Have you ever viewed refugees as a part of Jesus’ family? This seminar will teach you to identify refugees and internally displaced persons and to see how the numbers are part of the persecuted Church globally. We will then analyze the causes and effects of forced migration and show both a secular perspective and a Christian response leading to missional opportunities in the global refugee crisis.
Global Issues
This seminar will offer an in-depth look at human trafficking/slavery in our world today, from personal accounts to big-picture research. Grounded in the Bible and spiritual disciplines, we’ll consider what it could look like to join with God in bringing an end to slavery in our lifetime.
This seminar looks at the Christian presence in Palestine and the challenges of survival. How can one be a good follower of Christ? How can they be light and salt living the gospel and the teaching of Christ in an area full of racism, violence, and war?
Headlines have focused the world's attention on the plight of persecuted religious minorities in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Meanwhile in Western societies, religion is on the decline and increasingly seen as the problem. How do Christians respond gracefully and with a positive message in the face of threats to religious freedom?
Climate change is a mounting injustice impacting communities across the world. It remains a polarizing and confusing issue in much of the American church. What's going on, what needs to be done, and how are Christians on the forefront of responding to this growing humanitarian and environmental crisis?
Join our panel discussion in which St Louis faith leaders reflect on some lessons they have learned from their engagement with the #Blacklivesmatter movement. The discussion will include an opportunity to ask questions and engage around issues of #Blacklivesmatter and the Gospel, solidarity with the oppressed, and engaging the broader Christian community.
How can faith deal honestly with the brokenness in our world--and in our everyday lives? Kent has worked for fifteen years in places of extreme poverty. In this seminar he will share ideas about how we can find better ways to cope than losing our faith, or numbing ourselves with clichés about God’s plan.