2009-10-07T17:37:37-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/social+justice/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James%201:27&version=NIV 2009-10-07T17:37:37-05:00 God doesn't like what we normally associate with religion: rituals, ceremonies, and services. What he wants is for us to act with kindness and service to those who need it most. If you're doing that, you're practicing the one "religion" that God approves of. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2019:15&version=NIV 2009-10-07T17:37:06-05:00 Sometimes it's hard to be fair. In Leviticus, the Hebrew people are told to not pervert justice through partiality and favoritism. Instead, they are to be fair to all of their neighbors. http://lausanneworldpulse.com/themedarticles.php/926?pg=all 2008-04-29T14:37:09-05:00 Pentecostals need to be involved in mission engagement that aims at justice in social, economic, political, racial, and environmental areas. http://urbanministry.org/media-type/book 2007-11-01T17:26:26-05:00 Library of recommended books relating to TechMission's core values: Jesus, justice, and technology. Topics covered include: principles of urban ministry & community development, the theological basis for Christian social service & advocacy, and how to develop effective outreach ministries. http://urbanministry.org/audio 2007-11-01T17:19:31-05:00 Newest sermons & workshops from TechMission & partners (CCDA, AGRM, UYWI) on community development, urban ministry, youth ministry, social justice, online safety, needs of developing countries, and serving the "poor." http://urbanministry.org/video 2007-11-01T17:15:45-05:00 Newest videos from TechMission & partners (CCDA, AGRM, UYWI) on social justice, community development, urban ministry, online safety, needs of developing countries, and serving the "poor." http://urbanministry.org/todaysblogs 2007-10-31T18:42:17-05:00 Christian blog portal for social justice and community development world. Shows recent writing by Jim Wallis & Brian McLaren at Sojourners, Rudy Carrasco, Jeremy Del Rio, Neil Cox, UYWI, and UrbanMinistry.org users. http://urbanministry.org/ccda-podcasts 2007-10-31T17:59:48-05:00 Christian Community Development Association audio podcasts from previous conferences on urban ministry, social justice, reconciliation. John Perkins, Brenda Salter McNeil, Wayne Gordon, Jeremy Del Rio, Shane Claiborne, Noel Castellanos, Mary Nelson, Phil Jackson, Amy Sherman, and Alvin Bibbs speak. http://urbanministry.org/urban-ministry-podcasts 2007-10-31T17:55:39-05:00 Audio podcasts on social justice, community development, racial reconciliation, intercultural ministry, addiction recovery, fund raising, global missions; workshops from CCDA, AGRM, KingdomWorks, YouthPartnersNet. Speakers include John Perkins, Shane Claiborne, Brenda Salter McNeil. http://urbanministry.org/ 2007-10-29T10:04:01-05:00 Portal with resources for urban ministry, social justice & serving the poor including encyclopedia wikis of volunteer management, fund raising, youth ministry, community technology addiction recovery. Partners include Salvation Army, CCDA, AGRM, HLIC (Campus Crusade), FASTEN & World Vision