What does a Social Ministry Coordinator do?
My role is to "raise awareness of the root causes of social needs and
injustices, and encourage actions of compassion, advocacy, and
social change, guided by a vision rooted in the gospel."
Download my Report to the Conference Conventions, fall 2009,
which describes my last year's activities.
How do we as a church work for social justice? How do we move
beyond charity; what does it mean for us to carry out the biblical
call to "do justice"? We currently work with several partner organizations
that enable us to be a compassionate church at work in the world,
responding to needs both locally and globally, and striving for
long-term solutions. Some of these organizations are CLWR, Kairos, and local
projects that address Canadian poverty.
Or - Joyce is available to give a sermon that gives an overview
of the variety of work that we support, in a biblical context.
Our church is getting greener! Would you like to see your congregation getting
involved? The ELCIC's Stewardship of Creation Initiative is an opportunity for
all congregations to become more "green". There are a variety of ways that
congregations can participate and become accredited. This presentation will
help get you started. It also incorportates the current Kairos campaign materials
to "Re-Energize...time for a carbon Sabbath".
The Social Ministry Coordinator can meet with your Social
Ministry/Justice committee to discuss ways to
approach issues and projects both in your congregation
and your community. Methods that work /
Moving beyond charity: what does "Justice" mean / etc.
depending on your specific interests.
Water is a sacred gift, necessary for all life.
But in the wake of a global freshwater crisis,
privatization of water supplies and access to water
has become a life-or-death issue for the poor in many
countries. We are all becoming accustomed to buying
bottled water. What are the implications of this, and
what are other environmental and health concerns?
(The prior focus of a national Kairos ecumenical campaign.)
“We are guided by a vision rooted in the gospel, and we will
strive to raise awareness of the root causes of social needs
and injustices and encourage actions of compassion, advocacy,
and social change. We will work through a process of
action/reflection to:
1) encourage and enable local grass roots level initiatives for
social concern and action, and
2) enable people/groups to be aware of the links and parallels
between local and broader communities.”
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