Our Call is a new national initiative focused on expanding support among American Christians and churches for the world’s most vulnerable children and families.
God’s call to love our neighbors in need and to serve the most vulnerable, both near and far, is clear and unmistakable across Scripture. Jesus’ teachings and actions throughout his ministry summon us to serve the least, the last, and the lost - especially the children who he welcomed.
Our prayer is that the Our Call initiative can inspire and equip
many more Christians in the United States to embrace and follow
Christ’s call to serve the world’s most vulnerable children and families
through prayer, voluntarism, giving, and public engagement.
Leadership
Housed within the Accord Network, Our Call is guided by a Council of Pastors and a Leadership Council that includes many of the United States’ leading Christian organizations engaged in international relief and development.
Join us in answering the call.
Churches and organizations interested in exploring engagement in Our Call are invited to contact the Our Call team.
Following God’s call to love and serve, we all work toward a world where every child and family flourishes.
We connect Christians in the United States with opportunities to generously support and stand with the world’s most vulnerable children and families in ways that can be transformative for all.
Goals
Components
Coalition building
Bringing together a coalition of Christian organizations, networks, and leaders in a safe, enlivening space for connection, collaboration, and mutual learning and support.
Church outreach
Connecting and equipping church leaders (including pastors, priests, and lay leaders) to inspire hearts and minds in their congregations and communities to follow God’s call to love and serve the most vulnerable people in His world.
Online platform and materials
Providing an online platform with compelling materials and resources for US Christian leaders and congregations seeking to expand support for the world’s most vulnerable children and families and offering a gateway to support a wide range of partner organizations.
Strategic communications
Utilizing innovative, effective channels in social media and conventional media to convey key messages that build understanding and support for assistance to the world’s most vulnerable children and families.
Core Principles
Partnering
Working in respectful, supportive partnership with a wide range of organizations and churches, Our Call connects and supports existing efforts, enabling them to achieve more individually and together.
Forward-looking
Our Call is positive and hope-filled, emphasizing the remarkable impacts of assistance when stewarded well.
Highlighting front line heroes
Our Call highlights the work of churches and other local partners in the Global South, recognizing the heroes on the front lines supporting the most vulnerable people in their communities as the primary owners and drivers of change, help, and hope in their context.
Flexibility
Our Call provides examples, messages, and avenues for engagement across a range of sectors and geographic areas, so that everyone can find what speaks most to their hearts and callings.
Learning
Our Call fosters and supports learning among participating organizations and churches, identifying and sharing good practices and adjusting with agility based on lessons learned.
