Anthony Casey, Ph.D.

Diaspora, Ethnic Church Planting, People Groups Research

Summer 2021 Biloxi, Mississippi Supervised a research project focused on the Vietnamese diaspora.

Summer 2021 Clarkston, Georgia Led research team focused on the ethnic business community of Clarkston.

2016 – Ongoing, Central Wisconsin Hmong Research Project Conducting a qualitative project on the Hmong population of Central Wisconsin with particular attention to religious change across the generations.

2014 – 2019 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Conducted immigration and people group research in metro Kuala Lumpur.

2009 – 2014 Louisville, Kentucky
Lead Researcher; Conducted ongoing ethnographic research on immigration for local social service agencies and churches.

2013 New York City
Global Gates; Led a team of students conducting immigration research on the Bengali diaspora. 2012 London, England Researcher Researched immigrant peoples for the International Mission Board. Our goal was to theorize dynamics of power, space, and economics in immigrant dominated neighborhoods and make recommendations for effective church planting strategies.

2009 Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Researcher; Developed an ethnography of Inuit culture and Anglo relational dynamics for the North American Mission Board.

2008 Ancawasi, Peru
Researcher; Conducted cultural values research in order to develop an orality-based teaching curriculum for the Highland Quechua.

2005 Sichuan Province, China
Researcher; Pioneered linguistic research with SIL among isolated Kham Tibetan villages in order to identify dialectical boundaries and generate a 400 word base vocabulary.

2004 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Researcher; Pioneered a campus ministry with CRU at the University of Sao Paulo and researched student needs during a faculty strike to provide recommendations for more effective relations between students and staff.

Books
Casey, Anthony F. Peoples on the Move: Community Research for Ministry and Missions. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2020.
Casey, Anthony and Enoch Wan. Church Planting Among Immigrants in US Urban Centers: The Where, Why, and How of Diaspora Missiology in Action. Portland, OR: Institute of Diaspora Studies, 2014. 2nd edition 2016.
Casey, Anthony (Contributor). Explore: Pathways to Missions. Rockville, VA: International Centre for Excellence in Leadership, International Mission Board, SBC, 2011.
Series Editor, Evangelical Missiological Society Monograph Series, 2018 – 2025.

Book Chapters
“St. Paul Hiebert’s or Ours? New Frontiers in Missionary Anthropology and the Advancement of the Great Commission.” In New Frontiers in Missiology: Exploring Innovation, Global Shifts, and the Future of Mission. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 2025.
“The Rise of Orality in Modern Missions Practice.” In Missionary Methods: Research, Reflections, and Realities. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 2013:107-26.

Journals
Casey, Anthony and Corinne Fraley. “The Art of Goodbye: How TCKs Navigate Friendship and Loss in an Ever-Changing World.” In Evangelical Missions Quarterly. 2025.
Co-Editor. Journal of the Evangelical Missiological Society. 2018 – 2025.
“Professor as Mentor: The Life and Work of Sue Russell.” Journal of the Evangelical Missiological Society. Vol. 2 No. 2 (Fall 2022): 1-17.
“Majority World Theological Education in the Globalized Age.” Journal of Global Christianity. Vol. 7.1 (April 2022): 8-20.
“Missiologist as Vocational Calling: The Life and Work of Robert J. Priest.” Journal of the Evangelical Missiological Society. Vol. 1 No. 2 (Fall 2021): 1-19.
“When I Write, I Feel the Pleasure of God: The Life and Work of Scott Moreau.” EMS Occasional Bulletin. Vol. 34 No. 4 (Fall 2020): 21-26.
“Identifying and Reaching Ethnic Groups in the City.” Great Commission Research Journal, Vol. 4 (Summer 2012): 60-75.
Associate Editor. The Southern Baptist Journal of Missions and Evangelism. 2013-2014.

Book Reviews
Migration and the Making of Global Christianity in Evangelical Missions Quarterly, Vol. 59:1 (Spring 2023).
Leading with Story: Cultivating Christ-Centered Leaders in a Storycentric Generation. Themelios, Vol. 43:2, 335-37.
Introduction to Global Missions. In Books at a Glance, August 2014.
The Jesus Documents. In The Southern Baptist Journal of Missions and Evangelism, Vol. 1 (Fall 2012): 64-65.
A Holy Ambition: To Preach Where Christ has not been Named. In The Southern Baptist Journal of Missions and Evangelism. Vol. 1 (Summer 2012): 68-69.
Great Commission Companies: The Emerging Role of Business in Missions, 2nd ed. In The Great Commission Research Journal. Vol. 3 (Winter 2012): 274-77.

2023 “St. Paul Hiebert’s or Ours? New Frontiers in Missionary Anthropology and the Advancement of the Great Commission.” Presented at the Evangelical Missiological Society National Conference Fall 2023.

2023 “St. Paul Hiebert’s or Ours? New Frontiers in Missionary Anthropology and the Advancement of the Great Commission.” Presented at the Evangelical Missiological Society SE Regional Meeting Spring 2023. *Paper selected for presentation at the EMS national conference

2021 With Corinne Fraley. “The Art of Goodbye: How TCKs Navigate Friendship and Loss in an Ever-Changing World.” Presented at the Evangelical Missiological Society National Conference September 18, 2021.

2021 With Corinne Fraley. “The Art of Goodbye: How TCKs Navigate Friendship and Loss in an Ever-Changing World.” Presented at the Evangelical Missiological Society SE Regional Meeting March 20, 2021. *Paper selected for presentation at the EMS national conference

2019 Special Track Coordinator, “Research Methods in Missiology.” Evangelical Missiological Society National Meeting, Dallas, TX September 2019.

2019 “A Short Term, Team Based Approach to Ethnographic Research.” Presented at the Evangelical Missiological Society National Meeting, Dallas, TX September 2019.

2018 “Sacred and Secular: Cultural and Religious Change Across Three Generations of Hmong in Central Wisconsin.” Presented at the Evangelical Missiological Society SE Regional Meeting March 24 in Wake Forest, NC.

2017 “Majority World Theological Education in the Age of Globalization and Diaspora Missions.” Presented at the Evangelical Missiological Society National Meeting in Dallas, TX.

2017 “Theological Education in the Age of Globalization and Diaspora Missions: Is Brain Drain Still a Relevant Concern?” Presented at the Evangelical Missiological Society SE Regional Meeting in Columbia, SC. *Selected for presentation at the EMS national conference.

2016 “Caring for the Stranger in our Midst: Biblical and Practical Guidelines for Ministry in the Midst of a Refugee Crisis.” Presented at the Evangelical Missiological Society national conference in Dallas, TX.

2016 “Caring for the Stranger in our Midst: Biblical and Practical Guidelines for Ministry in the Midst of a Refugee Crisis.” Presented at the Evangelical Missiological Society regional conference in Wake Forest, NC. *Paper selected for presentation at the EMS national conference.

2014 “Anthropology in the City: Models of Assimilation and Cultural Identity in the Urban Diaspora Context.” Presented at the Evangelical Missiological Society meeting in Chicago.

2013 “Counseling as Spiritual Warfare: An Assessment of Charles Kraft’s Approach to Christian Counseling.” Presented at the Evangelical Missiological Society meeting in Chicago.

2012 “The Rise of Orality in Modern Missions Practice.” Presented at the Evangelical Missiological Society national meeting in Chicago.

2012 “The Rise of Orality in Modern Missions Practice.” Presented at the Evangelical Missiological Society regional meeting in Chicago. *Paper selected for presentation at the national conference.

2012 “The Use and Limitations of the Oral Tradition in the New Testament and Implications for Ministry in Oral Cultures Today.” Presented at the Evangelical Theological Society meeting at Moody Bible Institute.

2011 “Identifying and Reaching Ethnic Groups in the City.” Presented at the Evangelical Missiological Society meeting in Conyers, GA.

Story-driven teaching helping students see how missiological concepts play out in real ministry context.

Kayak fishing, cooking, small engine repair (things some are surprised a professor can do!)

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