African American missionaries serving overseas: A surprising numerical and demographic analysis of US-born Blacks in missions
A census of African American cross-cultural overseas missionaries was completed between 2020 and mid-2021, encompassing data gathered since 1998. Over 600 mission agencies listed in the North American Mission Handbook were canvassed for US-born Black missionaries, and comparisons made between data f...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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Missiology
Year: 2023, Volume: 51, Issue: 2, Pages: 139-155 |
| IxTheo Classification: | FD Contextual theology KBQ North America RJ Mission; missiology |
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salaried
B Missionary B Africa B Black B single missionaries B US-born Black B overseas B Cross-cultural B Census B White B mission agencies B Black Church B interethnic marriage B raising support B African American |
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| Summary: | A census of African American cross-cultural overseas missionaries was completed between 2020 and mid-2021, encompassing data gathered since 1998. Over 600 mission agencies listed in the North American Mission Handbook were canvassed for US-born Black missionaries, and comparisons made between data from the 21st and 22nd editions. A slight majority of the 179 African American foreign missionaries located were single, and 57% of marrieds were in inter-ethnic marriages. Almost half of these cross-cultural workers served in Africa. Not more than 10% were found in any one mission agency, and 21% of missionaries were salaried. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-3623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Missiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/00918296231151612 |