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Spiritual growth is not a sudden jolt into greater maturity. Instead, it's the patient outworking of the Spirit of God in our lives. [ read more ]
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Middle and upper-class people from Western cultural backgrounds are particularly ill-suited for the task of training people who are materially poor. [ read more ]
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Stories are powerful. The stories we believe—whether true or false—shape our entire lives, telling us who we are, who we were, and who we are becoming [ read more ]
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Discipling a whole congregation to understand the biblical mandate to care for the poor and the relational nature of poverty is a big job. [ read more ]
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Because every one of us is suffering from brokenness in our foundational relationships, all of us need “poverty alleviation,” just in different ways. [ read more ]
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When Sylvia Anderson took an interim position at Everett Gospel Mission in Northwestern Washington, she didn't expect to still be there 20 years later [ read more ]
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Compassion is a good impulse and a gift from God! But where should we start? What’s the first step in poverty alleviation? [ read more ]
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Hearing from all the community stakeholders is critical to the sustainability and effectiveness of any long-term efforts toward poverty alleviation. [ read more ]
