Stewardship/Mission
and Outreach
Diocese
of Eastern Michigan
Ministries Resource Center
Subject:
Stewardship/Mission and Outreach
Topic:
Outreach
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Millennium Development Goals What Can One Person
Do? – Sabina Alkire and Edmund Newell, Church Publishing, This is a fairly serious look at the Millennium Development Goals and how they can be helped along by individuals and by congregations. Each chapter includes “on the spot stories”, a discussion of a particular goal and why it is important, and a few suggestions of things one person or congregation might do to help implement the goal. It is quite specific and to the point. New God’s Mission in the World – TEC Office of
Government Relations and ELCA Washington Office; 2006 This is an
ecumenical Christian study guide on global poverty and the MDGs. Six sessions
provide a study of the 8 MDGs, and there is a resource list to fine more
information as well as a glossary. Making Poverty History – Church World Service, 2007; 3 copies A magazine with several activities-for various ages-to teach about hunger and poverty. It focuses on the Millennium Development Goals and includes worship resources as well as the activities. New Build a Better World – Church World
Services, Elkhart IN A children’s magazine with stories, activities,
and ideas to help children understand problems around the world. 3 separate
issues: Build a Better World II; Africa; Water Learning for Action
– CROP (Church World Services), A workbook with a variety of activities for both children and adults to teach about hunger around the world Animal Crackers – Heifer Project International, A workbook of activities to teach children about hunger around the world; it includes a poster and order blank for additional materials Your Need for Bread Is Mine - Morris D. Pike, Friendship Press, A number of stories, poems, music, and
ideas to help teach children about hunger around the world New Beatrice’s Goat – Page McBrier, Atheneum Books for Young
Readers (Simon & Schuster); 2001 A children’s story of how a Heifer Project goat helped Beatrice go to
school. Illustrations are by Lori Lohstoeter. Other Outreach The Church Newsletter Handbook – Clayton A. Lord Jr, Judson Press, Valley Forge PA; 1997 While most outreach resources are concerned with giving help to the oppressed, this one is concerned with reaching those in the congregation and any who see the newsletter; it is designed to help you write a newsletter that will be read and remembered. Mission Resources – ECUSA, A folder of information about opportunities for mission, ways to
encourage mission-especially among children and youth-and some guidelines for
establishing mission relationships; also includes a record of the Companion
Dioceses of the Episcopal Church Companions in Transformation – ECUSA-Standing Commission on World
Mission, New York NY, 2003; 2 copies Looks at the Episcopal Church’s world
mission in the 21st century; includes the vision statement
presented to General Convention (Video) Hope that Perches in the Soul – Episcopal Relief and Development;
2000 16 min In His Image –
Terri Herzfeld, ed; Food
for the Poor, Deerfield Beach FL, 2001 A series of black and white
photographs of people in Central and New (DVD) Touch the World/Touch Sudan –
National Council of Churches; 2007 This DVD introduces the idea of teaching about mission and more
resources; three short programs follow: “Prayers for Sudan”, “Sudan Refugee
Experience”, and “Sudan’s Displaced”. The intent is to offer insight into the
current situation in Sudan. New (DVD) Windows on Mission – The Episcopal
Church; 2006 This series of 12 studies looks at Episcopal mission around the world;
the focus is to show that in spite of all the bad things that are happening
mission is working and there is hope in many places. Study guides for
each section can be downloaded from the National Church website: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/documents/agr_WindowOnMissionStudyGuide.pdf.
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See also: Peace and Justice – Economic Justice Grace at the Table – David Beckmann and Arthur Simon, Paulist Press, A book reporting on hunger in the world by
Bread for the World; includes questions and answers,
statistics, and stories to give faces to the statistics. The following item is located at St John’s, Midland: (Video) The
Compassion Project - Tony Campolo, Compassion International, Colorado Springs CO 3 sections: 1) We are His Hands,
26 min; 2) Children on the Edge, 22 min; 3) What You Can Do About
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Outreach Groups
Episcopal Relief and Development Local
contact:
The Rev Jane Spencer
tspence@aol.com or 989-856-2938 Food for the Poor Heifer Project International Kenyan Children Foundation 303-773-0919 or kcfjll@aol.com United Thank Offering Local
contact:
Sallie Swanson
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