They are the voters and the consumers and have the ability to influence and change policies. Choosing products that support charities, calling on government to support charities work and showing concern for the dispossessed and disadvantaged in the community helps maintain the Christian mission. Volunteering time to charities has immense value. For Christian charities like Anglicare, volunteering provides the ongoing prayer support for every aspect of the work. Christians have an opportunity to give and support the welfare of the poor and to go beyond the tax dollar that they pay.
Many people give freely and the work of charities has grown enormously over the last century.
However, as materialism grows it threatens the generosity and duty to the poor that the scriptures exhort. As Christians our challenge is to not allow changing relationships between the organisations to crush the relationships between the church and the community. They are the true essence of charities. Their concern for the welfare of local people is what sustains our work. The role of the churches and the community is to stay committed to giving, caring and recognising these obligations, Canon Dillon said.