poor/poverty
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Posted on October 25, 2011, 8:31 am | 1 comment
Topics: Community
What should the church be doing, then, if government effort seems to have little effect, except maybe for providing ongoing relief? How should the church shape its own response? Can the church actually REDUCE poverty and dependence on programs that help? Even just in our neighborhood? Seems like that’s the ideal...
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Posted on October 11, 2011, 10:59 am | 1 comment
Topics: Community, Congregation
As we head into the holiday season, we need to be aware that need doesn't stop. It also doesn't increase exponentially. How can we inspire our congregations to engage with those in need in a meaningful way? And why has Stephen Colbert called Christians out on this?
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Posted on March 1, 2011, 9:45 am
Topics: Deacons
A need, a hunger, a challenge, a deadline.... what reasons would YOU add to this list of reasons why it's good to be a deacon NOW? I've come up with only 6! Who will see my six and raise me at least one?
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Posted on February 1, 2011, 3:41 pm
Topics: Community
The Kingdom has already begun to break in - Jesus said so. The church is called and empowered to be sign and foretaste of the coming attraction. How? By becoming a kingdom community asset. Sherman discusses what this means through three dimensions of the church's life - visiting the poor and needy, making strategically foolish investments, and exercising "being there" authority. WE are life-imparters, resource allocators, and servant minded authorities who've earned the right to exercise authority by being incarnationally present. Sherman rocks the Kingdom vision.
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Posted on January 7, 2011, 8:50 am | 14 comments
Topics: Global Partnerships
Child sponsorship is a popular way of fund raising by a number of organizations. Many donors are attracted to the opportunity to select a specific child, post his or her picture on the fridge, and receive occasional progress reports.
But what is behind this picture on the fridge?
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Posted on October 18, 2010, 1:18 pm | 2 comments
Topics: Intergenerational Ministry
In my humble opinion, would it not be better to work along-side the national people in their building projects giving them the ownership and the accomplishment of a job well done? We need to empower the national people!!! Perhaps they can’t afford the buy all the materials needed and we can assist financially but I think we are setting ourselves up for bigger problems if we do the work for them.
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Posted on July 15, 2010, 4:35 pm
Topics: Global Mission
If you lost everything, how long would it take you to get something to eat, find a place to stay, and a get some work? Brazilian crazy pastor, Claudio Oliver, offers up a definition of poverty.
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Posted on June 11, 2010, 9:10 am | 31 comments
Topics: Getting Started
I'm convinced that the Lord requires something very simple of us: "...to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God" (Micah 6:8). If we are committed to this kind of life, then we must speak. The truth is, in this sin-stained world, some of us have voices that are heard, while others have voices that are silenced.
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Posted on May 15, 2010, 2:00 am
Topics: Youth
"What if some of your kids could open a window into the lives of the world's poorest children? Would it affect the way they think and live? Quest For Compassion is an interactive journey into four distinct villages. Your kids will explore fun games while discovering some of the stark realities of the developing world. "
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Posted on January 25, 2010, 2:36 pm
Topics: Getting Started
A simplified explanation of the factors that keep people in poverty, and the ways we can help break the cycle.
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Posted on January 12, 2010, 1:14 pm
Topics: Short-term mission
This brochure provides helpful tips for coming face to face with poverty on mission trips.
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Posted on January 11, 2010, 9:54 am
Topics: Community
A CRWRC partner organization that helps deacons, churches, and communities engage in wholistic, long-term, and structural responses to poverty.
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Posted on December 22, 2009, 3:11 pm
Topics: Getting Started
Visual book summary for When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor... and Ourselves, Fikkert & Corbett (2009)
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