Economic Justice and Policy Change

Here's a 20 minute conversaton between Chris Shanahan, Sally Mann and Simon Jones discussing chapters 9-17

  1. Finding a New Way to Tackle Homelessness by Angie Allgood
  2. ‘Revealing Treasures of Darkness’: Prison, Addiction, and Homes for Healing by Mandy Ogunmokun
  3. Loafing With intent by Simon Jones
  4. Giving Forward by Matt Wilson
  5. Created for Love by Mandy Bayton
  6. Serving the Homeless Christ: Faith in Jesus Prompting Action for Justice by Jon Kuhrt
  7. The politics of Finding Good Homes for All by Ian Rutherford
  8. Can We Tax Our Way to Justice? by Simon Jones
  9. The Tale of a Disruptive Cake… by Tim Haines

Questions for you:

  1. Does your community have initiatives aimed at serving the local community (i.e., food banks, warm spaces, etc.)? Do the participants in your initiatives have lived experience of the challenges they are seeking to address?
  2. Are there larger organisations dedicated to advocacy for your communities’ areas of passion that you could connect with, to amplify the presence of God’s kingdom? Or if you are part of a larger organisation, are there local communities you could connect with?
  3. Do you see your own discipleship lived out more on the personal or political level? Why? What are the strengths and weaknesses of your approach?
  4. What does living out Christian witness ‘proximate to poverty’ look like in your community?
  5. Which of the stories in this section most resonated for you? Pray for God to shine a light on how your own story might closer reflect Isaiah’s vision of peaceful dwelling.