This fast-paced video gives further perspective on the three mission study themes for 2005. The video can be used in conjunction with the mission study book or as a discussion starter on any of the three topics.
1. India & Parkistan: Church leaders from both countries describe social, political, and theological issues that impact these two countries and their churches. 2. Public Education: A look at programs through which local churches work to enrich the lives of public school children. 3. Children of the Bible: The stories of Joseph and his brothers and Jairus' daughter as told to us by children.

Storyteller Noa Baum, an Israeli who began a heartfelt dialogue with a Palestinian woman while living in the United States, weaves together their memories and their mothers' stories. She creates a moving testimony illuminating the complex and contradictory history and emotions that surround Jerusalem for Israelis and Palestinians alike.

As globalization gains momentum, industrialized and developing countries are, to a greater or lesser extent, becoming increasingly similar, with middle-class luxury and abject poverty coexisting side by side. This program explores the repercussions of globalization as well as a growing resentment toward the G8 countries and nongovernmental organizations. Concerns over third-world debt, environmental degradation, biodiversity, the concentration of power, and the future of democracy are aired by globally oriented young adults who are poised to inherit a world without borders…or rules.

Four thousand years ago Abraham, considered the forefather of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, journeyed from the Iraqi desert to Arabia to Canaan. This film follows that journey. It is the fascinating story of the life of Abraham with a unique Biblical, Koranic, and historical background. Well-known Muslim Arab writer and actor Hisham Yanis from Jordan, and Alex Anski, a Jewish journalist and actor guide us as they converse and compare versions in the Torah and the Quran. Representing the sons of Abraham - Isaac and Ishmael, the Jordanian and the Israeli travel together in the very lands of Abraham's sojourn, discussing the conflicts and problems of the past and of the present.

An NBC special from the National Council of Churches and EcuFilm. This video includes segments of the South African elections, Africa University and how the church and Christians are helping in African self-development.

The Baltic Mission is a special project of The United Methodist Church. The original church building was destroyed in 1944. A new church is to be located on a three acre plot in downtown Tallin, Estonia. The Advance number for this special project is #010923-5AN. (1995)

Changes are argued for in current world monetary policies that cause export imbalances, debt and financial instability for developing nations. Ghana, Brazil and the Philippines are examples of where the influences of the international banking community have resulted in diminished living conditions. This documentary will show you how millions of children are sacrificed for the sake of financial stability. The video traces the post-World War II change which led to the current world economic order.

Father Constantin Bogdan is an active participant in the physical rebuilding of his Romanian Orthodox Church, as well as the spiritual rebuilding of his country.

Jubilee 2000 is a worldwide movement to cancel the unpayable debts of the most impoverished countries in the world by the end of the year 2000. This video explains the origin of these debts and why they should be canceled. It shows the devastating impact of debt upon the people and the environment in poor countries, and it invites the american people to work in solidarity with people from the developing countries to help alleviate the unspeakable suffering of hundreds of millions of people throughout Africa, Latin America and Asia.

Using Jonathan Kozol's book "Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools" as its starting point, this documentary illustrates the vast differences separating inner-city, rural and suburban educational environments.