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August 16, 2025Verbum et EcclesiaOpen Access

‘Please Mister President, have mercy…’: The Church’s calling to reach out to refugees and migrants

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The article explores church perspectives on supporting refugees and migrants, highlighting their plight and calling for action.

Church leaders emphasize the need to support refugees and migrants in their communities, pointing to biblical teachings as a source of inspiration.
Six perspectives on outreach—embracing all as foreigners, following Jesus' example, opposing injustice, welcoming migrants, prayer, and hope—are presented.
Assessment of interdisciplinary implications across missiology, practical theology, and ethics emphasizes a church-wide commitment to the marginalized.
Literature analysis includes a mix of historical and recent works that provide insights into the church's role in addressing migrant and refugee issues.

P.G.J. Meiring (2025) studied this question.

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