Why are people poor in your area? How has poverty touched your life? Your community? Your faith community?
More than 150 people joined a recent Matthew 25 webinar on eradicating systemic poverty, which organizers called “Where Does Jesus Stand? Exploring Five Spiritual Practices to End Poverty.” The webinar explored these and more questions and invited participants to mull them further in small groups near the end of their time together. Read more »
June 28, 2023
An online Matthew 25 gathering on eradicating systemic poverty draws a crowd of more than 150
Why are people poor in your area? How has poverty touched your life? Your community? Your faith community?
More than 150 people joined a recent Matthew 25 webinar on eradicating systemic poverty, which organizers called “Where Does Jesus Stand? Exploring Five Spiritual Practices to End Poverty.” The webinar explored these and more questions and invited participants to mull them further in small groups near the end of their time together. Read more »
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