September 2007
IN THIS ISSUE...Unto the Least of These and Other Issues of Global Concern

PUBLISHER'S MEMO:

The Poor, the Needy and the Hope of Heaven

By Lon Allison
The work of mercy and justice may distinguish the Church more than anything else from every other institution. Read >>

THEMED ARTICLES:

Christ’s Compassion for “The Least” and People with Disabilities

By Joni Eareckson Tada
Ten to eleven percent of the world's population has a disability. Here you will find ways to minister to this under-reached people group. Read >>

Reducing Poverty, Not the Poor: Reclaiming Community with the Victims of Oppression

By Christopher L. Heuertz
As Christians, we need to move away from the place where our attempts at compassionate ministries degrade poor people; instead, we must embrace poor persons in relationships that affirm their identity and dignity. Read >>

The Least of These

By Alan Andrews
For most of God’s people, developing a heart for those who are poor is cultivated by being among the them. Read >>

Helping Hurting People Around the World—One Life at a Time

By Hannah Olonade
Women of God International seeks to serve African women in leadership positions through prayer, evangelism, edification, teaching, social concerns and leadership events. Read >>

PERSPECTIVES:

Migrant Workers: The Responsive Wave

By Bryan Galloway and Jessie Rushing
An overview of migrant workers in Asia Pacific and the potential for the spread of the gospel among them. Read >>

Using Mass Media to Flood South Africa with Godly Values

By Val Pauquet
The Mass Media Project’s vision is to move people from professed values to lived values, as a way of addressing some of the key issues South African society faces. Read >>

Hope 08: The Transformation of the British Isles

By Roy Crowne
Hope 08 will be a year of activity and outreach designed to transform the British Isles for Jesus Christ. Read >>

Learning from Ants: Intelligent Swarms in Many Settings

By Justin Long
The author asks, "Can we create a missionary swarm, similar to the swarm intelligence found in ant colonies?" Read >>

URBAN COMMUNITIES:

Introduction to Series on Ministry with Slum Communities

By Glenn Smith
Introduction to the year-long series on urban slum communities, including important definitions, numbers and resources. Read >>

Cite Du Peuple—Cap-Haitien, Haiti: The Community and the Challenges

By Glenn Smith
A deeper look into one slum community in Haiti reveals missiological challenges such as confronting fatalism, the role of cities in God's redemptive plan, the concept of space, the nature of evil and the role of the conscience. Read >>

Theology of Place and the “Bethel” in Cite Du Peuple, Cap-Haitien, Haiti

By Glenn Smith
If God by his Spirit transforms people, is he not interested in the places we live as well? A biblical look at sacred space and the presence of God. Read >>

RESEARCH:

“A Northstar for Evangelization Strategy”: Looking Toward Cape Town 2010

By Paul Eshleman
An overview of the critical needs today in world evangelization and a plan on how those needs will be met. Read >>

LAUSANNE REPORTS:

"Living and Leading like Jesus" Now Available

Book includes the plenary addresses from the 2006 Lausanne Younger Leaders Gathering. Read >>