Discussion Handouts

These documents are created to help facilitate informed conversation about refugee realities in our world today. Documents are free to download and distribute under the condition that they remain unchanged from their original form and are not edited or changed in any way.

Refugee Realities - FAQ

Updated: 6/21/2011

Discover the answers to these questions and more:

How many forcibly displaced people (FDP) are in the world?
How many of the world's FDP are internally displaced?
How many refugees are in the world?
How many asylum-seekers are in the world?
...and much more!

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Terminology of Forced Displacement

Get an understanding of important terms associated with forced displacement.

Refugees
Asylum Seekers
Undeclared Asylum Seekers
Internally Displaced Persons

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Refugees in the Bible

Updated: 2/2012

From beginning to end, Scripture is filled with stories of forcibly displaced people. This handout lists some well-known people in the Bible that spent time on the Refugee Highway. Explore and discuss biblical passages telling stories of forcible displacement.

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The Church on the Refugee Highway

Many of the 44 million forcibly displaced people and refugees in the world today identfy themselves as Christians. There are many active pastors, priests and Christian leaders serving among them. But few of us are aware that these brothes and sisters and their churches even exist...

Tom Albinson explores the challenges and contributions of the refugee church to the kingdom of God in our world today.

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