Francis Edward Clark, Congregationalist minister, writes on a thriving church in Budapest. Evangelism, ministry to the blind, veterans, prisoners, sex workers, homeless refugees.
I’ve seen churches oppose aiding refugees— even protest or call the school board if others do so. Is this evangelism?
How can you work towards a church that is like this?
!["They [Christians in Budapest] hold nine evangelistic meetings every week, and as many more for the Juniors. They visit the three great prisons of Budapest every week, to which they now have free access, they have a mission for blind soldiers as well as for blind children, have meetings for fallen women, and also for the thousands of people who live in box cars in the outskirts of the city, because there are no homes for them in the terribly congested metropolis which shelters hundreds of thousands of refugees."](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/544/281/151/693/249/original/b6c9ed7b6339dfc1.png)
William Henry Bennett, Congregationalist minister, writes on words of King Amaziah of Israel (2 Chr 25:9). Amaziah invested silver in a miltary venture that was not God’s will; complained money was wasted. Bennett says the same argument made in his day to stop crusades vs. slavery or gin.
How can you avoid making “hundred talents” arguments against causes that annoy you?
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