What is the role of justice and mercy ministries within PWCM?

• A. They are optional and secondary.
• B. They are the main focus, replacing proclamation.
• C. The gospel includes social justice, relief, development, and advocacy; these actions reflect love for neighbor and demonstrate the kingdom.
• D. They are irrelevant to mission.

Answer: (C)

Holistic mission is the main idea: the gospel includes both proclamation and demonstrations of God’s justice and mercy. In the PWCM view, justice and mercy ministries aren’t optional add-ons; they’re integral expressions of the gospel. When believers engage in social justice, relief, development, and advocacy, they’re loving their neighbor in concrete ways and showing the kingdom in the here-and-now. This reflects that the good news speaks to both personal salvation and the transformation of unjust structures, creating space for people to encounter Christ through both words and deeds. So, the strongest answer is that the gospel includes social justice, relief, development, and advocacy, and these actions reflect love for neighbor and demonstrate the kingdom.