| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 157 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Each person has a story -- 2. God's story : the Biblical basis for understanding refugees -- 3. The current story : the twenty-first-century refugee crisis -- 4. Their story : understanding refugees and responding to their needs -- 5. Back story : research for deeper understanding -- 6. Improving your story : evaluation and best practices -- 7. Your story : engaging refugees in your community |
| Summary |
"Our world is facing an enormous and unprecedented challenge. The migration crisis affects nearly eighty million people and represents a humanitarian catastrophe. How can we ignore the suffering of men, women, and children who are forcibly displaced worldwide? The book, Changing Stories, helps the reader to reflect on the migration crisis from a biblical perspective. It evaluates refugee ministry ongoing initiatives among the world's most vulnerable people. Additionally, it analyzes the refugee ministry that the Arsenal Hill Presbyterian Church is developing with refugees from Syria, Iraq, the Congo, and Vietnam. The analysis uses as a framework the Best Practices for Christian Ministry among Forcibly Displaced People document proposed by the Refugee Highway Partnership (RHP). Throughout the book, the author answers the following questions: -How complex is the current migration crisis? -What does the Scripture say about displaced people? -What are some of the available tools for a refugee ministry? -How does a refugee ministry look in a local church? -What are some of the best practices for a refugee ministry? The book tells many stories of refugees from different backgrounds, which will help you hear voices representing hundreds of thousands of refugees who go unheard."--Back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 17, 2020) |
| Subject |
Church work with refugees -- South Carolina
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Presbyterian Church -- South Carolina
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Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects.
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Emigration and immigration in the Bible.
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Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
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Presbyterian Church
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Church work with refugees
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Emigration and immigration in the Bible
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Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects
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Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects
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South Carolina
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Payne, Jervis David, 1974- writer of foreword.
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| ISBN |
9781725272873 |
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1725272873 |
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