--- title: Welcoming refugees and asylum seekers date: 2019-10-31T16:50:00+00:00 author: Richard Powney canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/welcoming-refugees-and-asylum-seekers" section: Resources --- Great Commission is the Evangelical Alliance's evangelism and mission hub for stories that inspire and resources that equip us all to share Jesus. - [Great Commission](/great-commission) - [Resources](/great-commission/resources/all) - Welcoming refugees and asylum seekers # Welcoming refugees and asylum seekers #### Here are some helpful guidelines to what we can do to welcome those who’ve had to flee their homeland. [ ![Screenshot of Welcoming refugees and asylum seekers](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) Visit resource ](http://www.lcm.org.uk/media/upload/2017/12/11/lcm-refugees-and-asylum.pdf "Visit Welcoming refugees and asylum seekers") [ ](# "What is the Engel Scale?") Engel scale rating Aimed at people who are close to making a commitment to follow Jesus There are plenty of headlines in the newspapers — plenty of opinions expressed on the street — but who, in fact, are refugees and asylum seekers?A refugee is a person who ​“owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country…” (Refugee Convention). An asylum seeker is someone who has lodged an application to become a refugee.The Bible is clear on the way God’s people should treat both refugees and asylum seekers and this booklet will give insight into how to welcome them.London City Mission have created a range of other booklets to help you share your faith. [Click here to find out more.](http://www.lcm.org.uk/what-we-do/how-to-guides) [ Visit resource ](http://www.lcm.org.uk/media/upload/2017/12/11/lcm-refugees-and-asylum.pdf) ### Featured Resources [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### The Visa Course The Visa Course is a 10 week course that introduces Christianity in simple English. ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/the-visa-course) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Jews for Jesus Jews for Jesus exists to make the Messiahship of Jesus an unavoidable issue to our Jewish people… ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/jews-for-jesus) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Centre for Missionaries… The centre provides training through conferences, conversations and books on how to grow and develop… ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/centre-for-missionaries-from-the-majority-world) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Missional Links Wales We are committed to initiating, developing and empowering long-term partnership collaborations between… ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/missional-links-wales) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Welcoming refugees and… Here are some helpful guidelines to what we can do to welcome those who’ve had to flee their homeland. ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/welcoming-refugees-and-asylum-seekers) [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Welcome refugees arriving… Welcome Churches vision is for every refugee to be welcomed by the local church. ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/welcome-refugees-arriving-in-your-community) [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=1769260916495219&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Fwelcoming-refugees-and-asylum-seekers) [](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=Welcoming%20refugees%20and%20asylum%20seekers&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Fwelcoming-refugees-and-asylum-seekers) [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/send?app_id=1769260916495219&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Fwelcoming-refugees-and-asylum-seekers&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Fwelcoming-refugees-and-asylum-seekers&display=popup) [](mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20Evangelical%20Alliance&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Fwelcoming-refugees-and-asylum-seekers) Topics [Cross-cultural](/great-commission/cross-cultural) #### What is the Engel scale? 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