The Purpose of WDN
The WDN exists to connect, resource, and equip leaders desiring to love and serve newcomer communities to North America, and to partner with diaspora Christians in disciple-making and church planting efforts.
The WDN seeks to accomplish this by:
- Creating learning environments for acquiring best practices in diaspora ministry
- Connecting leaders to coaches and mentors with expertise in diaspora mission
- Equipping North American leaders to develop Kingdom partnerships with diaspora Christians
Welcome to the WDN!
- What Does ‘Diaspora’ Mean?
- People on the Move
- A Bible Lesson on Immigration
- Key Facts About Recent Trends in World Migration
- The Religious Composition of the World’s Migrants
- “Welcoming Immigrants” with Immigrant Connection (coming soon)
- Beyond Hospitality: Migration and the Mission of the Church
How to Get Started
How to Go Deeper
- Program Ideas for Your Ministry
- How to B.L.E.S.S. Diaspora People
- The 3-D Gospel
- Take the Culture Test
- How to Host Parties with Purpose (Coming Soon)
- How to Practice Hospitality
- How to Start and Lead ESL Groups
How to Reach Wider
- Showing and Sharing the Gospel
- The Art of Cross-Cultural Evangelism
- 5 Reasons to Share the Gospel
- How we Share the Gospel with Others
- Disciple-Making in a Multi-Cultural World
- Planting Churches with Diaspora Christians
- Living an Intercultural Vision in a Ethnocentric World (Coming Soon)
- Building Multi-Ethnic Churches (Coming Soon)
Email Justin Bradbury for more information
bradburyj@wesleyan.org