Eight Million Exiles: Missional Action Research and the Crisis of Forced Migration

By Christopher M. Hays. A resource from the Faith and Displacement project developed Missional Action Research. Explains how an interdisciplinary team of theologians, social scientists, pastors, and local partners combined efforts to support internally displaced persons of Colombia — and could be applicable elsewhere. This method incorporated direct leadership and participation from local churches and displaced persons with stakes in the research process. The resulting curriculum covered:

• Training in trauma-informed mental health care
• Harnessing the unrecognized skills and resources of the community
• Empowering displaced people economically through microenterprises and other ventures
• Supporting participants with effective spiritual and pastoral care

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