title: Prayer and fasting in the halls of Congress: a pastoral approach to lobbying.
abstract: Describes a pastoral model for congressional lobbying and how this became the vehicle for a ministry of prayer and fasting supporting debt forgiveness for the world's 40 most impoverished nations. Raises questions for the reader concerning the need to take risks in doing effective ministry.
authors: D C
authors: DC
authors: Duncombe
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics*; D005215:Fasting; D005381:Financing, Organized / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007390:International Agencies; D008119:Lobbying; D011203:Poverty; D012067:Religion; D014481:United States