Finding Our Place in God’s Future World
Global
Changes
Challenging
Indicators
Signs of God’s
Kingdom
From
War on
Poverty
to
Deals over
Debt
Minimal progress on
Millenium Develop.
Goals
50% of US debt owned
abroad($27,000/per)
Amer. personal debt
$19,000/ household
(non-mortgage)
Increase in number of
absolute poor
Movement from bi-polar
(Cold War) to unipolar (superpower)
politics, to multinational corporations
Collapse of communism
into capitalism
Debt relief for 17
poorest countries
Reliance on FBOs for
economic
development
Recognition of
holistic nature of
poverty, ministry
From
Nation States
to
Business States
From
Cold War
to
Cultural Wars
Simultaneous attraction
and repulsion to
Western cultural
dominance
Identity wars
Creative Opportunities:
Vocations of the Future
Macro-economics
Trade policy
Public policy advocacy
Microenterprise development
Further Information:
World Council of Churches,
Department of Trade/Economics
WA State Legislative Internship
AGROS,
World Vision
Global Partnership,
Esperanza,
Grameen Bank
Acumen Fund
Sojourners
Coalition of Environmentally
Responsible Economies
World Business Council for
Sustainable Development
Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Co-op America
National Association of Socially
Responsible Organizations
Business ethics magazine
Beyond Grey Pinstripes
www.wcc-coe.org
www.cted.wa.gov
www.leg.wa.gov/Internships
www.agros.org/
www.worldvision.org
www.globalpartnership.org
www.esperanza.org
www.grameen-info.org/
www.acumen.org
www.sojo.net
www.ceres.org
Learn Chinese, Arabic
WA State Language Institute
https://depts.washington.edu/llc/
Learn about triple bottom-line
companies
Social Entrepreneurship
Marketing
Anthropology
Inter-cultural communication
Peace-building
World Religions, Youth Ministry
Journalism, writing, media
Teaching of history
Americorps
Peace Corps
Ad Busters
www.americorps.org
www.peacecorps.org
www.adbusters.org
Amnesty International
Language learning
www.amnesty.org
World Council of Churches
www.wcc-coe.org
Finance
Education and development
Journalism, writing, media
Growth in individual
initiative,
creativity
Growth out of
poverty for 100’s
millions
Hunger for
community
Search for values
Ease of global
communication
Global presence of
cultural diversity
Search for unity
Some Suggested
Organizations:
www.wbcsd.org
www.sustainability-index.com
www.coopamerica.org
www.global-equality.org/
www.business-ethics.com
www.beyondgreypinstripes.org/
Finding Our Place in God’s Future World
Global
Changes
Challenging
Indicators
From
ClimateControl
to
ClimateControlled
Rising sea-levels, melting
polar caps, warming
temps, atmospheric
changes
Water wars
Eco-system alterations
Fossil fuel depletion
Pollution
Near global
recognition of
mandate for
environmental
stewardship
Emergence of
creative
alternatives
Chemical, environmental and
electrical engineering:
alternate fuels, fabrication,
waste disposal, water
Urban planning, alternative
architecture
Public policy advocacy
Pandemics: HIV/AIDS,
TB, Avian Flu
Unsustainable health
costs
Euthanasia
Global response to
HIV/AIDS
Private sector
commitments
Hospice
Economic migrants
Immigration restrictions
Dependency on cheap
labor
Incapacity of cities to
support population
Growing awareness
of poverty,
exploitation of
poor
Global presence of
cultural diversity
Public health care
Medical research
Social service: Children at Risk,
OVCs
Education
Public policy advocacy
Labor and immigrant law
Public defense
Public policy advocacy
Education
Pentecostalization of
church
Insider Movements
Non-institutionalized
Christian fellowships
Growth of Christian
movement as way
of life
Social entrepreneurs
From
Health
Management
to
Death
Diminishment
From
Berlin Wall
to
Anti-Immigrant
Walls
From
Western
Christianity
to
Global
Followers of
Christ
Signs of God’s
Kingdom
Creative Opportunities:
Vocations of the Future
Urban planning
Intercultural communication
Non-profit management
Global Theology
Some Suggested
Organizations:
Further Information:
National Assoc. of Evangelicals
www.nae.net
Target Earth
www.targetearth.org
Built Green
Earth Justice
Green Peace
Mustard Seed Associates
www.builtgreen.net/
www.earthjustice.org
www.greenpeace.org
www.msainfo.org/
PATH
UNICEF,
Gates Foundation
www.path.org
www.unicef.org
www.gatesfoundation.org/
Acting on Aids (World Vision)
www.actingonaids.org
World Relief
Catholic Community Services,
Teach for America
International Rescue Committee
Habitat for Humanity
www.worldrelief.org
www.ccsnewark.org/
www.teachforamerica.org/
www.theirc.org/
www.habitat.org
Idealist.org
AGROS
www.idealist.org
www.agros.org