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Learn from poverty experts and ministry leaders like you
Get the training you need to help people experience lasting change.
Helping people is difficult work! Sometimes it feels like nothing is working. But the truth is that your church or ministry can make a difference.
Over the last 20 years, we've equipped thousands of churches to help people who are poor.
Now you can access that knowledge anywhere with the Helping Without Hurting Online Library!
How it works
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You'll learn from the best in our online courses! You'll hear from:
- Poverty experts
- Pastors from churches big and small
- Church and ministry leaders just like you!
We've learned what works, and what doesn't-and we want to share that knowledge so you can help people in biblical, effective ways.












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What you'll get
The Helping Without Hurting Online Library
- Access to our library of online courses
- 9+ hours of online video training
- Workbooks and downloadable resources
- Quizzes and assessment tools

Includes 5 online courses
Helping Without Hurting: The Basics
Discover a biblical framework for helping people in poverty.
Helping Without Hurting in Benevolence Ministry
Learn how to respond to people's needs effectively.
Mobilize My Church
Energize your church and move forward together to love your neighbors.
Are You a Good Neighbor?
A practical guide to knowing and loving people who are poor in your community.
Practicing the King's Economy
Impact your community through your everyday habits at home, work, and church.

Our guarantee
If you're not completely satisfied with the Helping Without Hurting Online Library, you can return it for a full refund within 30 days of your purchase.
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What people are saying

“With so many people staying home and looking for new ways to learn, our people are loving these online courses. Our volunteers' response to the online course has been incredibly positive.”
Dara Lynn Nykamp
Director of Curriculum Development
Crossroads Prison Ministries

“This course provided me a new way of thinking about poverty and how to address helping.”
Helping Without Hurting: The Basics course user

“We can trust what Chalmers puts out to be consistent with our theology, our strategies, and our missiology.”
Are You a Good Neighbor? course user
Frequently asked questions
Yes! You can check out free previews of each course on our online course platform.
Yes! If you'd like to upgrade to the library, please contact us.
Yes! Your subscription will give you access to new courses as they are released. Please note that the library does not include our Faith & Finances online training.
Yes! You can explore these courses and purchase them individually on our website.
Yes! We offer the Helping Without Hurting Online Library for groups. Please contact us and we'll help you get set up.
More extensive Chalmers Trainings like these are not included in the online library. However, as a subscriber, you will be given a 20% discount on other Chalmers Trainings.
We've worked with churches of all sizes in places all over the world. We're confident your church will benefit from the Helping Without Hurting Online Library. If you're not completely satisfied, you can return it for a full refund within 30 days of your purchase.
Got more questions? Get in touch.
Your church or ministry can help people in need.
We can show you how. Get the Helping Without Hurting Online Library today!