We're digging into social justice this month, and we started off with a discussion of social justice vs. service. And here's what we came up with on our own (I apologize for the lack of neat columns):
Service Social Justice
helping "others" helping others (and sometimes self)
can be once/short-term ongoing, often takes a long time
charity-based often political-based
often has opposition ("change is bad" or just different ideas)
"give a man a fish" working alongside those who are affected
We then watched a video that helped us to further explore the differences and similarities, as well as the Christian call to action.
We also went over the modern "parable" of the babies in the river, which some of us first encountered during our mission trip this summer. For those who haven't read it, you can either pick up a hard copy on the bulletin board, or you can read it here.
Our 5 Minutes of God Time song was "Oceans" by Hillsong United
We also added a fun activity to our schedule for January and we talked about some ongoing service project options (coming soon in email form).
I hope to see you all on Sunday to continue our discussions!
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