Compelled to speak:
Reverend Tim Costello encourages Christians to follow in the footsteps of people like Nelson Mandela who were compelled by their faith to speak out about injustice.
A call to pray:
Pastor Barnabus, of the Living Hope Church in Cambodia, knows the difference that prayer can make.
A greater understanding:
Pastor Kua saw his church impacted through learning more about God's heart for the poor.
Reflecting God’s love
In honouring God and his Word, we as Christians need to deepen our understanding of Jesus’ passion for the poor: what it means to care about mercy and justice for all and how we can work towards this purpose.
It is an important, uplifting and deeply rewarding part of our faith, to be called to work as Jesus did, for the poor and vulnerable. In standing against poverty and injustice, we reflect God’s love to the world, an outworking of the grace that many of us have been shown in our lives.
Whether you are a minister or group leader, World Vision invites you to share these Christian resources when discipling others in your church community. Multimedia files are available for display, and prayer guides and important points for reflection are gathered here as PDFs for download.
Together, this wide range of material forms an important library, helping you and your church community to:
Grow your faith
Learn more about poverty and injustice
Reflect God’s teachings in your actions
Encourage others to join you
What you can do
Read these Reflections by Christian leaders, including Reverends Mike Frost and Paul Perini, on faith and poverty.
Download a Bible study series for discussion in your small group. There are interactive Bible studies on Amos focusing on social justice issues, and in the Micah Challenge study series, examining how we can enact love, faith, duty and social action in our Christian experience. Both are suitable for all ages.
Pray for people suffering due to poverty, using these prayer points. This PDF will encourage you and enable reflective prayer on the character of God.
Listen to leading Christian voices on themes of poverty in these audio files. The series begins with recordings from the Australian visit of British pastor Steve Chalke, a passionate anti-trafficking campaigner.