num_pages: 232
description: Churches and individual Christians typically have faulty assumptions about the causes of poverty resulting in the use of strategies that do considerable harm to poor people and themselves. Don't let this happen to you your ministry or ministries you help fund! A must read for anyone who works with the poor or in missions When Helping Hurts provides foundational concepts clearly articulated general principles and relevant applications. The result is an effective and holistic ministry to the poor not a truncated gospel.Initial thoughts at the beginning of chapters and reflection questions and excercises at the end of chapters assist greatly in learning and applying the material. A situation is assessed for whether relief rehabilitation or development is the best response to a situation. Efforts are characterized by an asset based approach rather than a needs based approach. Short term mission efforts are addressed and economic development strategies appropriate for North American and international contexts are presented including microenterprise development.Now with a new preface a new foreword and a new chapter to assist in the next steps of applying the book's principles to your situation When Helping Hurts is a new classic!
language: English
title: When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself
publisher: Moody Publishers