JMN- Resources for Churches

As Christians we have a calling placed on us by the Lord. He has commanded us to love others and to care for those in need, to be His representation on this earth. What does this look like practically? What is the church’s role when it comes to problems facing society and daily injustices? How can we act and help those in need?

The Justice & Mercy Network (JMN) is a group of passionate people who are working to help answer some of these questions and equip churches with resources to better understand various issues.

While there are many topics that JMN discusses, the top six areas focused on are:

Engagement: Being attentive to current events regarding injustices and providing resources to churches to help them engage.

Creation Care: Exploring what it means to fulfill God’s calling to be stewards and caretakers of the earth, and what the church’s role should be in the pursuit of environmental justice.

Poverty: Recognizing the church’s calling to come alongside the poor in God’s name, and to care for those living in poverty, whether it’s locally or globally.

Homelessness: Striving to understand the complexity of the homeless issue and showing compassion and love towards those who desperately need it.

Indigenous Issues: Recognizing and acknowledging the hurtful past the church, and Canadian culture has with the Indigenous community, and strive to support and make amends.

Refugees: Assisting churches with sponsoring refugees to Canada and providing follow up support.

The goal of JMN is to provide up-to-date resources to help churches engage in discussions that help to understand various issues and spark action. We are excited to share our updated webpage on the CBWC’s website, https://cbwc.ca/our-ministries/justice-mercy-network/.

Please check there regularly as a source for the above issues and share it with others who have been wanting to explore the issues of injustice.