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Because sin entered the world, our stories and practices are twisted by its effects, and both individuals and groups are broken and can do evil. [ read more ]
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There are both internal and external causes of relational and material poverty. Systems are broken, and individuals are broken. [ read more ]
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True or False? The story of change in the culture in which we live impacts our intestines. [ read more ]
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How can we fight against destructive formative practices that would keep us stuck in stories of change that aren’t true and don’t work? [ read more ]
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Poverty alleviation is fundamentally about transformation—about walking alongside people and communities who are materially poor [ read more ]
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Poorly-thought-through short-term mission efforts can cause real harm and is a real issue with real-world consequences. [ read more ]
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What are short-term missions practices that should be followed to protect and encourage missionaries and local ministries that teams want to support? [ read more ]
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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 ]
