DIASPORA ON THE NET

The word "Diaspora" gives a clear link with the Greek word diasporav, and has been translated in English as "dispersion", "dispersed" or "scattered". The Oxford dictionary indicates that it was first applied to the dispersion of the Jews among the Gentiles mainly in the 8th-6th c. BC but that it now also applies to any group of people similarly dispersed. However, the Lausanne 2010 Diaspora Leadership Team (LDLT) distinguishes between a singular (Diaspora) and plural (Diasporas) - referring respectively to different peoples or of all groups as a whole, being on the move and leaving their homeland (voluntary or involuntary migration/immigration). Diaspora has been a part and parcel of our faith. Therefore, our belief should not be confined into our territory only, rather need to cross the border. This note may be beneficial to those who are interested in the Diaspora Missiology. Nonetheless, this may not give an overall picture of Diaspora but definitely will provide a blueprint to get an access with resources for further researches and studies.

SECULAR NETWORKS FOR DIASPORA
The Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies	www.soas.ac.uk/migrationdiaspora
The International Institute for Diaspora Studies	www.diasporastudies.org
United nations (over 1800 articles could be accessed)	www.un.org/en/search
Diaspora Network Alliance	http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PDACM860.pdf
UNESCO's programme on International Migration	http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/social-transformations/international-migration/
Asian Diaspora	www.time.com/time/asia/2003/journey/graphics/migration_map.html
Indian Diaspora	http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Diaspora/diaspora.html
Wikipedia	Category: Diaspora
CHRISTIAN LINKS
East Asia Diaspora Forum	http://www.globalconnections.co.uk/forums/East%2BAsia%2BDiaspora%2BForum/EastAsiaDiasporaForum
Filipino International Network	http://www.fin-online.org/
Institute of Diaspora Studies (IDS)	http://www.westernseminary.edu/Diaspora/index.htm
The Lausanne Diaspora Leadership Team (LDLT)	http://www.gatheredscattered.com/
NSM Knowledge Base	http://www.strategicnetwork.org/index.php?loc=kb&view=b&fto=4511&&sf=Y
References on Diaspora from ATLA Religion Index 300 Recent Articles Dealing with Diaspora	http://www.mislinks.org/files/DiasporaBiblio.pdf http://www.mislinks.org/files/Diaspora300.pdf
Lausanne Global Conversations and papers	http://conversation.lausanne.org/en/conversations/detail/10540
MISSION JOURNALS AND PAPERS	http://www.mislinks.org/gathering/journals/
RESEARCHING WORLD CHRISTIANITY	http://www.internationalbulletin.org/resources
Seminar on "Anthropological Insights for Diaspora Missiology" by Dr. Steven J. Ybarrola, on 16-21, January, 2012.	http://www.omsc.org/seminars.shtml

If God and His people are on the move, should not the Diaspora Missiology be another paradigm shift for the mission?


By Janak BC, (MDiv IV)
Chairperson,
Mission Conference Committee