Cover
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
PART I
Foundations for Ministries to the Displaced
1 Introduction
Human History Is a History of Migration
Migration as a Blessing
The Need to Belong
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
2 The Global Context
The Crisis in Context
Types of Displacement and Legal Definitions
International Laws and Conventions Related to Displaced Persons
Conclusion: Key Issues Affecting the Displaced and Those Providing Them Assistance
3 Biblical Foundations 1: Belonging, Displacement, and the Foreigner in the Old Testament
The Grace and Compassion of God
The Foreigner in the Old Testament
Conclusion
4 Biblical Foundations 2: The Foreigner and Migrant in the New Testament and the Early Church
Jesus and the Vulnerable Foreigner
The Early Church and the World of Migrants
5 Theological Foundations: The Importance of Place and the Need to Belong
Displacement and a Theology of Place
Conclusion: Citizens of a Kingdom Above All Things
6 Missiological Foundations: Responding to Those Who Do Not Belong
God’s Concern for the Displaced and Vulnerable
Hospitality and the Concern for the Foreigner
Missiological Foundation
Towards a Missiology of Migration: Crossing the Divide
PART II
Ministries to Refugees, Migrants and the Stateless
7 The Local Church and Other Ministries: Enabling the Displaced to Find Space and a Place
Responding to the Influx of Refugees
Responding to the Needs of Sponsored Refugees
Guidelines for Churches Wanting to Help Refugees
Ministering to the Stateless
Guidelines for Organizations and Churches Wanting to Minister to the Stateless
Bibliography
About Langham Partnership
Endnotes