Becoming a justice seeking congregation
Subtitle: responding to God's justice initiative
By: William K. McElvaney ; foreword by Tex Sample
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York; Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9781440153532; 9781440153556
Subjects: Social justice; Christianity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foundations of justice. The source of justice; title: where does justice come from?; title: The signs of justice; title: recognizing justice when we see it; title: Strength for justice; title: word, water, wheat, wine, and more; title: Doing justice : issues and strategies. Personal discernment and discovery; title: where the rubber hits the road; title: The company of prophets today; title: the road more traveled. Pastors-for-Peace : dismantling borders with love and justice / by Diane Baker ; Community organizing for a just response to violence / by Donald Bredthauer ; Doing justice : issues and strategies / by Lauren Ekdahl ; What is a church; title: if it is not a sanctuary? / by John Fife ; Everyday is Earth Day at Northaven UMC : becoming stewards of God's creation / by Eric Folkerth and Jan Sanders ; Who is my neighbor? Fulfilling the Great Commandment through peacemaking / by Barry E. Hughes ; Combatting sweatshops : how congregations can participate in a movement for justice / by Marc Jacobson ; People power! / by Larry James ; The reformation of compassion / by Michael Piazza ; Asylum for Central Americans and justice through sister church covenants / by Gail Smith ; Just the basics : food, shelter, hope / by Stephen Ward; title: A homiletical postscript : staying the course with Micah, Jesus, and the communion of saints; title: Appendix A. An inevitable connection : peace and justice; title: Appendix B.A less recognized connection : pastoral and prophetic ministry.