Redemptive Poverty Work - Student Workbook

5 2 / R E D E M P T I V E P O V E R T Y W O R K S T U D E N T W O R K B O O K

The following questions were designed to help you reflect on the material in Uncommon Church , Redemptive Poverty Work , and the video Rhythms of Life and Poverty Work . Be clear and concise in your answers (reflect on these questions and answer them in the Forum and be prepared to discuss them in our face-to-face meeting). 1. Chapter One of Uncommon Church is titled “Advocacy Is Not Enough.” What message is the author trying to send? 2. How has your advocacy/ministry affected your identity? 3. In what practical ways have you tied your advocacy with your faith? 4. How many of the eight practices are you able to make a basic commitment to? What is hindering you to make a basic commitment to all eight? 5. How many of the eight practices are you able to make an advanced commitment to? What is hindering you to make and advanced commitment to all eight? This lesson provides a practical theology for the practice of Rhythms of Life and Poverty Work. • Our poverty work advocacy should be grounded in our spirituality. • The Great Tradition of the church has produced proven ways to keep God as the center of our lives. • Advocacy is not enough to change the world around us. • The church plays a key role to improving the lives of those in poverty and their neighborhoods. • The uncommon church empowers, partners, and reaches both the citizens and institutions of its neighborhood.

Student Questions and Response page 35 & 12

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Now is the time for you to discuss with your fellow students your questions about our lesson, Rhythms of Life and Poverty Work . What questions do you have, considering the material you have just studied?

Student Application and Implications

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