Introduction to Mission and Migration

Progressus Press, Cheri Kommel, Colleen Fischer, Daniel Guevara

• Publisher: Progressus Press
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN:
  9781966139935
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Ministry

How does the church faithfully engage God's mission when entire nations are on the move, borders are contested, and refugees flee violence while international students cross cultures in search of opportunity? Introduction to Mission and Migration challenges graduate students to recognize that unprecedented global migration is not a disruption to God's redemptive purposes but often the very means by which He positions peoples for gospel encounter and kingdom advance. This rigorous resource integrates biblical theology, migration history from the colonial era to the present, and contemporary sociological analysis to equip emerging leaders for ministry in a radically mobile world where diaspora communities navigate trauma, hybrid identities, discrimination, and cultural displacement while simultaneously demonstrating remarkable resilience, creativity, and spiritual vitality. Students engage deeply with scriptural narratives from Abraham's call through Israel's exile to the early church's scattering, examine complex migration categories including refugees, asylum seekers, and international students, and develop trauma-informed pastoral care strategies that honor both migrants' profound suffering and their agency as active participants in God's global mission. What distinguishes this text is its paradigm-shifting movement from viewing migrants as ministry targets to recognizing them as kingdom partners whose strategic positioning creates unprecedented opportunities for cross-cultural witness, and its unflinching examination of how the church must prophetically address systemic injustice, discrimination, and racism while creating genuinely multicultural communities where power is shared and diverse cultural expressions enrich collective worship. Written from an unapologetically Christian worldview grounded in the missio Dei, this book prepares graduate students, pastors, missionaries, and ministry leaders to engage diaspora missiology with theological depth, cultural humility, and renewed commitment to bearing faithful witness among all nations-wherever divine providence has positioned them.