Each of these goals is a moral priority for us. How we achieve them should be a subject of a new dialogue between the religious community and every other sector of society. We are not committed to any particular ideological method or partisan agenda to achieve these goals, only that they be achieved. Partisan divisions have for too long prevented real solutions to poverty, and it is real solutions to which we must all commit ourselves. Political disagreements can no longer be allowed to justify public inaction while those in poverty continue to be neglected.
Overcoming poverty is our goal.
We must together focus on how best to accomplish that goal, but how we get there is less important than getting there. Our Commitment As Christians, seeking God's help, we begin with our own commitment. We commit ourselves to mobilize and focus the moral energy of faith communities to help lead in a movement to overcome poverty. Making poverty a priority. In every local community, in every local church, God's command to overcome poverty must shape our worship, our preaching, our core ministries, and our budgets.