Relief, Development, & Justice

It is our calling in mission to care for God's people holistically-soul, mind, and body. It is important for the church to be concerned with relief, development, and justice in the communities where the needs are greatest. The following resources will share with you best practices, inspiring projects and programs that you can partner with, and practical tools for how to engage in community development.

Get Involved by Partnering with these ministries

  • Love for the Least (L4L) shares Jesus with the least and the unreached by making disciples of Jesus who make disciples and by helping to meet the physical needs of the poorest of the poor. More specifically, they focus on relieving suffering and building new lives among orphans, widows, and refugees.

  • SHADE's mission is to transform lives by bringing the tangible love of Christ to people with albinism in Tanzania through encountering the Father's love, education, and advocacy.

  • Kateri Medical Services' vision is to provide simple and decent medical care to rural and urban poor people in Nigeria who otherwise would not be able to afford it. 

  • The Kellerman Foundation's mission is to provide resources for health, education, spiritual outreach, and economic empowerment for the benefit of the Batwa pygmies and adjacent communities in southwest Uganda.

  • ReVive works with children and teenagers in the North East of Brazil who are suffering from abuse, trafficking or exploitation. They aim to free them from their situation; restoring their lives and renewing their hope for a better future.

  • The Anglican Relief and Development Fund (ARDF) partners with you to demonstrate the love of Christ and spread the Gospel by helping the poor and needy through leaders working in their own communities.

  • Check out ARDF’s devotional, When a Natural Disaster Strikes - There is Hope! This resource is a FREE pdf file.

  • Five Talents works closely with local churches to offer literacy and financial education, small group savings, business development, and spiritual formation to those living in extreme poverty.

  • World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that brings sustainable solutions to the world’s greatest problems – disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression, and mass displacement. We partner with local churches and community leaders in the U.S. and abroad to bring hope, healing and transformation to the most vulnerable.

  • The Repentance Project, exists to encourage racial healing by communicating the systemic legacies of slavery, building relationships, and creating opportunities—through formation, repentance, and repair—for a just future. Check out their resources and daily devotions that walk through American history and lament.

  • International Justice Mission (IJM) is a global organization partnering with local justice systems to end violence against people living in poverty.

Watch & Listen

Here are some excellent teachings and testimonies:

Come explore culturally-appropriate, biblically-grounded ways to communicate principles and practices of healthy living to developing communities.

Cham, an illiterate mother of 8 children whose husband was imprisoned during the most recent conflict in South Sudan, Cham devotes her "free time" to teaching women in rural villages basic family health and hygiene.

Guy & Summer Benton, Anglican Missionaries in Cambodia. Guy is a youth worker and he spoke on God's Heart for youth. Summer works to fight against human trafficking and spoke on God's Heart for Justice.

What is justice, exactly, and who gets to define it? In this video, we'll explore the biblical theme of Justice and discover how it's deeply rooted in the story-line of the Bible that leads to Jesus.

Wealth Creation for Holistic Transformation, a critically important aspect for mission.
Click here to check out the rest of the series on Lausanne’s Global Classroom.

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