What the Church is Known For…
I often think to myself, wouldn’t it be great if the church was known for THIS…
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Sickness and Deep Justice
All three of my kids—and I for that matter—were sick in December. When my kids were sick, I both prayed for them, and got them the blankets…
Every New Decision Has a Justice Price Tag
That’s the theme in Everyday Justice: The Global Impact of Our Daily Choices
The Christmas “Jesus from Below”
Last week, I received the following e.mail update from Kris Rocke. I’ve come to respect Kris, who is one of teachers in our FYI Urban Youth Ministry Certificate program…
Effective Homeless Ministry
About a year ago, Fuller’s Dean of the School of Psychology and I had lunch with the senior pastor of Bel Air Presbyterian Church, Mark Brewer. Mark is a Fuller alum and a good friend of Fuller…
Lawndale
A few weeks ago I was in Chicago to speak at the Willow Creek Conference. Before I went to Willow Creek, I visited with Noel Castellanos, CEO of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA). Noel invited me…
The Kingdom Beyond Our Vision
Today’s post is a poem — one credited to Oscar Romero, a Salvadorian Roman Catholic Archbishop martyred in 1980. Truly, this Kingdom work we partner in is far, far beyond our capacity to see or reach……
Diverse World
Yesterday I had coffee with a youth worker. She’s Korean, and her family came from Korea to Canada. Then her parents left Canada to serve as missionaries in Ecuador.
I said to her, “So your parents are Canadian Koreans who…
Eric Iverson Interview Doing Better Short-Term Mission Trips
Kara Powell interviews Eric Iverson from YouthWorks! about best practices in youth short-term missions. If you are preparing for an upcoming trip, Eric shares some thoughts that will be invaluable for your team.
Best-of Deep Justice Interviews
One of the highlights of our recent justice research has been interviews we’ve conducted with entrepreneurial thinkers, youth workers, and justice leaders around the country. To jump start your thinking, we have compiled memorable excerpts from the full-text interviews available in our new book, Deep Justice in a Broken World.