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| Resource: | Book (BK70127) When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself copy 3 | |
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| Author: | Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert | |
| Publisher: | Moody Publishers, 2012 | |
| Length: | 274 Pages | |
| Subjects: | Adult Studies; Poverty/Hunger; Religion and Culture; Social Justice | |
| Location: | 6 | |
| # Copies: | 1 | |
| Description: | "When Helping Hurts" is a paradigm-forming contemporary classic on the subject of poverty alleviation and ministry to those in need. Emphasizing the poverty of both heart and society, this book exposes the need that every person has and how it can be filled. The reader is brought to understand that poverty is much more than simply a lack of financial or material resources and that it takes much more than donations and handouts to solve the problem of poverty. While this book exposes past and current development efforts that churches have engaged in which unintentionally undermine the people they're trying to help, its central point is to provide proven strategies that challenge Christians to help the poor empower themselves. Focusing on both North American and Majority World contexts, "When Helping Hurts" catalyzes the idea that sustainable change for people living in poverty comes not from the outside-in, but from the inside-out. Whether you're involved in short-term misisons or long-term empowerment of the poor, this book helps in three key areas: --Foundational Concepts: Who are the poor? --Principles: Should we do relief, rehabilitation, or development? --Strategies: How can we help people effectively here and abroad? Also available from Discovery Place: "When Helping Hurts: The Small Group Experience." Join together as a class or small group to explore how to help the poor without hurting them. |
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| Age Groups: | Young Adult; Adult (30-55); Adult (55+) |
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