Feasting Together: The Potluck Party of God

Scripture calls us as the people of God to care for those who are struggling economically. But so often, the metaphor for our compassion becomes the soup kitchenβ€”we line up on one side of the serving line and scoop hot resources into the bowls of hungry people standing on the other sideβ€”instead of a potluckβ€”where everyone has a place and everyone brings a plate.

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Helping End the Orphanage Era

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β€œ30,000 Haitian kids live in private orphanages. Officials want to shutter them and reunite families.” This was the headline of an Associated Press article published this summer in over 600 media outlets around the U.S.. It shares how Haiti’s orphanages and children’s homes have long served as a band-aid to more complex problems, such as extreme poverty and lack of access to quality education.

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Map Your Community

When local churches try to engage in ministry that allows their members to be more present in the community around themβ€”outreach, evangelism, or mercy and benevolence workβ€”they often recognize that connecting with others is much more complex than they expect. Leaders and volunteers can end up feeling disconnected from the more natural pathways to connection and relationship-building that seem to work in other areas of their lives.

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From Dependence to Dignity

From Dependence to Digniity

From Dependence to Dignity Learn how local churches in the Majority World can alleviate poverty through church-centered microfinance. Get the Book Get Free Resources Learn the basics of various microfinance models Discover principles for successful microfinance ministry Explore resources and tools for Majority World churches Can poverty be solved through the local church? Brian Fikkert…

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Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence

Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence

Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence Consider practical ways to apply the principles ofΒ When Helping HurtsΒ when someone asks your church for financial help. Get the Book Get Free Resources Develop effective benevolence policies for your church Discover practical tools for mobilizing church volunteers Train church members how to respond to requests When someone asks your…

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Practicing the King’s Economy

Practicing the King's Economy

Practicing the King’s Economy Discover new ways to live out the Kingdom of God in your daily life at home, work, and church. Get the Book Get Free Resources Discover 6 keys to Jesus’ economyβ€”and practical ways to live it out Move your heart away from materialism Gain a richer understanding of your place in…

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When Helping Hurts

When Helping Hurts

When Helping Hurts Discover how to effectively help low-income people, moving beyond good intentions to lasting change. Get the Book Get Free Resources Discover a different way to understand poverty Learn what types of help lead to long-term change How to help people effectivelyβ€”at home and abroad What if there’s a better way to help…

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Faith & Finances Sample Curriculum

Faith & Finances Training

Financial Stewardship Designed for Low-Income Adults Start aΒ financial education classΒ forΒ low-income adults with Faith & Finances. Get a FREE Curriculum Sample Gain skills and confidence with our online training Help people in poverty steward their money well Address poverty in a biblical, effective way Get a sample of Faith & Finances curriculum Name* First Last Email*…

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Innovate: Ministry Design

Feeling discouraged by the poverty you see in your communityβ€”yet not sure what you could possibly do about it? Get Trained and Equipped to Design an Effective Biblical Poverty Alleviation Ministry in 8 Weeks Drawing from best practices in community development and easy-to-use innovation and design thinking tools, Innovate equips your team with a biblical…

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Helping Without Hurting in Africa

Helping Without Hurting in Africa Train leaders working to address material poverty across Africa to proclaim the gospel in both word and deed. Get Started Empower churches to bring lasting change with their own resources Train leaders to help low-income individuals and communities wisely Apply biblical poverty alleviation principles A training manual for ministry leaders…

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Business & Home

Business & Home Address the economic and worldview issues of people living in poverty throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Download a FREE Curriculum Sample Facilitate conversations on how to plan for business and health costs Help people create and improve sustainable businesses Help people manage household income A biblical framework for the everyday issues…

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Restore: Savings

Restore Chalmers’ RestoreΒ curriculum equips churches and ministries with tools to start savings group ministries. Download Your FREE Curriculum Sample Empower churches to bring lasting change with their own resources Create supportive groups to help people in extreme poverty Harness local resources and avoid creating dependency Savings groups help people in extreme poverty weather the storms…

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Helping Without Hurting in Benevolence Ministry

Helping Without Hurting in Benevolence Ministry

Helping Without Hurting in Benevolence Ministry Get the tools you need to respond to people’s needs effectively and help them experience lasting change. Get the Course Free Preview Develop effective benevolence policies for your church Discover practical tools for mobilizing church volunteers Train church members how to respond to requests When someone asks your church…

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Helping Without Hurting: The Basics

Helping Without Hurting: The Basics

Helping Without Hurting: The Basics Discover a biblical framework for helping people in poverty. Get the Course Free Preview Discover a different way to think about poverty Help people in ways that create lasting change Learn basic principles of ministry with people in poverty What if there’s a better way to help people in poverty?…

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Rethink Poverty: From Soup Kitchen to Potluck

Faith & Finances Training

Discover how a potluck approach to poverty alleviation can lead to lasting change Discover why there is still so much poverty when so many ministries are β€œhelping.” Get FREE Access to the Poverty to Potluck Training A soup kitchen can actually keep people trapped in poverty. A soup kitchen creates two categories of people: “haves”…

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Innovate for Citygate Members

Discover a better way Innovate: Online Get trained to help your nonprofit design or redesign a ministry or program that empowers the materially poor. Register Now Address the broken relationships at the root of material poverty Apply the design thinking process and principles to your ministry Develop creative, sustainable solutions to help people “So, are…

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