COMMON GOOD AT ADVANCE GLOBAL 2024
What is the role of the local church in addressing injustice?
COMMON GOOD AT ADVANCE GLOBAL 2024
What is the role of the local church in addressing injustice?
All across the scriptures we read of a God who has deep concern and care for those on the margins: the poor, the widow, the orphan and the foreigner. The people who follow this God are empowered by him to be ever increasingly demonstrating his heart for the vulnerable.
The church is not a bystander to the injustice in the world, but called to be an active part in addressing it, preventing it and journeying with those impacted by it. And this is ultimately a hope-filled idea: where else, but the church, could you have victims, bystanders and perpetrators of injustice together find the healing they need? This is the church, shining brightly on a hill, demonstrating the radical love that Jesus has for the poor, the downtrodden, the sidelined.
All across the scriptures we read of a God who has deep concern and care for those on the margins: the poor, the widow, the orphan and the foreigner. The people who follow this God are empowered by him to be ever increasingly demonstrating his heart for the vulnerable.
The church is not a bystander to the injustice in the world, but called to be an active part in addressing it, preventing it and journeying with those impacted by it. And this is ultimately a hope-filled idea: where else, but the church, could you have victims, bystanders and perpetrators of injustice together find the healing they need? This is the church, shining brightly on a hill, demonstrating the radical love that Jesus has for the poor, the downtrodden, the sidelined.
The word “justice” can mean many things to different people. We are committed to making scripture the loudest voice in guiding our worldview, our posture, our presence, our voice and our actions.
The word “justice” can mean many things to different people. We are committed to making scripture the loudest voice in guiding our worldview, our posture, our presence, our voice and our actions.
SO WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE LOCAL CHURCH IN ADDRESSING INJUSTICE?
At Common Good, we see the local church – both gathered and sent-out - as agents of God’s healing and restoration.
You, in your local context can:
- Disciple congregants to have a biblical response to injustice
- Leverage your collective strengths to impact your neighbourhood
- Partner with others to address issues beyond your capacity
SO WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE LOCAL CHURCH IN ADDRESSING INJUSTICE?
At Common Good, we see the local church – both gathered and sent-out - as agents of God’s healing and restoration.
You, in your local context can:
Disciple congregants to have a biblical response to injustice
Leverage your collective strengths to impact your neighbourhood
Partner with others to address issues beyond your capacity
In 2006, Common Ground started Common Good with a deep conviction that the church can accomplish something for the good of our nation and the glory of God. From a place of serving the church to respond to our city’s social issues, we have grown to be a non-profit organization that seeks to address some of the giants of injustice facing our nation: Early Life, Education and Employment. We are both a ministry into the church and a service to our city and nation.
“We are called to live with our hearts towards heaven and hands towards humanity.”
In 2006, Common Ground started Common Good with a deep conviction that the church can accomplish something for the good of our nation and the glory of God. From a place of serving the church to respond to our city’s social issues, we have grown to be a non-profit organization that seeks to address some of the giants of injustice facing our nation: Early Life, Education and Employment. We are both a ministry into the church and a service to our city and nation.
“We are called to live with our hearts towards heaven and hands towards humanity.”
Resources & Next Steps
Common Good has a range of resources and tools that can help you take your next step in growing your, and your church’s response. This is all about glorifying God and seeing a multiplication of good into the neighbourhoods where God has placed you.
This is just a taste of what Common Good does and where you’ll find:
• A 15 day devotional
• The Justice Journey course that can be run in small groups or for different communities.
• Our Theology paper which gives you an idea of where you can start as an Eldership to process your conviction/belief around God being a God who is just.
• Warm up Winter can help facilitate your thinking around how to run a campaign in your community that is blessing those that are vulnerable and experiencing poverty in a wise and developmentally sound way.
Would you consider supporting us in prayer and/or financially?
By contributing to our mission, you are strengthening a Christian response to some of South Africa’s biggest issues that will enable us to:
- Support churches leaders to discipling their people to respond to injustice as part of our lives honouring the Great Commandment and the Great Commission
- Enable us to work into the areas of Early Life, Education and Employment as we believe that God cares for the poor and vulnerable and longs to see cycles of generational poverty broken
Would you consider supporting us in prayer and/or financially?
By contributing to our mission, you are strengthening a Christian response to some of South Africa’s biggest issues that will enable us to:
– Support churches leaders to discipling their people to respond to injustice as part of our lives honouring the Great Commandment and the Great Commission
– Enable us to work into the areas of Early Life, Education and Employment as we believe that God cares for the poor and vulnerable and longs to see cycles of generational poverty broken
- Once off or monthly donation.
- Leverage your networks inside and outside the church for good.
- Sign up for our newsletter to receive monthly news and updates – this will help you to pray for the work in South Africa.
- Connect us to others who you think may want to contribute to our work.
- Once off or monthly donation.
- Leverage your networks inside and outside the church for good.
- Sign up for our newsletter to receive monthly news and updates – this will help you to pray for the work in South Africa.
- Connect us to others who you think may want to contribute to our work.
To find out more information, please email Polly on polly.murphy@commongood.org.za
