DFW Diaspora Roundtable

1. DFW Diaspora Roundtable January 16th, 2013

2. Today’s Agenda • 9:30-10:00 Welcome/Introduction Opening Prayer • 10:00-11:00 Local Diaspora Missions Leaders Samira Izadi - Refugee Relief Leonid Regheta– Russian RenodBenjjani – Muslim • 11:00-12:00 Ministry Models Chris Clayman – NYC – Global Gate Phil Cohn – Christ for All Peoples Kent Parks – Mission to Unreached Peoples • 12:00- 12:30Working Lunch • 12:30- 1:15 Roundtable Discussion • 1:15 - 1:30 Wrap-Up/Prayer

3. GDN Video Goes Here http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=b2LXvhDxPLg

4. Why We’re Here? Rethink– what mission priorities we have in DFW for the 21st Century and how that intersects with global diaspora missions Reengage - as an alliance committed to reaching the UPG and UUPG peoples of DFW by serving better together people on the move Redouble - our efforts to mobilize DFW to reach DFW through united prayer and strategic collaboration to reach diasporas Refocus– attention on greatest opportunities and largest areas of need – inform, equip, and resource Recalibrate– by helping to equip local congregations to see and respond to the global harvest field that is in our communities Because the World has come to Texas!

5. What is Diaspora Missions? Source:http://cmalliance.ca/diasporap2466.php

6. Our DFW Diaspora Mission Field Growth in New American Population Soure: DFW International

7. Our DFW Diaspora Mission Field New Refugees 2012 Soure: DFW International

8. Our DFW Diaspora Mission Field Homes English is Not First Language Soure: DFW International

9. Our DFW Diaspora Mission Field Foreign Born Population of DFW Cities > 100,000 Soure: Population based on 2010 Census data, F.B. % from DFW International

10. Our DFW Diaspora Mission Field Est. Muslim Population of DFW Cities > 100,000 *2% is estimate only - other % from City-Data.com Texas has the 3rd largest number of Mosques of U.S. states with 166 There are 39 mosques in Greater Dallas/Ft. Worth 2011 American Mosque Report

11. Our DFW Diaspora Mission Field DFW Cities with Highest % Asian Pop Soure: DFW International

12. Our DFW Diaspora Mission Field Unreached People Groups Muslim Afghanistan 2,000 Albania/Kosovo 6,000 Arab 40,000 Bangladesh 8,000 Bosnia 3,000 Egypt 5,000 Eritrea 3,000 Iran 40,000 Iraq 1,500 Kurdistan 5,000 Pakistan 50,000 Palestine 2,750 Somalia 1,200 Turkey 3,800 Yemen 300 Hindu Bhutan India 100,000 Nepal 11,000 Buddhist Burma 2,000 Cambodia 4,250 Hmong (Laos) 400 Laos 7,500 Thailand 7,500 Vietnam 80,000 Soure: DFW International

13. Our DFW Diaspora Mission Field Soure: DFW International

14. Working Lunch

15. What If? Video Goes Here http://www.globalgates.info/

16. What if the Church was to partner together to reach all the UPGs and UUPGs in DFW?

17. The Mobilization Funnel Church Attenders Many Christians Will Pray Pray-ers Some Christians Will Get Equipped (i.e. Perspectives) Equipped A Few Christians will become Church Planters CP Yield of New Lost Peoples Reached

18. Table Discussion Based upon what we heard today, the vision/goal needs to be to better fill the top of the funnel to get a better yield at the bottom: • What are the 3 most important things we could do serving better together to see this happen? Think creatively • What would be the 3 biggest obstacles? @ Tables 20 minutes - Table Report 10 minutes - Group Discuss

19. DFW Diaspora Missions Alliance

20. What We’re About? Prayer – value prayer foremost in all we do knowing we need the Lord’s guidance, the Holy Spirits power and Christ’s presence Networking – value connecting with other DFW Diaspora Mission Leaders who have a shared interest in reaching DFW Learning – value being part of a learning community knowing there is wisdom in a multitude of counselors Partnering – value strategic partnering for serving better together knowing many hands make light work Mobilizing – valuemission mobilization which moves people to action knowing the harvest if plentiful but the workers are few. Diversity – value all others knowing that the Kingdom is multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-denominational and Christ-centered “I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.” John 17:23

21. Into 2013? Leadership Team – DFWDMA leadership team is open Roundtable Meetings – DFWDMA will convene a general Diaspora Roundtables in May & October Affinity Groups - citywide ongoing meetings of various affinity groups – i.e. refugee, international students, Muslim outreach, church planting, etc. National Diaspora Mission Consultation –1st National Diaspora Mission Consultation September 17th Ethnic Embrace DFW –a vision to see every people group of DFW prayed for and engaged with the Gospel

22. Ethnic Embrace DFW Ethnic Embrace DFW is an ongoing project to mobilize DFW to reach the Diaspora Peoples of DFW who don’t know Jesus : Research – commit to understand the Diaspora People Groups around our churches and in our cities – 5 Step On-Ramp Goal: 25 church partners in 2013 Prayer – commit to raise awareness and equip people to pray for the UPG and UUPG peoples groups of DFW - Ethnic Embrace DFW prayer guide, Adopt a Mosque. Discipleship - commit to develop ongoing discipleship opportunities to teach diaspora mission and cross-cultural ministry – IHOPE Training, Perspectives, Panorama, T4T Evangelism – commit to the Jesus Film distribution project with a vision to see every diaspora lost person receive the Gospel in their heart language. Goal : distribute 25,000 Jesus Films in 2013 Church Planting – commit to be part of a process of seeing new culturally relevant churches started amongst DFW UPGs. Until All Have Heard!