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What is an Integrity Group?

   An Integrity group — A group of Christians who come together to commit to honesty, accountability, and public witness. It is actually a biblical concept where as image bearers of God, and followers of Jesus Christ join together to honor Him by living out lives that reflect godly values and behaviour in every sphere of life. 

   Dr. Robert Osburn coined the term “Redemptive Change Agents”.  The following is taken by permission from his book, “Developing Redemptive Change Agents”.

     The term is a disciple of Christ who takes the risk to solve problems in their home society or workplace on the basis of a Christian worldview. One reason for the term redemptive change agent is the fact that discipleship has been narrowed to personal spirituality while the scope for action by Christ’s followers has expanded. We need a new fresh term that transcends the unbiblical divide between personal spirituality ( typically thought of as sacred) and social change ( typically thought of as secular).

    The term redemptive change agent potentially has the power to help followers of Christ incorporate into their concept of discipleship, a commitment to personal, communal, and national transformation by solving real problems on the basis of a Christian perspective and with the resources of the Christian community. Lest I be misunderstood, I am not suggesting the utopian promise of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth through human effort.

   Today our twenty-first century world desperately needs God’s truth to inform social change. 

   What is the relationship between redemptive change agent and evangelism? Redemptive change agents are not primarily evangelists, but they share responsibility for evangelism and in some cases are particularly well-suited for it. Since as we will make clear, redemptive change must be properly and consciously grounded in a Christian worldview, doors to evangelism are likely to open.