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Start with Welcome: The Journey toward a Confident and Compassionate Immigration Conversation Paperback – February 6, 2024

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You've seen the headlines. You've watched the TV footage. People around the world are in dire situations and on the move. Current estimates suggest over 100 million people are forcibly displaced from their homes and seeking refuge in other countries. It seems as if everyone wants to come to the U.S., and if we're honest, that gives many of us pause.

As Christians we're supposed to love our neighbor as ourselves. But we can't stop wondering if we showed welcome to the world, would it change our culture? Would it make us less safe? Would it be a drain on our taxes and local communities? Whether we realize it or not, our fears have trumped our faith. We fear those who seek a new life in our midst.

So does the Bible have anything to say about immigration? Or is it just a political issue? Is it a pro-life issue? Where does this all fit in my faith and worldview?

You have questions. You have fears. But you also have compassion.

So, let's start there.

Let's have the conversation you've always wanted to have about immigration. Let's ask hard questions and detangle from the easy talking points that still leave us curious about our calling. Let's attach confidence to your compassion.

Get ready to dive into the whole of scripture to better understand what God calls us to do concerning immigrants and refugees. It's a journey, and I'm here to take it with you.

In Start with Welcome, Bri Stensrud reveals that something is stirring in the American Church. Something much bigger than platforms, politics, and pundits. Something that could literally change the world.

It all starts with one word: Welcome.

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Bri Stensrud is a human dignity advocate and the director of Women of Welcome, a community dedicated to diving into the whole of Scripture to understand God’s heart for the immigrant and refugee. She lives in Colorado Springs with her husband and two children.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zondervan (February 6, 2024)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0310154251
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0310154259
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.44 x 0.52 x 8.34 inches

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I enjoyed this book more than I realized I would. My convictions have led me down this road of immigration and I am trying to learn as much as I can. This book has helped tremendously to answer many questions from an as-unbiased-as-possible perspective that gives balanced information on both sides of political lines. It's thought-provoking and engaging. It truly makes me wonder how we, as Christians, do not talk about immigration and the rhetoric that surrounds it more often. I highly recommend reading Women of Welcome.

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God's people at the border

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This book was written with lots of research and discuss much of what is going on with our immigration laws but most of all it brings in to light the love that God has for these people. For many that have forgotten Jesus loves ALL his people. I am going to do a book club on this book to help bring awareness of what would Jesus say and do if He was standing here with us in person. Thank you Bri for writing this book. I now have a resource to give me a way to start this discussion. Margarita

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I didn't expect to so efforted by this book. It is a very clear and concise book on immigration issues from a compassionate persons perspective. Lots of good information.

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Excellent and refreshing!

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I didn’t know what to expect, reading a book about immigration, but this was such a warm invite to see people like God does.
The book encourages secure borders AND humane treatment of people.
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I’m recommending this to all my friends!

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This book is informative and engaging. All the things you don't know about immigration. Answering questions about what the bible says about immigration. Learning how to love like Jesus.

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Welcome Is the Only Loving Choice. Bri's Passion for Welcoming Shines Through this Book!

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“We are Christians first and foremost, therefore, a ‘kingdom mindset’ is what should primarily shape our hearts and minds.” “A Kingdom mindset will help us think about our neighbors and see them as God sees them.” (158)

These two sentences by author Bri Stensrud speak to the approach given to Christians in biblical references such as Matthew 25 as it talks about the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the naked, the sick, and the imprisoned.

Bri, who as a committed Christian responded to what she felt was the focus of God’s calling for her life regarding classic pro-life issues. Then through conversation, prayer, and hands-on encounters with people seeking to immigrate into the United States through Mexico, she broadened her definition of pro-life.

She saw people seeking to escape violence and terrorism so they might be embraced by realized hope. She learned the immigration issue is so much more complex than is expressed by various supporters and opponents of immigration into the USA.

Even the language is complex. Advocates of immigration must understand the true meaning of words like immigration, emigrate, immigrant, refugee, asylum seeker, and “ger”.

“Ger” is the most important of all the words for Christians. It is a Hebrew word meaning alien, foreigner, stranger, or sojourner. You know them. They are the people God tells us to welcome.

Start By Saying “Welcome!”

As Christians we ought to start by saying “welcome” and then figure out the details and whose minds and actions need to change—beginning with ours.

In this book, Bri takes us through her journey to becoming welcoming to immigrants. She does not suggest throwing open the door of our country, but she is appropriately biased toward being more welcoming. We need an attitude that is welcoming, and a process that is consistent, quicker, and humane.

She talks about the good, the bad, and the ugly of welcoming. The fact that although politicians say it is the other partisans who have gotten things wrong, all political persuasions have failed.

She takes on Christians when she says, “I was grieved. Grieved that the American church had missed the realities and cries of migrants so badly. Not only had we missed these things we’d also busied ourselves making excuses, biblically shrouded justifications for our well-versed indifference.” (7)

“While the Old Testament elevates the quartet of the vulnerable (orphan, widow, sojourner, and poor), Jesus raises the bar substantially in the New Testament. He levels the playing field by including every person in society.” (52)

“Hundreds of thousands of people from around the world are approaching our borders. Do we see this as a divine moment to bring our loaves and fish? Do we see this as an opportunity to fulfill the church’s Great Commission? Or do we ask our leaders and lawmakers to push people away to fend for themselves?” (57)

Why Do Migrants Come?

“Many migrants are on the move because they are searching for a way—any way—to provide the basics for their families.” (123) “People love their families enough to risk seeking a new life and a brighter future.” (124)

“Christians must be people moved to compassion, as Jesus was, willing to look past media stereotypes to learn real stories of real people, to understand the push and pull factors that have created this crisis, and to work together to find effective, safe, and human solutions.” (132)

Fear Not

“When I listen to people talk about immigrants and refugees, the most common thing I hear behind every comment is fear. Fear of a changing American culture, fear of increased violence or economic burdens, fear of terrorism or human trafficking or drugs, fear of America’s citizens not getting the help they need, fear of Sharia law taking over cities and eventually the nation. And even though one of the most frequent commands in the Bible is ‘do not fear,’ we often fear things we don’t understand and people we don’t know.” (138)

If you have not guessed by now, I have a high view of this book and commend it to you. Urge others to read it and take positive actions of support for this cause.

Reflections

I support a legal, ethical, and spiritual framework for allowing immigrants into the United States. The most important to me it spiritual.

It is my belief God is bringing people of the world to the United States where, by some estimates, there are upwards to 80 percent of all global missional resources.

God is daring Christians not to love them unconditionally and introduce them to Jesus. God is challenging us to see immigrants as persons of worth created in His image to live and to love. They need hope. They need security. They need economic opportunity. They need relief from the violence of the societies in which too many of them live.

They need the Savior.

In a country where tens of millions of people believe that salvation through Jesus the Christ is the only way to eternal life, we have no choice but to receive and love immigrants, care for them, challenge them about their spiritual life, invite them to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

We should challenge many to return virtually or physically to their country of origin to share the unconditional love of Jesus with people of their culture and language. Others should stay here to continue recruiting necessary resources to support these efforts.

They may be the best missionaries to the people of their culture as they can present the gospel in relevant ways.

I believe God is doing this because we have hoarded the gospel. We have refused to provide the resources to send millions more missionaries throughout the world. To provide them with the finances, resources, volunteers, and prayer support to help their mission of going to the whole world to be successful.

Doing this ethically is extremely important. We must love and care for people individually and in family units. It is a clear golden rule issue. We must treat them in the same manner in which we want to be treated.

We must treat them as equals under the law and in God’s eyes. We must not fear them. We must realize they likely fear us, and our formal and informal systems of governance and culture. It is a scary thing to immigrate to a country where they do not know for sure they will be accepted.

We must tell government officials—particularly partisan politicians using immigration policies for their personal political gain—to get their act together. Develop, implement, and fund laws that establish a system that works. Stop worrying about their own re-election. We need statespersons not political hacks. Let them know we will not vote for their re-election if they do not get their act together.

Local, state, and federal officials must work together. Inform all government officials we expect for them to treat immigrants ethically.

If the government officials claim to be Christians, tell them we expect them to act like it toward all people—including immigrants.

Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2024

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This book was amazing! I would love to highlight the entire book. I’m a pastor’s wife in a conservative church while also serving as a public school educator in schools with many immigrants and refugees. I’ve felt so lonely over the years in my views and passion to see these students and their families flourish in my community. So much of it resonated with me (and brought me to tears). I’m looking forward to sharing it with my social circle and my elected officials!!

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