David Leventhal

I just started reading Richard Stearns’ book entitled The Hole in our Gospel: The Answer that Changed My Life and Might Just Change the World. Stearns is the President of World Vision. I’ve heard a lot of people reference this book lately so I figured it might be good to check it out. Here’s a paragraph in the first chapter that seems to lay out where he’s headed.

Proclaiming the whole gospel…means much more than evangelism in the hopes that people will hear and respond to the good news of salvation by faith in Christ. It also encompasses tangible compassion for the sick and the poor, as well as biblical justice, efforts to right the wrongs that are so prevalent in our world. God is concerned about the spiritual, physical, and social dimensions of our being. This whole gospel is truly good news for the poor, and it is the foundation for a social revolution that has the power to change the world. And if this was Jesus’ mission, it is also the mission of all who claim to follow Him. It is my mission, it is your mission, and it is the mission of the Church. (p. 22)