Living Bread Ministries is calling us to rethink church planting. Here's a short video which gives a brief overview of what makes LBM ministry distinct and forward thinking. We have partnered with Living Bread Ministries because we believe their approach to church planting and our vision at CPC in The Hill are similar. Check out their Freegrance website to see more how they seek to empower the local church among the global poor. When the promo code CPCHill20 is applied to Freegrance orders, 20% of your purchase will also help CPC in The Hill and its ministries.
*This video was produced by Awesome Drop Media.
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Introducing “The Justice Conference,” a gathering of intentional Wasted Evangelism in Action8/25/2015 In 2013 I was introduced to The Justice Conference, a gathering of evangelical, socially-minded Christians in Philadelphia around issues of justice. I was overwhelmed as over 3,000 Christians came to be challenged about local and global issues on poverty, oppression, and other issues of justice. Hundreds of organizations, agencies, NGOs, and church-centered ministries set up booths—artists, coffee entrepreneurs, hydroponics, medical practitioners, even some young ladies in middle school raising money to send poor African children to good schools. The Justice Conference vision is “to serve the discovery of ideas, celebrate the beauty of justice, and foster a community of people who live justice together.” Althought the physical conference has found a home in Chicago, the conference is a multisite venue, being hosted in home towns and churches throughout the United States, and as well, also hosted in Hong Kong and Melbourne, Australia). They are one of the largest Biblical and Social Justice Conferences that brings world-class Speakers and artists together, all designed to catalyze emerging works of justice around the globe. The Justice Conference has emerged as one of the premier gatherings for Christian leaders, justice practitioners, students, and learners from all over the world. They seek to leverage the power of community and catalyze the work of justice globally, nationally, locally and personally. What if Christians truly lived out the message of Jesus and transformed their communities through their love and the practice of authentic justice? This idea was put into action by Ken Wytsma (Antioch Church, Bend) and Stephan Bauman (World Relief), who together, founded and facilitated the first The Justice Conference in 2010. Since it’s birth, momentum continues to build and the vision for The Justice Conference continues to reach thousands of people around the world, connecting a generation of men and women around a shared concern for the vulnerable and oppressed. They have created space in the life of the church and in our busy calendars for God’s church to help find practical ways to involve people in issues of justice—both in their day-to-day lives at home and around the world—by providing first rate exhibitors, literature (at the Conference Bookstore), pre-conference sessions and spotlight organizations. The 2016 Justice Conference is scheduled for June 3-4 in Chicago. Consider joining them >> *The content above is adapted from The Justice Conference website. Nearly 1 in every 7 people on this planet is without potable (clean and useable) water to drink, bath, and cook. Now please understand, this is not 1 in 7 that you see. The people you see everyday are not the seven. When you and I see 7 people, all most likely have access to water. Yet, there are close to a billion people, everyday, who do not—so if you go to places like Haiti, the Philippines, Malawi, Liberia, Uganda, and, right now, Nepal, you will see, not 1 in 7, but 7 (and more), who everyday do not have clean water to meet their bathing, drinking, and cooking needs. Agencies like Water Missions International bring water and supply the means to sustain the resource (i.e., the technology, resources, equipment, expertise, and training) to places and communities that are without water. This is a global crisis. One billion people wake up everyday without safe drinking water. Children are sick and weak, which leads to disease and death. There is a constant struggle to find the most basic of human needs. The lack of safe water and adequate sanitation worldwide is a crisis. This crisis steals the lives of 5,500 people each day—more than war, natural disasters, AIDS or hunger. The lack of water is the chief reason for the death of our children worldwide. Water Missions International is a truly a Wasted Evangelism ministry in action, taking a comprehensive approach to combating the crisis and, as a result, are transforming communities and changing lives every day. They are helping to solve the global water crisis community by community. Water Missions International does not simply place a water system in a community and leave. Their skill engineers and staff design and customize sustainable safe water and sanitation solutions to meet the needs of individual communities. They partner with the recipient community throughout the process of implementing and developing a project. Staff monitor and evaluate the project and follow-up with the community to ensure the projects sustainability and success. As a result of the devastating earthquakes and its aftershocks, Water Missions International is currently responding to meet the urgent need for safe water in Nepal, literally at the top of the world. According to the Nepal WASH cluster, over 4.2 million people suffer from inadequate food and water supplies, and the threat of cholera grows each day as a result of unsanitary living conditions. Staff are working in collaboration with partners to respond to the urgent need for safe water as a result of the devastation. Water treatment equipment, including 10 Living Water™ Treatment Systems and up to 20 chlorination devices, was sent to Nepal. Water Missions International staff have been on the ground and have implemented safe water in 10 communities, giving access to 11,197 people. You can support this effort in Nepal, as well as a number of water projects around the globe. *Much of this material is adapted from Water Missions International's website. Living Bread Ministries intentionally seeks to plant churches in global neighborhoods surrounded by poverty. Here is the mission and purpose in their own words: Living Bread Ministries is leading a comprehensive church planting movement among the global poor. Living Bread Ministries cares about “justice, so issues like hunger, education, and human trafficking” are important priorities for them. As a result, this organization intentionally works toward “comprehensive church planting among the global poor.” They believe empowering local communities in the midst of planting churches is “the best way to impact most social issues for the long term.” See a great example in their work in Thailand. [Click for link] Living Bread Ministries has ramped up its website. Check it out . . . livingbread.org. Follow them on twitter @Living_Bread. Consider giving to their “The Difference $10 can make” program. “Investing $10 can help a local church feed a hungry family in their community.” [Click for link] |
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