Urban/Rural Poor & Refugees

(See also: THE NATIONS HAVE COME TO US & INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS) CONTENTS: MINISTRIES LINKS TO REFUGEE SERVICES BLOGS ARTICLES BOOKS SMALL GROUP STUDIES VIDEOS MAP MINISTRIES REFUGEE HIGHWAY PARTNERSHIP Coordinated by a team of leaders from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America, the Refugee Highway Partnership grew out of a vision to connect the many different people involved in ministry at diverse points along the refugee highway. The birthplace of the partnership was an historic consultation on refugee ministry held in Izmir, Turkey in 2001 that brought together more than 200 people from around the globe. ETHNIC AMERICA NETWORK A coalition of ministries encouraging local churches to share Christ's love with the growing ethnic diversity in our communities. EMMANUEL GOSPEL CENTER The mission of Emmanuel Gospel Center is to understand and nurture the vitality of urban churches and communities. NOTE! See EGC's excellent Urban Ministry Resource Guide. ETHNIC HARVEST Ethnic Harvest works in partnership with evangelical churches and agencies, offering stories, resources and practical ideas for forming cross-cultural friendships and living your faith more effectively. EXODUS WORLD SERVICE Equipping the local church to understand, engage and serve refugees. (See their small group study, Entertaining Angels below) E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it INTERNATIONAL TEAMS REFUGEE MINISTRY International Teams is very involved in the Refugee Highway Partnership and offers various opportunities for involvement and resources for helping your church to understand and embrace a heart for today's refugees. INTERSERVE’S Training E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Seminar: www.interserve.org/usa/going.htm CITYVOICES.COM CityVoices connects and resources urban pastors and ministry leaders. CityVoices newsletter alerts church leaders to effective urban ministries nationwide, provides inspiration and publishes the results of urban research to all subscribers and ministry partners. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF GOSPEL MISSIONS This ministry facilitates a web site with many helpful links to urban ministries. WORLD IMPACT 2001 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90007 Call: 323-735-1137 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it top LINKS TO REFUGEE SERVICES LINKS FROM EXODUS WORLD SERVICE URBAN MINISTRY RESOURCE GUIDE top BLOGS REFUGEEHIGHWAY.COM top ARTICLES REFUGEE HIGHWAY PARTNERSHIP: REFUGEE MINISTRY BEST PRACTICES by the World Evangelical Alliance The Code of Best Practices for Christian Refugee Ministry is designed as a benchmark document to guide the policies and practice of organizations regarding Christian humanitarian service and witness to refugees, internally displaced people and asylum seekers. It is not intended to establish legal standards or liability. Rather the motivation for the development of this code is based upon the responsibility towards all participants and partners in refugee programs, that they are served with the highest standards possible. (Read more ) SEVEN BIBLE PRINCIPLES FOR THE CARE AND NURTURE OF REFUGEES by Exodus World Service When we stand before our Lord on the day of judgment, He'll ask us how we treated people who graphically fit the description of a refugee. Strangers, the hungry and thirsty, those in need of clothes, those who are in prison, and those who are sick - each characteristic strikingly parallel to a twentieth century refugee. WHO MOVED MY CHURCH? by Oliver R. Phillips In a recent book, Who Moved My Cheese?, Spencer Johnson used a simplistic parable to demonstrate the various ways in which human beings can react to sudden and unexpected change. The theme of this 96-page book is that people see change either as a curse or a blessing. (Read more) LIVING IN THE INNER CITY by Randy White I can remember the feeling today, though it is now twenty-five years later. Being hurled across a cement plain, the centrifugal forces straining my neck, coming perilously close to the people standing at the gate - so close I could almost kiss them. But the ride known as 'The Scrambler" would snatch me away with a jolt of acceleration, drag me through the pungent fragrance of Hot Links cooking nearby, and in seconds push me up against another face at another fence on another side. (Read more) top BOOKS ETHNIC HARVEST MULTICULTURAL MINISTRY BOOK LIST Here is a great listing of some of the best books on multicultural ministry. top SMALL GROUP STUDIES ENTERTAINING ANGELS by Exodus World Service This six-weeks study stimulates discussion about refugees and our attitudes toward them. Lesson outlines include brief introductory text, Bible verses focusing on the topic, questions for reflection, application ideas, and prayer suggestions. top VIDEOS THE REFUGEE HIGHWAY by International Teams A great way to introduce the Refugee Highway to your congregation ... great graphics, statements, music that communicate powerfully! -Editor WHY REFUGEES? by International Teams Another well done video on understanding the reality and needs of refugees and an appeal to engage in refugee outreach. WIDOWS, ORPHANS AND REFUGEES by International Teams (Note: Scroll down and click on this link) Highlighting three particular groups of people that God wants His people to especially care for. top MAP REFUGEE HIGHWAY MAP (see MAPS) [back to Mission Resource directory]