Join God At Work
This video does an excellent job of introducing how a commitment to human dignity informs the way Christians see material need and address physical poverty.
July 26, 2022
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Thinking Biblically About Poverty Relief
Poverty relief is a complex undertaking that often requires both immediate intervention and upstream investment. Walter Strickland, Associate Vice President for Kingdom Diversity at Southeastern
July 26, 2022
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Does Christianity Belong in Africa?
This article on The Gospel Coalition Africa website is intended as an apologetic tool for refuting a common objection that Christianity is a religion for
July 26, 2022
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Culture as a Pathway for the Gospel
Scott Hildreth, Assistant Professor of Global Studies at Southeastern Seminary, examines the primary ways Christians can approach culture and how employing it as a gospel
July 26, 2022
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To Western Missionaries: From An African Pastor
Chopo Mwanza pastors Faith Baptist Church Riverside in Kitwe, Zambia, and his thoughts about missions in Africa provide insightful context to the work of 127’s
July 26, 2022
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The Image of God
127 Worldwide’s approach to caring for vulnerable communities is rooted in a belief in the imago dei, or the image of God that every person
July 26, 2022
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127’s Commitment to Human Dignity
At 127 Worldwide, we believe that the image of God in people requires something of us. The Bible teaches that God made man in his
July 26, 2022
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Spiritual and Physical Transformation
As 127 collaborates with our partners to address the root causes of family-fracturing, poverty, and other evidences of brokenness, we prioritize gospel-centrality in two primary
July 26, 2022
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We’re All Poor
People from all worldviews and religions have tried to alleviate poverty. The desire to improve the quality of life for the impoverished is not necessarily
July 26, 2022
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Rediscovering Our Place in the Story
We are motivated to care for the needs of others because we were once needy, orphaned, spiritually dead, separated from God and without hope in
July 26, 2022
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How Justice Work Speaks Good News
Caring for vulnerable communities is like putting a billboard up for the gospel. It shouts “something’s wrong here” and “there’s a way to make it
July 26, 2022
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From the Gospel and For the Gospel
127 Worldwide is committed to gospel-centrality as our primary motivation. It’s our first distinctive and arguably the one that shapes all the rest. We like
July 26, 2022
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Theology of Caring for the Vulnerable
The book of James has convincingly argues that good works prove the authenticity of our faith. But then we start to realize– James also prescribes
July 26, 2022
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Faith Without Works Won’t Work
For as long as 127 Worldwide exists with its current name, our purpose is inseparable from the book of James. Our very identity announces with
July 26, 2022
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What does James 1:27 really mean?
As the name 127 Worldwide suggests, our work is founded in a correct interpretation of James 1:27. “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God
July 26, 2022
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How 127 Equipped Me for My First International Trip
During the spring of 2021, I discovered 127 Worldwide through a blog on Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Intersect Project. The blog, titled “3 Things Your
June 15, 2022
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What Does Proverbs 31 Teach Us About Advocacy?
Have you ever seen one of those Dawn commercials with the baby ducks? In these high-drama advertisements, a forlorn duckling struggles to escape an oil-coated
June 15, 2022
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Bumping into Distinctives
I distinctly remember the first birthday party I attended at the local bowling alley. A herd of elementary schoolers shuffled around, hoisting neon bowling balls
June 15, 2022
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The Upstream Impact of Gospel Transformation
At 127, we believe gospel-centrality is key to caring for vulnerable communities well. There are many reasons for this, but just one is that the
June 15, 2022
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A Plea for Cultural Awareness
We all have a particular outlook through which we interpret life. Like a pair of glasses, our perspective alters how we see everything around us,
June 14, 2022
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The Lord is Near to the Brokenhearted
In episode 25 of Simply 127, 127 Worldwide partner Odongo Geoffrey shares about his childhood experiences and how he came to know Jesus as a
June 14, 2022
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4 Ways to Evaluate the Self-Centeredness of Your Service
In ministry, it is paramount that our service flows out of a heart of thankfulness for the gospel. The gospel reminds us that everything we
June 14, 2022
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Why 127 Can’t “Un-Center” the Gospel
Our unique ministry philosophy at 127 Worldwide sets us apart in almost every arena. We choose to support the work of local leaders who know
June 14, 2022
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Are You Living a James 1:27 Lifestyle?
“RELIGION THAT IS PURE AND UNDEFILED BEFORE GOD, THE FATHER, IS THIS: TO VISIT ORPHANS AND WIDOWS IN THEIR AFFLICTION, AND TO KEEP ONESELF UNSTAINED
June 14, 2022
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Speaking Up for Justice: Creating a Culture of Advocacy
Esther was a woman who used her voice to speak up for people suffering injustice. Her husband, the king, allowed his second in command to
June 14, 2022
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Biblical Justice
Justice is foundational to the work of caring for the vulnerable. If we have no standard for how human beings should be treated, then we
June 8, 2022
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