Love Revolution by Randy Nein

A MAGA ZINE OF REVEL ATION AND RENAISSANCE

Issue #3

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As many of you know, our team moved to Los Angeles last month. We didn’t realize that moving would take up so much time. Bear with us as we are completing our transition and learning how to put this magazine together. Each month the magazine will be getting better and better. So what is on our heart this month? I wrote an article about the transition that is going on in the Body of Christ. People are taking radical steps of faith to just live near each other because people are sick of being alone. We keep finding mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters. It’s the whole generational anointing. I am so glad that we all need each other to see a full picture of God’s love and that we are desperate to be visited by God in His love! My favorite article this month is about a visitation of God’s love, written by Justin Stumvoll. He paints a picture of visitation that brought me to tears while reading it. He reminds us that sometimes when we have a visitation, Jesus comes in ways we would never expect.

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The Journey of the Heart – Paula Benne

Lucky – Justin Stumvoll

The Family Anointing – Shawn Bolz

The Cry for Social Transformation – Jennifer Toledo

Jennifer Toledo adds an article that is so deep and real. I was overwhelmed when I read it, and I love to keep opening my eyes wider to the importance of what she challenges us to do. There are many more articles as well, so grab a cup of coffee and sit down. I ask that God would open your heart fully to the messages and inspiration you will find in our effort.

Much love from the team and me, Shawn Bolz

CONTRIBUTORS Issue #3 Shawn Bolz Shawn is the founder of Expression58, a mission’s base focused on training and equipping, the creative arts, the poor, and loving people in the entertainment industry. The base is currently mobile but will be planting in Los Angeles California in the Summer of 2007.

Paula Benne Paula is a founding member of the Expression 58 team as well as co-host with Shawn Bolz on an exciting new show that will premier in 2007 called “The Shawn and Paula Show”

Jennifer Toledo Jennifer and her husband Jonatan are the directors of Global Children’s Movement, a ministry birthed out of compassion for children at risk around the world. Their vision is to equip and release children into the fullness of the kingdom. They have ministered extensively throughout many different nations, seeing transformation come to communities as they embrace generational unity. Their passion is to see a whole generation truly fall in love with Jesus and be released to partner with heaven .

Justin Stumvoll Justin has a passion for people. He has served in leadership in several churches, starting with his youth group. Justin loves the homeless and the poor, whether on the streets of L.A. or abroad. He has a heart to see a mighty army arise from the streets. He graduated from the Art Institute of California in Santa Monica in 2005. He is currently working as Shawn’s assistant and helping to develop the Expression58 base.

Featured Artist Issue #3

Brian and Jenn Johnson Worship is gaining more and more popularity these Kevin Prosch says it best in his song, “Shout to the days, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down Lord.” He writes, “But without Your power, all we have anytime soon. People are tired of just plain music. They are these simple songs, but if You step down from want something real that draws them into a place where heaven, then the gates of hell will surely fall.” they feel God. The day of Christian entertainment or what I call ‘bubble gum’ music is over. Don’t get me Search for the sound God created you to carry. Whatever wrong. I love a great band and a great song, but if it you hear in your spirit, sing it out. Don’t copy someone doesn’t touch the Spirit, it’s a dying breed. else because you don’t like the way you sound. Be real to who you are. Invite angels to join in and help your We’ve heard over and over again for years that the praise. Step out with boldness and carry His presence sound of heaven is coming to earth. Everywhere you go wherever you lead. people are saying this and all the musicians are gearing up for this new thing God is starting to release. God Brian Johnson wants to breathe on our music like never before. The perfect marriage of lyric and melody with the breath of the Spirit on it will change a nation. Brian and Jenn have released two CD’s, Undone and I believe within the next two years God is going to pour We Believe, both are available at www.ibethel.org. out a new wave of music that will revive even the most tired spirits. Backslidden Christians, who have given up on the Church, will return to their place in the Body, and the unsaved will hear the true sound God has intended from the beginning of time. It takes more than just a great song to move the heart. THE SPIRIT OF GOD MUST BE ON OUR MUSIC. This is the thing we need to remember when we write new songs. We have to find a sound that touches heaven.

throughout my life and how He had healed me of epilepsy, thyroid disease, and gum disease. I just knew He would once again touch my body. Everyone was so loving and gracious. They stood with me, believing for my healing. As my symptoms grew worse, I became more and more physically weak. It began to be a fight for my life. One day as I was lying in bed, the Lord spoke to me so clearly and said, “Paula, hope deferred makes the heart sick.” It was as if He placed a mirror in front of me and said look inside your heart. I was shocked.

Hope Deferred- Part Two by Paula Benne

n the last issue, I asked: Are you a prisoner of hope-deferred? Do you suffer from any of its paralyzing symptoms, such as discouragement, despair, depression, hopelessness, or deep disappointment? Have you shut down places in your heart or put up walls toward God and/or other people? Are you angry at God because life has not turned out the way you had hoped it would?

Please allow me to now share with you my personal experience with hope-deferred. Many times our lives become prophetic pictures, signposts of what the Lord is saying to the Body, His bride. I believe He allowed me the privilege of walking out a journey that expresses how His heart feels in this hour about the heart of His bride and

her condition. I call it the “journey of the heart.” Several years ago, I was traveling everywhere Jesus was leading me to go and following the Holy Spirit on many faith trips and adventures across the U.S. and Europe. Suddenly one day, my physical heart began to race very rapidly. I knew this was not normal, but I kept going and trusted God with what

was happening to my heart. As I continued on my travels into the next months, my heart was racing more and more until one day it stopped me in my tracks. I called all my dear friends, family and intercessors. I had full faith that God was going to once again heal me just like He had always done in the past. I remembered His faithfulness

For the first time, I realized I was sick with hope-deferred. Suddenly, I saw that I was disappointed that my life had not turned out like I had hoped. God had not answered my prayers like I had wanted. I was in touch with the ugly truth that I was truly in a place of despair. As I laid there facing the true condition of my emotional heart, I heard the Lord say, “Paula, this is a picture of My bride’s heart. She is sick and weary with hope-deferred.” I knew I was on a prophetic journey, a journey of the Bride’s heart. As the weeks past by and a new year was quickly

approaching, something so strong inside me knew I had to have my health back for what was coming in the future months. I could not be sick and go forward into what God had for me. Months earlier my doctor had recommended a $48,000 procedure to fix my heart, but I hadn’t seriously considered the procedure because I didn’t have the insurance or the money to cover it. Then I woke up one fall day and the Lord was dealing so strongly with me. I felt like He was saying, “Don’t box me in. Be open about having the procedure done.” His words surprised me. I was expecting Him to heal me miraculously. I called all my intercessors and asked them to pray with me for three days about whether or not I should have the procedure done. I only wanted His highest and His perfect will. At the end of the three days, all the intercessors called me with what they felt from the Lord. Everyone confirmed what God was showing me to do. He had spoken to my own heart that He wanted me to walk through the procedure totally trusting Him with my heart. He reassured me that He would provide financially for the procedure and that it would be a prophetic journey of intercession

for the Bride of Christ’s heart coming into her healing of hope-deferred. I yielded and said, “Yes. Your will be done, Lord.” When I told my doctor that I wanted to have the procedure, he said “Paula, I know you don’t have insurance, and I want you to have this done, so I will to do my part for free. No charge.” I wept. Then my doctor told me the hospital charges are separate, so he encouraged me to write a letter sharing my symptoms and my story. He said that maybe the hospital would give me a discount. We all prayed as I waited for a response back from the letter. Then one day the phone rang and I received the news that the hospital agreed to do the procedure for half price. I was thankful, but the cost for the procedure was still more than I could afford. Two days later, my parents sat me down and my dad shared that he sold a piece of land that morning and the profit was the exact amount of the cost of the procedure. He said, “Paula, God has provided. Honey, if you feel God is leading you to have it done, we will pay for it.” All three of us cried and held each other in the kitchen. My heart was so grateful that God had made a way where there seemed to be no way.

When I called to schedule the procedure, the only date available was the day before Thanksgiving. No one wanted that date due to the holiday, but I took it anyway. The procedure was completely successful, and I woke up in the hospital the next day on Thanksgiving morning with a very thankful heart! I knew God was turning His bride’s hope-deferred heart into a heart of thanksgiving and praise. God’s hand was in all the details. His ways are not our ways. He invited me to walk out a journey on the earth and to trust Him with the outcome. He healed my heart just as He had promised. It happened in a totally different way than I expected. Please hear my heart. Jesus, your Bridegroom, your Healer, your Deliverer, desires to heal your hope-deferred heart and to set you free from the prison of despair and disappointment. Romans 15:13 Now may the God of all peace fill you with all joy and peace in believing that you may abound in hope by the power the Holy Sprit. Be refreshed and encouraged. It’s time for you and me to be free so we can go forward victoriously into our futures and divine purposes. I want to give

you the keys that God gave to me so that we may all abound in hope.

Key Number 1: Renounce and Repent Are there places in your heart where you decided to no longer trust God? Satan’s biggest attack is to accuse God of not being faithful so you will doubt Him. One of the keys to your victory is to take an honest look inside and see if there are any places in your heart or mind where you have agreed with Satan’s lie. When things in your life did not turn out like you had hoped or when God did not answer your prayers like you thought He would, did

you believe Satan’s lie instead of believing in God’s faithfulness? If so, simply renounce all agreement with Satan’s lie and repent.

Key Number 2: Remember Eat at the Table of Remembrance of His past faithfulness in your life.

Key Number 3: Reflect Reflect back on your wilderness journey and allow the Holy Spirit to impart insight about God’s purposes for your journey. Often the hardest times in life bring about the most significant changes.

Key Number 4: Resolve to trust God again

It’s a choice of your will to trust God again. Don’t wait for circumstances to change. He is trustworthy now. Resolve to rest in the knowledge that He is and forever will be faithful to you.

Key Number 5: Rejoice After you choose to trust God, let Him work a new level of expectation into you that He will bring forth an answer that will meet the desires that He has put within you. Rejoice in Him always. Implementing the five keys above will keep you from being paralyzed by hope-deferred. God desires that you be completely healed of all traces of hope-deferred

so that you can move forward with Him into the “NEW and the NOW” of all He is doing and of all that He is. •

by Justin Stumvoll

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jab , hook , jab . The punching bag sailed violently backwards with each thrusting blow. Beads of sweat showered my forehead, clouding my vision as they flooded my eyes. Over my shoulder, the early morning light pierced through the open garage door. A muggy breeze wrapped me from head to toe foreshadowing the rapidly approaching southern Alabama summer.

For nearly seven months that garage stood as a haven to me. In the garage, I could clear my mind and connect with God. Many mornings or nights, while lifting weights or boxing, I would just find myself getting caught up in conversation with God. Much of it led to tears as I begged and pleaded for an encounter. Almost every conversation with Him was saturated with His loving presence, but

it wasn’t enough. In the circles of people with whom I travel, I sit in awe as I hear one radical God encounter story after another. You know, the regular normal stuff that happens to everyone, like Jesus physically walking into someone’s room while they’re on their death bed and reaching his hands into their insides and healing them just before they die, you know, the normal stuff… Needless to say, I started putting a demand on heaven. I told Jesus it wasn’t enough for me to feel His presence. I needed Him to meet me physically. I demanded to see Him face to face and said I wouldn’t settle for less, but I was simply ignored. I received nothing, nothing at all, not even some mildly cool angelic encounter. Was God really going to leave me hanging?

While boxing away in the garage early that morning, I was thinking about the three days I had left in Alabama before moving back to Los Angeles. I was deep in thought, when the sound of a raspy voice, laden with years of smoking, startled me. I whipped around in an attempt to figure out the source of this unfamiliar voice. An old, frail man, with gray hair hanging in a pony tail midway down his back and with a beard to match, stood hunched over before me. A welcoming hand reached out my direction. “Hey, I just wanted to thank Jesse again for the refrigerator. I got it working just fine.” I received the hand and replied, “Oh, Jesse gave you that fridge, huh? That’s awesome. I’m Justin.” “My name’s Alfred, but people call me Lucky.” Glancing at

Lucky’s left arm, I noticed ‘Lucky 13’ etched into his skin, faded and fuzzy, like all old tattoos look after years of sun. As the conversation went on, Lucky shared with me some Vietnam War stories. At one point, he gently took my hand and rubbed it over the top of his head where a divot the size of a ping pong ball remained as a reminder of battle. A bullet had entered his lower jaw and exited through the top of his skull, taking with it a part of his brain and the eyesight in his left eye. Thankful to still be alive, he explained he spent time with the Hell’s Angels, a period of life he wishes that he could remember, but believes it’s probably better that he can’t. Through much of the conversation, I couldn’t help but be drawn to Lucky. There was

something so peaceful and loving about him. I felt as though I was looking at Jesus. Toward the end of the talk, he told me about how his wife divorced him six months earlier and how he loved her and wished her the best. As he finished, I felt compelled to ask him about his health. Turning his back to me, he told me to touch the lump in the middle of his spine. A cancerous tumor, the size of a golf ball, had made itself a home, and, like an octopus, it had wrapped its tentacles around Lucky’s spinal cord, giving him about six months to live. He also had two other tumors in his body, as well as heart disease and lung disease from all his smoking. Taking into account his untreatable condition, the doctors had told him to enjoy having a smoke when he wanted since death was quickly approaching. Before I could ask him if

I could pray for him, he began to brag about the goodness of Jesus and how God had saved a sinner like him. Due to over exposure to radiation earlier in Lucky’s life, he had at one point lost all the hair on his head and face. He said that if his hair ever grew back, he would never cut it. He kept that promise with the exception of trimming his beard to avoid eating it with his food. With overwhelming joy on his face, Lucky exclaimed, “Almost every time I go out into public, some young kid says to his parents, ‘He looks like Jesus,’ or ‘Is that Jesus?’ That’s what it’s all about, man. If people can look at me and it makes them in the slightest way think about Him, it makes me happy. I love Him so much. He’s the best thing that ever happened to this recovered alcoholic.” With that, I prayed for Lucky and before leaving, he noticed I had several

twin mattresses. He explained that he didn’t have much money since he gave everything to his wife in the divorce and was now living in a garage located behind us. I told him to pick the very best mattress, and I would carry it over for him. While walking back from carrying Lucky’s mattress, the Lord spoke to me. He said, “You’ve been asking me to come to you physically. I did that today and you received me.” I lost it. I broke down crying. God didn’t leave me hanging. He met with me in the garage that day, and it was my single most profound moment in Alabama. Jesus came to me as a recovered alcoholic, disease ridden, partially blind, tattooed, and smelling of cigarette smoke, and, to tell you the truth, I wasn’t disappointed in the least bit. The reality is that God is looking to meet us and reveal Himself to us through the most unlikely people.

Later that day, Lucky dropped by again while I was having a garage sale. I watched as Lucky tried to talk to a young Christian man, who was digging through the goods on my front lawn, and the young man just kind of blew him off. The whole experience made me ask myself two questions, “How many times have I missed God in the past just because I didn’t have the eyes to see it was Him?” and an even greater question, “How often are people given a glimpse of Jesus when they interact with me?”•

and this type of relationship will not last in the days of adversity. You or your friend will violate love to get the purpose done, you will forsake relationship for the sake of the mission you are on together. In contrast if your friendship is based on just enjoying each other, sharing life, and playing without purpose, you will not challenge each other to go for the high calling of God and eventually when God moves on you these types of friendships get left behind because although they have a wonderful quality of hanging out, when there is a purpose unleashed they can’t handle the weight of the transition both people go through in these new purposes.

he Toledo’s couldn’t wait to show me their house that they had just moved into in Los Angeles. As I pulled up to Jonatan and Jennifer’s house, they had saved a surprise for me. The name of their subdivision is called “Gateway Renaissance” and they knew they were supposed to be positioned in this development because of it. Not only is renaissance one of our main spiritual themes as a ministry (see my article in first emagazine edition #1) but the fact that this is where they found their house to live in was a personal confirmation that God is wanting to open a heavenly gateway to bring forth a renaissance into the church and all of society. I also loved how God was marking this season of birthing for our ministries with a branding iron in the natural to show that we are in the right place at the right time.

There are so many signs that God is releasing to point the ones He

loves into the exact direction that they need to move into, and this was one of those signs to us that was a kiss from heaven.

Divine Positioning

|I read an article years ago by John Paul Jackson about geographical anointing. In it he details how we were made to have the most fulfillment, success, happiness, etc when we are living/working/ creating in the geographical place that God designed us for. I believe that there are also seasons of destiny for a region where the right people have to be positioned there for the region to come under the transforming power of the Kingdom. Because of that there is a whole new repositioning going on all through the body of Christ. I believe that we are again moving into a season in the next few years where there will be extreme transition to bring extreme fruitfulness.

The Family Anointing One equally important positioning is the family anointing which is often misunderstood in the church. We have to realize that we have to be in the right geography but at the same time, we can not become who we are called to be unless we are cooperating with the people that God designed for us to be around on earth. Many people understand looking for the right mate, the perfect counterpart, but what we don’t often realize is that we are also supposed to hold our hearts for the exact right people who are the ones that God has placed keys within that only through relationship with us will fully unlock our mutual kingdom potential. As a kingdom minded person you are called to friendships for an equal balance of relationship and purpose. If you have too much purpose, your friendship gets imbalanced and the whole thing will revolve around what you accomplish together

The bottom line is we need balanced relationships, which is something that this world does not offer or nurture. When we don’t have a real quality of friendship, if only one party gets released into a strong purpose many times the other party is jealous, intimidated, unsupportive, etc. because they feel left behind. When you have relationship that is based on intimacy, mutual support, and the fruit of 1 Corinthians love then there is complete joy in friends going forward because you understand that it will only bless you both. So we need real friends with real purpose. That means at times we are on a mission together and the friendship sustains us through the storms of that mission, but other times we are just being family and supporting one another through the realness of every day life slowing down in purpose just enough to get the strength, healing, nurturing to go forward. Either way, when you have balance you have an amazing blend of friendship and

purpose this creates a family network that is kingdom oriented.

The Positioning of Relationships

In my estimation, there is the strongest positioning of people in relationship that has happened in decades right now for kingdom purpose. Part of God awakening harvesters is by allowing people to find their family. We have orphans finding mothers and fathers, parents finding their kids to mentor, friends finding their friends, people finding their marriage partner, its amazing. Its a season of God releasing a heart in those who are forerunning to not just have a ministry to be a part of or a purpose to engage into, but to also have a genuine quality of real family in the midst of it. We personally keep finding our family all over the world. I don’t know if it will ever stop now that it has started on such a dramatic level, but God is adding people to people because He wants to release a greater portion of His kingdom on the earth, and our relationships to Him and to each other are the containers that can make that happen. One thing that is hard for leadership in the body of Christ is the fact that God is transitioning their people that they have invested into and labored with. This means that He is taking some of the best of who they have invested into and repositioning them in a new land or with a new people. One of the challenges leaders have to face is having open hands to bless and release people who God is moving or repositinging. I have had several key people that have been sown into other ministries and jobs in the past few years taking them far away from us and I get so excited because I know that I

get to inherit from what they are laboring towards, and vice versa, but also that I get to enjoy the expansion of Jesus visiting the earth through their very lives and callings. It is so important that we don’t hold people back from these great transitions. I remember years ago someone asked a major leader in the body of Christ who is seasoned what the hardest thing they ever went through was and they said “Being persecuted by the church. Especially my own church for the decision to move forward into what I felt called to.” I believe that if we don’t have a great understanding for what God wants to do in this next decade, we risk being more of an adverse influence to each other then satan himself is .

The Release of Deep Affection I personally love how Jesus said “We don’t know which way the wind will blow...” Meaning that our journey can not be structured into five and ten year incremental plans the way that a person who is not walking with God can do. That is all they have, a plan towards living the best quality of life available. We however get to go on the adventures of faith, and to do this we break out of the boxes of worldly and traditional thinking. God is repositioning them geographically and relationally. He has trained them through other ministries, jobs, relationships, all for the sake of now. When they get repositioned with the right family, there will be a release of the deeper affections that Jesus, Himself prayed for in John 17. A family who was in unity for His glory! •jgjhg

greater works designated for her in this vital hour. I pray that we don’t camp out in yesterday’s experience but understand that it is a part of a much bigger picture. God is absolutely about bringing restoration and transformation to society. He is more interested in establishing his kingdom in our cities, in our nations today—than just throwing around a few signs and wonders inside our churches. Don’t get me wrong, God loves to encounter us individually and he loves to bless his church, but so often we think what is happening with us is the most important thing to God.

ecently I watched the movie Amazing Grace which depicts the British Kingdom’s struggle to end the slave trade. While watching it, I asked myself a question I had thought about a million times. ‘If I had lived during that time of such horrible injustice—would I have paid the price to fight for justice?’ Of course, I’d like to think that I would have—I even find myself day-dreaming of how I would have befriended slaves and rescued them. It’s almost hard to believe that this happened right here in our country not that long ago. In the same way, a few years from now, our own children and grandchildren will look back at our generation, they’ll have seen the movies of how we allowed abortion in this nation and how rampant poverty, hunger, violence,

and exploitation were around us. They’ll ask us a haunting question— “What did you do about it?” Three years ago I was ministering in Rwanda and was taken to one of the most horrific sites of the genocide. It was a school where over 60,000 innocent people (mainly women and children) were brutally tortured and slaughtered. To my shock, they had decided to preserve 300 bodies of the victims in the rooms that they died in. Bodies laid on the floor, the smell of death was nauseating and I could still see the horrific expression on the faces of the children and the sad position they died in. I walked away that day and felt so terribly violated—not because of what I saw—but

because of what I didn’t see. I was 14 years old, a freshman in high school in 1994 when all of this took place. It was the year that ‘Renewal’ came to our church, I was absorbed with my life and didn’t have time to see or hear the fact that one million innocent, precious people were being tortured and slaughtered. That day snapped me out of my little selfish mentality and I realized that God sees so much more than we do and is more interested in social transformation than just giving me a nice warmfuzzy experience with him. What started as ‘Renewal’ in 1994 was more than just an ‘experience’ for the church—it was an awakening so that the bride could get up and be made ready for the

He’s bringing us into mature love, greater love, love that is willing to lay down and see what He sees and feel what He feels. Father God is consumed with bringing restoration to mankind—the very foundation of His throne is Justice and Righteousness. He hates injustice and all of heaven is working to bring forth justice for the Lamb of God. He has been making his bride ready to partner with him in a great way in this hour. What is Social Transformation? According to the dictionary transformation means “qualitative change”. In other words, Social Transformation is “change (measured not by numbers, but by quality) that comes to society”. Everyone knows that change needs to come to our societies. Today as you’re reading this—thousands of woman are murdering their children right in our nation. Hundreds of thousands of people are starving, being tortured, killed, raped, and driven from their homes right now in Sudan. Today, in your

generation, slavery still lives on all over the world. A child forced in prostitution has had over 30 clients already today, and she is just one of 10 million children in the sex trade industry. We can go on and on—the injustice is rampant everywhere. The good news though, is the Gospel of Jesus Christ brings true transforming change—not just to individuals but to society! All of heaven is cheering for the kingdom of God to be established on the earth. Every single area of society will be changed when we start radiating the kingdom. Heroes by Design I have been very intrigued by a book lately entitled Millennials Rising—The next Great Generation that is written by Neil Howe and William Strauss, two respected secular historical and social scientists. After extensive research, the book describes the ‘make-up’ or characteristics of the Millennial Generation (those born after 1982). The findings were shocking and useful to even government agencies that support the book. Millennials are described as the ‘next great generation’—they are heroes by design. Scientists thought they would find similar characteristics to other generations of youth, they didn’t. They found that this generation is more interested in social justice, honor, and integrity than drugs, sex, and rebellion. Non-Christian Scientists are saying: “This Generation will be known for its reversal of most trends measuring poor behavior including violent crimes, suicide, sex, alcohol, and illicit drug use.

This generation will also be known for its hard work on a grassroots reconstruction of community, teamwork, and civic spirit. They’re doing it in the realms of community service, race, gender relations, politics, and faith—they could become the cleanest cut young adults in living memory. They are next in line to be the next hero generation in America” (Millennials Rising pg. 214) After all their research, scientists have discovered that God has wired this generation to partner with him to bring forth social transformation. Even science agrees that there is a generation at hand who will not sit silent anymore, but will pay the price for social justice. We live in a time where there is such a great need for societal transformation. The agenda of heaven, and two thousand years of prayers that the kingdom of God would be done on the earth, are fueling this tidal wave of social transformation that is about to hit the globe in a large-scale way. May it not be said of our generation that ‘evil triumphed because good men did nothing’. Upon hearing all of this, if you’re like me, you might feel overwhelmed by the desire to be a part of social transformation yet, paralyzed with the inability to know where to start. We invite you to join us on a journey as we begin to explore practical ways to partner with heaven for social change. We want to highlight individuals and groups who are creatively partnering with God for social transformation in their communities. We want to hear from you, we want your input and ideas. Our desire is to help generate a network of people who are

working for the same cause—the kingdom of heaven on earth! If you are connected with someone who is bringing social transformation even in a small way, let us know, so that we can share, inspire, and support. Here are some simple steps you can begin to take:

Pray— Begin to ask God for his heart for social justice, ask him how you can partner with him, ask him for creativity and influence.

Educate yourself—find out what is happening in the world. Set your homepage on your computer to world news, so that you’re forced to see it every time you get on. Study people like Martin Luther King Jr., John Woolman, Cesar Chavez, Ghandi, simple people whose love and risk brought about great social transformation.

Talk about it— Begin to brainstorm with family and friends about how simple people can begin to make a change for social justice. Stay tuned as this will be an ongoing series on social transformation, we invite you to explore and share with us your thoughts and ideas. Our hope is to open up communication that will inspire and support you! •

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