We've asked 114 leaders from 11 ministry spheres about evangelical priorities for the next 50 years. Here's what they said about international justice.

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has called evangelicals the "new internationalists" for their advocacy on behalf of various human rights causes, from sex trafficking to religious freedom to genocide. In the next 50 years, international injustice will demand even more from the new internationalists.

That's because it is mighty hard to fight the systemic causes of global injustice. Evangelicals still need to learn how to "address the suffering of the poor that comes from violence—the epidemics of slavery, police abuse, sexual violence, land seizures, illegal detention, and other forms of violent abuse and oppression that plague the lives of the poor." So says Gary Haugen, who founded International Justice Mission in 1996 to do just that. Money and prayer go a long way, but complex, systemic, long-term problems require complex, systemic, long-term solutions.

One such solution is education—a degree in fields like international law, political science, international relations, or criminal justice from a well-reputed school. If evangelicals are to make a difference in this arena, more and more of them need to earn a diploma in one of these fields.

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Tom Getman, director of humanitarian affairs and international relations for World Vision International, says that scientists and professional politicians need to work out the detailed compromises necessary for overarching international trade reforms. But that doesn't mean evangelicals can't do something. Getman recommends that each one of us "make certain that our purchasing power at the local market is directed to ...