The topic I am choosing is economics.  I live in a suburban community that is diverse in its economic standings.  My parents (and I half the time) live in an upper-middle class gated community where all the houses are two stories.  But to the direct north and a few miles to the south, the houses slowly diminish in size and stature.  For my church, we are mostly middle class with a few wealthier and a fair number of lower-middle or working class (labels do not correspond to a set number as this is just general observation).  However, I do not believe there are more than a couple people living in poverty.  As this has been the case, my church has not looked on economically making a difference in our community.

I will use the praxis model of solving 2 issues.  Poverty in the surrounding community and mobilizing a church to do so.  This actually ties question 2 and 3 together as the problem is both external and internal.