Whether you look across your street or across the ocean, it's not hard to recognize that poverty is one of the biggest problems facing our world today. When we see people living in extreme poverty, we know that’s not how God intended things to be. And we know that as Christians we should do something to help. But what? The last thing anyone wants to do is make things worse. So we often stay stuck, unsure of how to take action. We feel overwhelmed by the complexity of poverty and struggle to help in effective, biblical ways. Through resources like the bestselling book When Helping Hurts, the Chalmers Center has helped thousands of...
…churches and ministries around the world discover new ways of thinking about poverty, reimagine their role in the Kingdom of God, and build transformational relationships with people in poverty.
Whether you’re just starting out or have walked alongside people who are poor for years, Chalmers can help you discover a better way to love the poor—and gain the skills and confidence you need to start helping.
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Connecting people with good work is a crucial component of any long-term, sustainable poverty alleviation strategy. [ read more ]
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Work is good. It provides for our material needs, but also provides ways for us to interact with the world around us and contribute to our community. [ read more ]
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Shantel had come to a very difficult point in her life, living in her car with her four year-old child. [ read more ]
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A few years ago, at a restaurant near Dallas, Texas, a young cashier with Down Syndrome told a customer, “I love my job! It’s who I am!” [ read more ]
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The ultimate goal of poverty alleviation and development is restoration of people to all that God has created them to be. [ read more ]
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Is your church called to help the materially poor in your community and around the world? [ read more ]
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Caring for the materially poor is not an optional aspect of the Christian life, but there is no “one-size-fits-all” recipe. [ read more ]
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If the local church is where God is at work in the world, then that means the local church has a key role to play in poverty alleviation. [ read more ]
