William Wilberforce was a man of great character, great conviction and great faith.

To fully grasp the challenge Wilberforce had regarding his battle to abolish the slave trade, a good equivalent for today would be this: imagine leading a crusade, on your own, in Washington, D.C., to shut down the top one hundred corporations in America. Amazon.com, Coca-Cola, GM, Google—all the big ones, shut down for good. That's what William Wilberforce did. And he did it because of a grand conviction that slavery in and of itself was wrong. He was the man who popularized the truth that slaves are human beings, and therefore should not be oppressed through slavery. Oddly enough, this was a new idea in England in the late 1700s. We've come a long way since then, haven't we? And we have Wilberforce to thank for it. This man was, simply put, a world-changer.

The Be A World Changer movement begins and ends with you and the decisions you make to invoke positive change. People often want to make a redemptive difference in our society. Given your personal circumstances, how can you effect real change like Wilberforce did some 200 years ago?

Not everyone is called to do something of that magnitude, however we all can do something simple at home, at work, at church, in our communities and, if some choose, in different parts of the world. At the same time, we all need to do something bigger than ourselves to effect real change.

Practically, some churches, businesses, college campuses, schools and charity groups are organizing something called Serve Day—a day in which groups of people get together and humbly serve the needs in their communities. Entire families are joining together and helping out where they can becoming the hands and feet of Jesus Christ in their communities.