In this episode, host, Tara Zimmer talks with John Mark Bowers of World Relief about the Church’s role in immigration and refugee resettlement, debunking myths, and sharing how Christians can respond with compassion and truth.

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Explore these helpful tools, trainings, and insights to learn more about immigration, refugee support, and how your church can get involved:

World Relief Resources:

• Churches of Welcome

Join a national network of churches committed to creating communities of welcome.

 https://worldrelief.org/churches-of-welcome

• Church Resource Hub

Free sermon outlines and teaching tools on immigration issues:

www.worldrelief.org/church-hub

• Online Courses on Immigration & RefugeesLearn the difference between refugee, asylum seeker, and other immigrant statuses, and the Church can respond.

 https://worldrelief.org/theworkshop

Other Resources:

• Evangelical Immigration TableFaith-based advocacy for just and compassionate immigration reform.

 https://evangelicalimmigrationtable.com

• HHS Refugee Economic Impact StudyFor understanding the long-term economic contributions of refugees.

 https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/3dd52e6be9abfa2b7462be0fb3a9c81f/aspe-brief-refugee-fiscal-impact-study.pdf

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Other topics covered in this episode:

Immigration and the Church, refugee crisis, faith and immigration, welcoming refugees, Christian response to immigration, what does the Bible say about immigrants, World Relief, John Mark Bowers, Churches of Welcome, Christian podcast on immigration, Christian Podcast, Church, Discipleship, Faith, Pentecostalism, Evangelicalism, Growth, Books, Fear, Bible, Christianity.

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