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Projecting Poverty Where It Doesn’t Exist
Tags: poverty, short-term mission
I have been in relationship with the Waodani since 1956, when they killed my dad Nate and four of his friends. My relationship continued through the time my aunt Rachel lived with them beginning in...
John Wesley’s Church Planting Movement:
Discipleship That Transformed a Nation and Changed the World
Tags: church planting, discipleship, methodists, movement, poverty, wesley
When John Wesley was born in 1703, four million out of Britain’s five million people lived in absolute poverty—unless they found enough food for that day, they would begin to starve to death.
...Resources May be Closer than You Think
Tags: donate, poverty, support raising
An ancient Shakespeare play has a line which says, “But, where is the money?” As you will see from what follows, I believe the resources to help those in need are often closer to the need than we...
Poverty, Process and Progress
The "Arab Spring" that has recently taken over the headlines brings one question to my mind: should a Western construct called democracy be planted in a non-Western culture, where the prerequisites...
Will the Poor Always Be with Us?
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Condensed from an article published May 2003 in the MARC Newsletter.
To excuse neglect of the poor, Christians sometimes remind us of Jesus’ words, “The poor will always be with you” (Mt 26:11)....
Poverty Is a Lie
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This article is an excerpt from the eighth chapter of the Compassion International book Poverty and used by permission.
Bryant Myers describes poverty in terms of relationships damaged by sin:
...What Is the Problem
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Excerpted from the book, When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself, Brian Fikkert, Steve Corbett, Moody Publishers, 2009, pp. 51-56, used by permission.The...
Spiritual Capital
How the Church Is Uniquely Equipped to Break the Poverty Cycle
Tags: business as mission, poverty
Excerpts from God Is at Work (primarily) and The Integrated Life
Please don’t send us money; it only creates division. But do send us business people who can create jobs for us, that we can build...
Microfinance
A Look at the Technique as an Effective Strategy for Poverty Alleviation
Tags: business, business as mission, india, poverty
Hope in the slums
In the slums of several cities in Western India, the financially poor are gathering to save. In groups of 10 to 12, they come together to receive business training, contribute...
A Hand Up Not a Handout
Why Enterprise and Business Are Changing Our Approach to Poverty Alleviation
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In the decade following the collapse of communism, churches operating in post-Soviet Ukraine could once again practice their faith openly and freely. Yet they faced great need: With the economy in...