Five Ways to Improve Children’s Safety at Your Ministry
Is your organization equipped to ensure the safety of every child who walks through your doors? From background checks to clear policies and ongoing safety training, practical steps make all the diffe...
17 Feb 20256min
Respecting Agency and Truth in Relationships
Ministry leaders often navigate the tension between respecting an individual’s agency and upholding absolute truth, particularly when guiding those in poverty toward wise and moral choices. Effective ...
17 Feb 20256min
Helping Without Hurting in Short-Term Missions: A Synopsis
If you belong to an American church, chances are you’ve been on a short-term mission trip — or supported one somehow. Helping Without Hurting sheds light on how those trips may cause more harm than go...
17 Feb 20257min
A Framework for Flourishing: A Synopsis of When Helping Hurts
When Helping Hurts is a rallying cry for the Church that simultaneously convicts and compels. Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert set out to awaken American Christians to the stark contrast between their ...
21 Jan 202514min
The Emotional and Mental Health Crisis in Poverty
Misuse of relief has caused a mental and emotional health crisis among those in poverty. Leading them to go back into a deeper exploration of family-of-origin issues will help them go forward to more ...
15 Jan 20257min
The Maker Versus The Takers: What Jesus Really Said About Social Justice and Economics
Economist Jerry Bowyer examines Christ’s teachings on social justice and economics from a biblical and historical perspective, concluding He spoke against redistribution of wealth by those in power. T...
15 Jan 202515min
When Social Capital Moves in Next Door: The Best Evidence on Gentrification
The evolution of neighborhoods from working class to higher income is often an occasion for alarm among advocates for the poor. However, the best evidence shows gentrification is a net positive for th...
15 Jan 202510min
Forgotten Faces: A Call for the Church to Engage the Elderly
The growing elderly-isolation crisis in the U.S. presents churches and nonprofits with a unique opportunity to honor our aging Image Bearers. By creating relational communities where needs are seen an...
18 Dec 20247min
