"Who Is My Neighbor?": Thinking Biblically about Refugees & Immigration

500 E St Johns Ave,Austin TX 78752

19 August, 2021

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A breakfast discussion with author Matthew Soerens focused on exploring God's heart for immigrants and refugees Please join evangelical pastors and church leaders in the Austin area on Thursday, August 19 as you hear from Matthew Soerens of World Relief and the Evangelical Immigration Table to: Examine how Scripture informs our response to refugees, immigrants and immigrationAddress common concerns and questions about immigrants and refugeesDiscover how immigration presents unique missional opportunities for the ChurchAnd learn about resources and strategies for discipling churches on this issue and addressing the needs of immigrants & refugees in our communities.Matthew Soerens is the U.S. Director of Church Mobilization & Advocacy for World Relief, the national coordinator for the Evangelical Immigration Table, and the coauthor of Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion and Truth in the Immigration Debate (InterVarsity Press, 2018) and Seeking Refuge: On the Shores of the Global Refugee Crisis (Moody Publishers, 2016). This lunch is sponsored by World Relief and the Evangelical Immigration Table. World Relief is the humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals.  Our mission is to empower the local church to serve the most vulnerable.