The church should have contact with businesses that can provide part-time or temporary work. One of the most effective ways to test the spirit of people who can't find work is to help them find it. What they don't grasp is that when normally productive people are suddenly unemployed, especially late in life, it often results in depression, which paralyzes them. They need sound biblical counsel and a helping hand, but not a handout. Other resources include the availability of legal or accounting advice, medical and dental care, and a number of well-trained financial counselors who will work with these families.
Accountability is an essential part of any good benevolence program.
No successful benevolence program will happen until God's people in the local church decide to get involved and make it happen. All rights reserved.