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When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor. . .and Ourselves

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.? 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.

A situation is assessed for whether relief, rehabilitation, or development is the best response to a situation.? Efforts are characterized by an "assest based" approach rather than a "needs based" approach.? Short term mission efforts are addressed and microenterprise development (MED) is explored.
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Posted: Jul-21-2009
A fantastic resource for understanding helping the poor

When Helping Hurts should be in everyone's top 5 list of books to read & keep on hand for wisdom in planning & evaluating efforts to truly help the poor (whether in the US or internationally).This book is a quick read, engaging, and...

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Provocative, much-needed analysis of where our attempts to help have gone wrong

Thank you, Brian and Steve, for this tremendous book. So often we miss the unintended consequences of our wonderful intentions. For anyone who has been on a mission trip, plans on going on a mission trip, or is thinking about supporting...

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Lives Changing

Yep, I know. "Lives changing" is not grammatically correct. Nevertheless, I use this play on words to indicate that this book is not just life changing for you, me, and other readers, but, for the millions who we can and must serve....

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