Micah Challenge International

Micah Challenge "is a global Christian campaign. Our aims are to deepen our engagement with impoverished and marginalised communities; and to challenge international leaders, and leaders of rich and poor countries, to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, and so halve absolute global poverty by 2015!"

Directors
"Micah Challenge is facilitated by the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and the Micah Network. The Council for Micah Challenge has ten members drawn from the leadership of Evangelical Alliances and Christian relief and development agencies from around the world. The chair is Rev Joel Edwards, General Director of Evangelical Alliance UK.

"The other Board Members are: Tehmina Arora (India), Andy Atkins (UK), Steve Bradbury (Australia), Loida Cariel (Peru), Jane Furniss (Micah Network), Paul Mususu (Zambia), Geoff Tunnicliffe (WEA) and Peter Vander Meulen (USA). Ken Morgan serves as the ex-officio treasurer of the Board.

"The Board recently lost Fidelis Wainaina from Kenya after her sudden death in March 2008 and will discuss her replacement in the next Board meeting."

Patrons
"Each of our International Patrons supports and endorses Micah Challenge."

International Patrons
 * Rt Rev Njongonkulu Ndungane, Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, S Africa
 * The Rev. Dr. John R. W. Stott, Theologian and Honorary President of the Langham Partnership International.
 * Dr Ron Sider, President, Evangelicals for Social Action
 * Dr Peter Kuzmic, Director of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Osijek, Croatia

International and regional organisations endorsing Micah Challenge
 * World Evangelical Alliance (Founder)
 * Micah Network (Founder)
 * Baptist World Alliance
 * Baptist World Aid
 * Canadian Food for the Hungry International
 * Compassion International
 * European Evangelical Alliance
 * Servants to Asia's Urban Poor
 * Millennium Campaign
 * VIVA Network
 * Scripture Union International

United Kingdom (Council of Reference)
 * Steve Clifford, Pioneer
 * Nicky Gumbel, Alpha International / Holy Trinity Brompton
 * Andy Flannagan, God360
 * Steve Chalke, Oasis Trust
 * Terry Virgo, New Frontiers International
 * Archbishop John Sentamu, Archbishop of York
 * Roger Forster, Ichthus
 * Elaine Storkey, Tearfund
 * J. John, Philio Trust / Just10
 * Agu Irukwu, Jesus House
 * David Greaves, New Testament Assemblies
 * John Francis, Ruach Ministries
 * Hugh Osgood, Cornerstone Christian Centre
 * Paul Weaver, Assemblies of God
 * Jim Wallis, Sojourners
 * Angela Sarkis CBE, Independent

USA
 * Baptist World Aid
 * Bread for the World
 * Christian Reformed Church in North America
 * Concord Baptist Church of Christ
 * Emergent Village
 * Evangelical Covenant Church, North Park Seminary
 * Evangelicals for Social Action
 * Global AIDS Prayer Partnership
 * Mars Hill Bible Church
 * National Association of Evangelicals
 * Sojourners/Call to Renewal
 * UN Millennium Campaign
 * World Evangelical Alliance
 * World Hope International
 * World Relief
 * World Vision

Contact

 * Web: http://www.micahchallenge.org

Related Sourcewatch articles

 * Jim Wallis
 * Kim Vanden Hengel
 * Alfonso Wieland
 * Jennie Collins
 * Michael Smitheram, International Coordinator
 * Regine Nagel, National Campaigns Coordinator