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Just Living

Join the dots between your faith and global injustices, to live in sympathy with the world’s needs

• Good Lives Project – An Experiment in Faith

  

  An experiment of faith in action. This seven-part small group study seeks to help us live more responsibly in everything from personal and family finances to day-to-day practices. In the words of the Apostle Paul, it is an attempt to 'conform no longer to the present pattern of the world’ (Romans 12:2).

  It suggests commitments that can be made personally or as a household or family, in the areas of consumption, work and leisure, giving, environment, debt, and investments.

• Living Simply

  

  An oldie but a goodie. This classic booklet of 10 studies challenges us to simplify our lives on behalf of the poor and choose more satisfying life principles. With global issues in mind, this booklet gives the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of living simply, freeing up time and money for causes you believe in.

• 'L' is for Lifestyle

  

  A lifestyle revolution for global citizens. Ruth Valerio shows us how, by making small changes, we can learn the secret of a life that is fair and fulfilling. In simple five to six-page chapters, Ruth unpacks the interconnectedness of our actions and the world. “B is for Bananas”, looks at global trade and fair trade.“I is for Investments” shows how to invest away from warfare, and fossil fuels.
  
  In each very short chapter you are given simple steps to take. Join us and study this book as a group.

• '​Discover' Bible study series

  

  Be challenged and inspired by more than 90 Bible studies.
  See what God says about poverty and justice.

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Restore

Our humanitarian work in disasters and peace-building. We believe we're called to be peacemakers and to respond to those in need.

• Climate Change Booklet

  

  Climate change is perhaps the greatest moral crisis of our time. The people most harmed will be those in Tearfund partner countries. From theology, science and our response, this booklet is a great one-stop shop. (Written by our partner, A Rocha)

• Natural Disasters (Digging Deeper)

  

  This resource provides a quick overview of our work responding to and preparing for natural disasters. As global weather patterns become increasingly extreme, our work in this sector is growing ever more important.

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• Restoring Hope

  

  Restoring Hope is a study for individuals or groups interested in the ‘humanitarian’ work that organisations like Tearfund do. Covering disasters, conflict situations and peace-making, it will also challenge you to personally act.

• Insight: Climate Change

  

  The last three years have been the hottest on record. In this resource we explain some of the life-threatening impacts of climate change on poorer countries that contributed least to the problem. This includes the loss of land and crops, the spread of heat-related diseases, and water shortages. We also show how you can help make changes to prevent the worst effects.

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• Insight: War in Syria

  

  The biggest humanitarian disaster of many of our lifetimes, the Syrian conflict is hugely complex and offers no simple solutions. This resource provides a brief explanation of the history of the conflict, explores the ongoing human cost of the War, and explains the work that Tearfund is doing and how you can help.

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• Insight: Refugee Support

  

  No longer a passing spike, the refugee crisis is a new normal. New Zealand accepts 1000 refugees a year and each family needs community support. Find out how your family or your church can support new arrivals.

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• Insight: Displaced Persons

  

  Refugees and ‘internally displaced persons’ flee from conflict, persecution, drought and increasingly from the effects of climate change. Where are they from, what’s driving the increase refugees and what can we do? This insight introduces you to these issues.

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• Psychosocial Support Booklet

  

  The purpose of this resource on psychosocial support (PSS) is to provide the reader with a brief introduction to basic psychosocial issues post-disaster and to point the reader to useful post disaster PSS resources.

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Protect

Modern slavery and trafficking: what are the issues and what are we doing about them?

• An Introduction to Human Slavery Tearfund NZ

  

  By Reverend Francis Ritchie, 2014

  Slavery predates human records and was institutionalised in cultures around the world from the earliest days of humanity. Over time though, it has been recognised that slavery breaches, and is an abuse of basic human rights. Modern understandings of it stem specifically from the evolution and eventual abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.

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• Agents of Freedom

  

  We believe we are called to Protect the vulnerable from exploitation.

  This booklet is a secular guide to anti-trafficking and exploitation work around the world, and an introduction to Tearfund’s work in this field.
  
   

• Anti-Trafficking (Digging Deeper)

  

  This resource provides a quick overview of our work preventing vulnerable people from being trafficked, prosecuting trafficking offenders, and rehabilitating survivors.

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• No Longer Slaves – Studies on Human Trafficking

  

  Ask us for one – or 10 – FREE copies of our introductory group study guide on the horrid evil that is human trafficking and slavery. The booklet features five studies that show individuals and groups the facts of modern slavery, the history of abolition, and what two of Tearfund’s partner organisations who work on the frontline are doing.

  It’s all wrapped in Biblical principles and a framework for understanding it, and concludes with what we can all do about it.

• Break the Cycle

  

  The poverty cycle can best be defined as the set of factors or events by which poverty, once started, is likely to continue unless there is outside intervention. In these three studies, we examine the causes of global poverty, how to use our voices and advocate for the poor, and how to respond to poverty in a biblical way.

  • Study 1: Experiencing Poverty.
  • Study 2: Breaking the Cycle.
  • Study 3: God's Plan – Our Response.

   

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• Rescued (Reflection)

  

  This five day reflection series tells real stories of people who were trafficked and then rescued. It can be a catalyst for thought and change in your life.

• One Helping – Cookbook

  

  Our exciting new cookbook has recipes all 75 cents or less per helping. It’s packed full of creative dishes from top Kiwi chefs including Ray McVinnie, Annabel Langbein, Julie Le Clerc, Simon Gault, Nadia Lim, and Dr. Libby Weaver. This book is the ultimate guide to surviving Live Below the Line, but also makes a great cookbook any time of year for those who want to eat healthy and save money.

  All profits from the sale of One Helping, goes to support Tearfund's work of rehabilitating and rescuing victims of human trafficking in Southeast Asia.

  If you'd like to order One Helping, call one of our friendly team on 0800 800 777 or email enquiries@tearfund.org.nz

• The Gospel and Justice

  

  This workshop explores how justice is a central theme in the Gospel.

  The gospel is not just about life after death. It can only be understood if we see that God is also concerned with justice here and now. We look at Jesus’ own practice and ask what it means to follow him in the light of this. We’ll be challenged to uncover our own hearts for fighting injustice and find some ways to get started. The workshop will be interactive and exploratory; come with your mind and heart open. 

• Global Development: The Why, The How, and The Where Next

  

  How can we best approach the question of global inequalities and poverty in the developing world?

  After 70 years of aid, what has been achieved, what mistakes have happened, and where is hope? Tearfund will take you on a journey through the history of ‘development’ and the ideas that have driven it, while reflecting on the way poorer countries have been perceived and the role of Christian theology of mission in development. 

• The Discovery Course: Tools for Helping Your Church Engage with its Community

  

  Want your church to reach your community? Feel paralysed at the thought of it? Yeah, we understand.

  Tearfund now offers a great tool to help churches walk towards people in their own locale. Discovery is an interactive process that helps churches learn the spiritual foundations for community development, identifies their gifts and talents, and the problems and needs in the community. In fun easy steps that anyone can learn, you discover how to research, develop, grow and monitor a community outreach.

• Request a speaker

  

  Tearfund speakers are available to speak to churches, youth groups, home groups, schools and universities on issues related to our work.