Friday, May 25, 2012

Why Civic Engagement Belongs in Every Church's Mission Statement

Why Civic Engagement Belongs in Every Church's Mission Statement | This Is Our City | Christianity Today: Michael Decker wants to make the name of Jesus famous in Costa Mesa, California. How? By caring for his city's people, their leaders, and their place. In 1995, when he was invited by Costa Mesa's chief of police to volunteer as a police chaplain, Decker became attuned to the value—indeed the calling—of all Christians to see their civic engagement in light of the social responsibility entailed by the gospel.

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