- Is your church community passionate about biblical justice issues such as extreme global poverty, forced labor, and/or human trafficking?
- Are you looking for a simple way to put your faith and convictions into practice?
- What if our spending power could be used to alleviate these problems instead of create them?
Through Good News Goods, church members are given the opportunity to purchase the things they would already buy like coffee, chocolate, and jewelry, while providing dignified employment and fair wages, hope, holistic healing, and the tangible “good news” of Jesus Christ to “the least of these” throughout the developing world who have experienced slavery, abuse, exploitative working conditions, extreme poverty, civil war, and HIV/AIDS.
Now that is a Fair Trade. We can “proclaim good news to the poor…release the captives and…set free those who are oppressed” by loving fervently, living simply, giving generously, and buying ethically. (Lk 4: 18-19)
The JUST ONE ministry option is a very simple and tangible way for your church to engage in Jesus’ kingdom vision of peace, love, and redemption “on earth as it is in heaven” through our spending habits, while also providing a forum to discuss the various plights of the Majority World and our biblical call to respond in word and deed.
What is a JUST ONE card?
The JUST ONE card is a paper card for your wallet that serves as a constant reminder to make JUST ONE Fair Trade purchase from our Fair Trade certified, Christian business partner/supplier–Trade as One.
How does this work?
After showing an explanatory short video about the power of our spending choices (during the selected service), distribute JUST ONE cards to members and ask them to place this card in front of one of their debit or credit cards. Every time they open their wallet, this will remind them to make JUST ONE Fair Trade purchase. After the service, members can use the card to log onto http://tradeasone.com/goodnews and make online purchases from over 30 different global producers.
To learn more about JUST ONE, visit http://goodnewsgoods.com/get-involved/just-one-card/
Four easy steps to get started:
1. Choose a date to show the JUST ONE videos & pass out the JUST ONE cards
2. Contact Us to order your JUST ONE cards & access online promotional resources (password required)
3. Promote, at least 1 week ahead of your chosen date, using the JUST ONE Promo Video & resources from http://goodnewsgoods.com/resources/ (password required)
4. On the chosen date, pass out the cards & show the JUST ONE Follow-Up Video (Additional Talking Points also available on the resource page)










