Faith leaders from many traditions are taking up the challenge to preach against global poverty. If you haven’t heard about the ONE Sermon Challenge yet, take some time to check out what we have up so far. So far we have some great Christian, Jewish and Buddhist messages on the site. If you are a preacher or if you haven’t gotten the chance to encourage your local faith leader to deliver a message on the fight against extreme poverty, it’s not too late to do so.

Through mid-April the ONE Sermon Challenge will continue to accept original and inspirational sermons related to global poverty and collect them online at ONE.org. Through the ONE Sermon Challenge, pastors, rabbis, imams and other faith leaders have the chance to share their message to ONE’s millions of members and congregations nationwide, inspiring advocacy and action.

Over at the ONE Sermon Challenge site, you may want to check out Sensei Anthony Stultz’s “Liberating Message of the Dharma,” or take a listen to Rev. Steve Price’s “Springing Up,” or Rabbi Eric Solomon’s call to action, reflecting on the lives of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi. There’s a lot of great stuff over on the site so make sure to take a moment to visit the Sermon Challenge page.

We encourage you and your local congregation to send us their original and inspirational message with ONE. If you are a youth leader or youth pastor, check out ONE partner Youth Specialties podcast video, hosted by Adam McLane, and take the challenge as well.

-Adam Phillips