Find those among your people who are concerned enough about gangs, drugs, abortions and other social ills, to take action.

• Help them to organize and work according to biblical principles.

See Section III for specific needs, and Section VII for specific social issues.

Find in Matthew chapters 5-7 general guidelines for happiness and justice.

Find in the book of Amos guidelines for social justice.

T&M Student Activity Guide page 47b

For planning and carrying out specific projects dealing with social and moral issues, Leadership Handbooks of Practical Theology, 1992, Editor, James D. Berkley, Volume 2, Section 13

For inner city work: Servants of the Poor, Viv Grigg

Investigate how best to serve the needy.

• Contact or join governmental services and action groups and report on the dimensions of the problems and the current social solutions.
• Ask the Holy Spirit what he wants to do about the problem. Be sensitive to His leading
• Instead of trying to think up solutions in the quietness of your office, do brainstorming and planning with your followers who will usually have more energy to bring to the solution than you will, especially if you already have too much to do.