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"Ending Hunger Now" brings together three powerful voices behind a
shared conviction: that helping the millions who lack basic
provision for food has become a religious imperative and human
priority. Writing for congregations and individuals of faith,
McGovern, Dole, and Messer appeal to the religious ethical
foundations for action against hunger. Informative, inspiring, and
filled with practical personal involvement and political commitment
to the cause.
Christian Churches and the Global AIDS Crisis More than twenty
years into the global AIDS pandemic, the efforts of Christian
congregations and denominations have been less than minimal. This
book is aimed to awaken Christian compassion in the coming years to
this fathomless tragedy. The worst health crisis in the world in
700 years, global HIV/AIDS epidemic is overwhelming in scale: 40
million people are infected worldwide (75% of them in Africa); 7000
people die daily; each day 1600 persons are infected. Some 26
million people have already died. ''At this unprecedented kairos
moment in human history, '' says Messer, ''God is calling the
church to a new mission and ministry.'' Drawing on his own
involvement in global AIDS education in Asia, Latin America, and
Africa, Messer uses stories, basic factual information, and
theological insights to motivate lay and clerical Christians to
assume leadership and form partnerships with Christians around the
world in this struggle. Just as individuals must change their
behavior to prevent and eliminate AIDS, so must congregations and
church leaders. Compassion, not condemnation, is desperately
needed, says Messer. But financial resources for education and
prevention programs are also urgently required from churches.
Messer shows how churches can partner with ecumenical
organizations, relief agencies, volunteer mission programs,
healthcare programs, and other agencies to engage global AIDS
directly and effectively.
"A beguiling image for the mission of the Church in our time. It
combines the Samaritan parable's deceptive simplicity with a
realism about what the Church is up against in this world."--Mark
Trotter, Pastor, First United Methodist, San Diego. After
describing the biblical mandates for the mission of ministry, Dr.
Messer calls church leaders to: -understand the world as God's body
-live as a covenant of global gardeners -work as bridge builders
-form a company of star-throwers and peacemakers -embrace a
community of fence movers
Traditionally, the roles of Christian ministry have been thought of
as priest, pastor, and prophet. Donald E. Messer adds five
contemporary images: Wounded Healer, Servant Leader, Political
Mystic, Practical Theologian, and Enslaved Liberator. By combining
these new images with the more traditional roles, readers will
develop their own personal vision of Christian ministry.
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