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A Call to Act : Developing a Poverty-Busting Lifestyle by Martin Charlesworth, (Church leader); Natalie Williams, (Communications officer) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Every Action Can Make a Difference In recent years churches have rediscovered the centrality of concern about poverty to the gospel of Christ. Yet we can still so easily fall into the trap of adding social action into our lives as an optional extra when convenient, rather than letting the heart of Jesus for justice for those in poverty affect every area of our lives and our discipleship. A practical tool for churches and small groups, and incorporating discussion questions and accompanying videos, A Call to Act demonstrates that, in order to engage with poverty and need, we must re-evaluate our own attitudes and adopt a poverty-busting lifestyle. There are undoubted challenges to embracing a life of simplicity but these are broken down into ideas for action. Whether getting up close to poverty, rejecting comfort in favour of compassion, or living with a more poverty-focused lifestyle, churches and individuals will be empowered to live out Jesus' principles of justice, mercy, and the care of creation within their own communities and the wider world. Martin Charlesworth lives in Shrewsbury with his wife, Jane, and has three grown-up daughters. Prior to leading Jubilee+, Martin led Ba

Who reads A Call to Act : Developing a Poverty-Busting Lifestyle?

Author

Martin Charlesworth, (Church leader); Natalie Williams, (Communications officer)

Publisher

DCC - UK

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9780830780686

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Religion, Christian

Updated

2026-03-25