Ed Stetzer has had a fantastic discussion on the issue of gospel and social action over at his blog. After reading all the comments, I thought there was something from our experience that might help summarize the discussion. You can read it here: http://www.edstetzer.com/2010/03/monday-is-for-missiology-evang.html
(My comments are near the end of the discussion.)
ChosenRebel's Blog 