Sadiri Joy Tira

Dr. Sadiri "Joy" Tira A is diaspora missiology specialist at the Jaffray Centre for Global Initiatives at Ambrose University in Canada. A reflective-practitioner, Sadiri Joy Tira served as catalyst for diasporas (formerly, senior associate for diasporas) for the Lausanne Movement from 2007–2019, as founding chairperson of the Global Diaspora Network (2010–2015), and for over two decades, as senior pastor of First Filipino Alliance Church in Edmonton, Alberta—Canada’s “Gateway to the North.” He is also a blogger for Outreach Canada.