.
- Providing Scripture-based healing groups through our Caring for Wounded Hearts ministry.
- Sharing how to access scripture resources in all available languages.
- Mobilizing prayer for the least-reached in Canadian cities by providing specific and helpful information
We are a team of passionate people whose goal is to activate leaders who will help the Body of Christ live out the Gospel in a culturally complex context. We specialize in imagining what could be if the Body of Christ were able to engage interculturally, and building pathways to get there.