Doing Justice and Loving Mercy: Compassion Ministries, Student Workbook, SW16

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D O I N G J U S T I C E A N D L O V I N G M E R C Y : C O M P A S S I O N M I N I S T R I E S

b. We engage leaving the ultimate responsibility for change with the Lord.

c. We engage to provide service ( diakonia ) and witness ( marturia ) in the name of Jesus Christ and his Kingdom.

D. Illustrations for doing justice and loving mercy in the world through four contemporary issues.

1. Critical issues on the global scene (a sampling): thinking globally

a. Poverty and oppression

b. Human environment

c. Ethnocentrism and difference

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d. War and violence

2. Levels of response: acting locally

a. Your personal response ( as individuals, couples, and families )

b. The local assembly corporate response ( as leaders and members of a believing congregation )