Globalization & the Gospel
"New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg told a group of World Bank employees Thursday that "the free, global movement of labor, capital, and ideas" was essential to his city's growth over the past 30 years. Bloomberg praised the impact of immigrants on his city, where 3 million residents - 37 percent of the population - are foreign-born. "Their ambition, hard work, and entrepreneurial drive continue to bring dynamic new life to our economy and a fresh new spirit to our city," Bloomberg said. "New Yorkers understand that. Even after 9/11, when it would have been understandable for us to become fearful about the rest of the world, we have continued to welcome immigrants at a history-making pace. And they have more than repaid us." He said that other cities can reach toward New York's success by adopting what he called its four values: "harnessing the forces of immigration and globalization; tapping the power of innovation, instituting rigorous and accountable governance; and having the independence to take on entrenched interests when they stand in the way of progress." - full article
The flip side of this is that the Gospel has fewer obstacles standing in the way of its progress. Instead of Christians in America having to go away to learn foreign languages, immigrants are now coming to our country & learning ours. As the world shrinks & becomes more global, the accessibility of the peoples of the world is getting easier to gap. God, because of or in spite of our disobedience to go, is bringing His sheep to a gospel saturated land. O God help us to be faithful to share with those you have brought to be our neighbors from every tribe, tongue, people, & nation! Help us to continue to go out as You commanded!
