Week 2 Review

Comments and Quotes:

“Perhaps, at the core of these issues (meeting the needs of the poor/maintaining a 'gospel' ministry) is a need to redefine the gospel more biblically and understand its true depth?”

“Maybe meeting the needs are a segue to the Gospel, or maybe meeting the needs serves as part of the Gospel? At end of the day…must come with sacrificial love for others, the same sacrificial love that drove God's Suffering Servant to such lengths as the cross.”

"Simply stated, wholistoc ministry is applying the whole gospel into the context of need. In this modern age, given the context of need in our inner cities, given the seperation by culture that exists, given our history - what would Jesus have us do?" (Glen Kehrein, A Heart for the City, 1999)

The Quest:

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Question:

Is meeting the needs of the poor a bridge to the gospel or the gospel itself?