Global Poverty & Social Christian Engagement Forum

The following videos were recorded at the theological forum held at Kirkplace Church in September 2011.

Speakers:

1. Rev. Tim Costello (Chief Executive Office of World Vision Australia) - Current global context of poverty / issues
2. Rev Dr John Dickson (Director, Centre for Public Christianity) - Theology  and history of Christian social engagement
3. Rev Steve Chong (Senior Pastor of Kirkplace Presbyterian Church) - Local church engagement with issues of poverty
4. Dr Jayakumar Christian (National Director of WV India) - Christian engagement with and for the poor, the Kingdom of God as good news for the poor
5. Q&A session with all speakers

Note: MC at this event was Anne Robinson (Chair of the World Vision Australia board) 

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"To help the poor is to honour God." Proverbs 14:31 The Living Bible

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Additional Resources:

Theological Forum 2010 Salvation and Social Justice - Presenters: Tim Foster, Merrill Kitchen and Siu Fung Wu.

The following papers were delivered at  the World Vision theological forum held at Tabor College, Melbourne on 9 September 2010.

Tim Foster: What does social justice have to do with salvation?  |  Merrill Kitchen: What is salvation and what part does social justice play in it?  |  Sui Fung Wu: Follow Christ by practising love: Exploring the interface between salvation and social justice


Theological Forum 2009 What part does social justice play in the mission of the church? - Presenters: Steve Bradbury, Deborah Storie, Michael Raiter and Siu Fung Wu

The following papers were delivered at  the World Vision theological forum held at Tabor College, Melbourne on 11 September 2009.

Steve Bradbury: What part does social justice play in the mission of the church?  |   Deborah Storie: Social justice and the mission of the church: Loving our neighbours menas doing justice   |   Michael Raiter: What part does social justice play in the mission of the church?   |   Siu Fung Wu: Christ as Lord and the extent of Micah's mandate