When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself

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When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself

by Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert, John M. Perkins (Foreword)

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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. Don't let this happen to you, your ministry or ministries you help fund! A must read for anyone who works with the poor or in missions, When Helping Hurts provides foundational concepts...more

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Published July 1st 2009 by Moody Publishers (first published June 24th 2009)

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Sep 17, 2011

Joanna rated it

This is an absolute must-read for those who are engaging in the current trend toward missional poverty alleviation efforts. Corbett begins with a Biblically based understanding on broken relationships derived from the fall and their radiating effects to all the various relationships that make up our social structures. He marries this Biblical understanding to scholarly research on social work, highlighting especially potential misconceptions or matters of ignorance in the common practices of pov...more

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Jul 30, 2011

Marcus Lynn added it

Shelves: church-leadership

Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert have done a great service for the Church in their book When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor. . .and Yourself.

One of the major premises of the book is that “until we can embrace our mutual brokenness, our work with low-income people is likely to do far more harm than good.” Their central point is, ” One of the biggest problems in many poverty-alleviation efforts is that their design and implementation exacerbates the poverty of being of...more

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Jan 25, 2011

John Martindale rated it

Recommended to John by: Pastor Bynum

Shelves: favorites, i-want-to-re-read

A very good book, though it really was a slap in my face and it is messing up my world. His chapter on why short term mission trips are typically more harmful then good, was really unsettling (Especially since my job is to host short term mission teams), I disagree with them on some points, but in other ways they made quite a point. The authors explained how misguided helping hurts the poor which brought to mind the countless times I've been ignorantly employing the very methods they condemn, ca...more

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Aug 17, 2009

Cyndia rated it

This book is a helpful book for determining a biblical framework for engaging in ministry to the materially poor with a humble attitude. The book does a great job of pointing out how the local church should be engaged in meeting the needs of the poor as the Bible makes it clear the local church is to do. I like the relationship focus of the book. The poor are not to be helped financially without regard to the spiritual condition of their lives, and any help should take a true relational appro...more

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Aug 31, 2011

Mark Ward rated it

Our help to needy people should come in three stages: relief, rehabilitation, and development. Hurricane victims need relief—right away. But we can hurt others–and ourselves—if we insist on doling out relief when what they need is (personal) rehabilitation and (community) development. It's easier, in a way, to just give money to buy relief. But the personal work it takes to go on to further stages is daunting, not least because as regenerated people we know that a needy persons truest needs are ...more

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Aug 02, 2011

Susie added it

This book is an excellent read for people no matter where they may be serving. If you heart is burdened to do something to help people who live all around us it's important to read this book first. We need to stop and consider what this author has said before we throw money around thinking that we're helping. We may actually be hurting, and I don't think any of us want to do that! We need to understand that "Poverty is the result of relationships that do not work, that are not just, that ar...more

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Jan 18, 2011

Jennifer rated it

Shelves: christian, non-fiction

I'd recently read The Hole in our Gospel, and thought it a compelling call to action. This book, recommended to me by a friend, is a plan of action. Well, not a plan perhaps, but a set of guidelines and considerations on how to help effectively. Basically, it about how not to make things worse by throwing money around and attempting to rescue those who do not need *you* to rescue them. It focuses on the need of both rich and poor for the true Savior to rescue them, and how to effectively min...more

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Oct 12, 2009

Go2therock rated it

The last commenter, although respectful, missed the point of the book - and what others spoke to as well. The book's purpose is not to avoid hurting yourself, but to consider what you do so as not to hurt those Christ calls us to help. I've checked out White Man's Burden from the library, under a friend's recommendation. It's proving to be a bit more difficult to slog through. But Brian Fikkert addresses the same realm of issues in a far more simple and clear way. When Helping Hurts confirm...more

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Dec 09, 2010

Becca rated it

This book is a wonderful introduction to the complexities of compassion ministry. Fikkert shows how the modern American church can sometimes push itself into places of physical need with an overconfidence and paternalism that doesn't respect the dignity of those being helped. As a result, the wealthy receive a sense of accomplishment... while the cycles of physical poverty are actually exacerbated by our efforts.

So how can we help the poor without hurting them? Fikkert offers practical...more

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May 28, 2010

Readnponder rated it

I read this book in connection with my church job. One of the co-authors came and spoke to the congregation. All too often, well-meaning people try to help the poor but in a way that backfires and actually perpetuates poverty.

The authors distinguish between "relief" and "development". Relief is appropriate after a natural disaster, for example, when food, clean water, medical care, and shelter are the immediate needs. But for long-term poverty, development--...more

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Jul 11, 2010

Missjgray rated it

I'm about a year behind everyone else reading this. But that's ok, I've read plenty else that, I think, provides a good context for understanding where this book is coming from, and where it could be going. This book points out some relevant questions, but answers them from a very arrogant point of view (while affirming non-arrogance) and does little to provide motivation other than selfish reasoning. Don't help the poor the wrong way or you'll hurt yourself and waste your time.

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Jan 12, 2010

Dale rated it

This book was a helpful reminder of things that many authors have previously said ("give a man a fish...teach a man to fish..."); but it didn't break any new ground.

But there was a general tone, especially in the Forward and the Preface, towards Marxism.

In the Forward, Dr. John Perkins calls for the need for "social justice." That has become code word not for justice and mercy for the poor, but the call for the government to redistribute wealth.
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Jun 07, 2010

John Gardner rated it

There is so much brokenness in this world. Even here in America, we can see that things are not as they should be. Marriages end. Children are abused. Crimes go unpunished and the innocent often suffer. Babies are aborted by the millions.

When we leave our borders, this brokenness becomes even more magnified as we encounter billions of people living in abject poverty, without access to the basic needs for human survival. Every day, people die by the thousands due to starvation and pre...more

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Aug 09, 2011

Brandon Stiver rated it

A very good a very important book. It puts such good words and thoughts to a very important part of what it means to walk in justice as a follower of the Lord. I highly suggest this to every single Christian. We are called to walk in justice and to do it in a way that is effective and glorifying to God. I think that I'm going to start suggesting this book to anyone that wants to pursue short term trips in Tanzania, because it is that important. The authors present very biblical and very practica...more

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Mar 22, 2011

Mike E. rated it

Shelves: justice-issues-poverty

I would highly encourage any Christian who desires to obey the Bible’s call for Christians to love and care for the poor (Jeremiah 22:3; James 1:27 et. al.) to read this book. The book looks at how evangelicals should help the poor from an uncommon and fresh perspective. The book is almost like a seminar with practical--and sometimes overloading and overwhelming practicality.

The gist of the book is this, “”Until we embrace our mutual brokenness, our work with low-income people is lik...moreI would highly encourage any Christian who desires to obey the Bible’s call for Christians to love and care for the poor (Jeremiah 22:3; James 1:27 et. al.) to read this book. The book looks at how evangelicals should help the poor from an uncommon and fresh perspective. The book is almost like a seminar with practical--and sometimes overloading and overwhelming practicality.

The gist of the book is this, “”Until we embrace our mutual brokenness, our work with low-income people is likely to do far more harm than good (64).” With a central thesis like this, readers will need to get over their prideful response of “Who do these guys think they are!” Once your heart gets to a teachable place, few will not find help, challenge, and specifics for the task in this short, practical book.

Another thread that runs through the book is that rich people like us need to recognize our sin or what the authors call “god-complexes.” This is a “subtle and unconscious sense of superiority in which [we] believe that we have achieved our wealth through our own efforts and that we have been anointed to decide what is best for low-income people, whom we view as inferior to ourselves (65).”

According to the authors the North American church finds itself locked into the following equation:

Material def. of poverty +
God-complexes of Materially Non-poor +
Feelings of Inferiority of Materially Poor =
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Harm to both materially poor and Non-poor

The authors helpfully point the reader to the conclusions of experts like Nobel Laureate Amarty Sen. What is the distinguishing feature of poverty? Most of us would naturally think it is material. Sen concludes that it is the “lack of freedom to be able to make meaningful choices--to have an ability to affect one’s situation (71).” We don’t really move the poor forward with handouts. We need to help them become self-sufficient & totally dependent on Christ. We can help the poor with the former. They can help us (the rich) with the latter.

The authors, I believe, rightly identify that one of the biggest errors North American churches make is to apply relief (handouts, emergency aid) in situations in which rehabilitation or development is the appropriate intervention (105). In the USA, the poor need our friendship and leadership in becoming disciples more than they need food or clothing.

I could go on and on but you will profit from reading about how we need to identify the assets and spiritual gifts of the poor.

Also, the section evaluating and critiquing short-term missions (STM) trips should be read by anyone leading or participating in a STM.(less)

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Jan 02, 2011

Blake rated it

Fikkert and Corbett have produced a well written and very accessible book for those interested in thoughtfully engaging poverty. I've read the book twice; each time it has re-shaped my understanding of what it means to draw near to the vulnerable in our society in the name of the Jesus.

I have a clearer understanding of what poverty actually is (in contrast to how my background and culture have defined it) and I have a greater sense of what it means to seek renewal in both our local an...more

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Aug 22, 2010

Drick rated it

Shelves: community-work, theological

I chose this book for two of my classes this fall, Christ and the City & The Theology of Poverty, because it addresses a very important issue in Christian missions and community development work: the tendency of do-gooders to leave the ones they are helping in a less empowered state than when they got involved with them. The authors have a great deal of experience consulting with Christian organizations overseas seeking to help the poor, and make an important distinction between relief, rehabili...moreI chose this book for two of my classes this fall, Christ and the City & The Theology of Poverty, because it addresses a very important issue in Christian missions and community development work: the tendency of do-gooders to leave the ones they are helping in a less empowered state than when they got involved with them. The authors have a great deal of experience consulting with Christian organizations overseas seeking to help the poor, and make an important distinction between relief, rehabilitation and development, making the point that Christian mission groups often offer relief, when what they should be seeking to do is empower local communities with rehabilitation (I don't like that term) and development. They promote an asset based approach to community development. and in the final chapters offer concrete suggestions that are very practical and illustrate the reality that implementing the models and theories requires patience and wisdom.

The book is good --- as far as it goes. What troubled me is what was left undeveloped.

1. At different times the authors mentioned that poverty was not just a matter of bad personal choices but also unjust structures and systems. However, they never fully addressed the systemic issues and assumed the capitalistic model was the only model available. Their politics and evangelical theology blinded them to the fact that much of the poverty faced around the world and in this country is a result of policies and procedures that bilk the poor on behalf of the rich. I would have appreciated a more concerted discussion on how Christians must address the unjust and oppressive policies and structures --- from global capitalism to the World Bank to US government policy --- that contribute to the suffering of the poor.

2. The authors also gave lip service to the idea that we relatively wealthy North Americans can learn from the poor, and the Freirean idea that we must work with and not to or for the poor. Nonetheless, the entire book focuses on what WE can do for THEM, and did not honestly reflect on what wealthy North American Christians can learn from the poor. The authors' blindness, common to many evangelicals, kept them from seeing that in many ways the poor are far more faithful on a daily basis than middle class Americans since God is all they have to depend on. This is why the evangelical-pentecostal movement in Africa and Latin America is surging - they preach a gospel where God is intimately involved in the lives of people. The authors show no awareness of that movement among the poor. Moreover, they show no awareness of liberation theology, which places the theological task in the hands of culture circles where poor folks speak in and thru the Biblical text out of their own experience. In fact there is much we in the developed world can and must learn from the poor, if we are too truly hear the gospel.

3. Finally, their evangelical orientation causes them to overlook the value of other perspectives and worldviews. They equate postmodern thought with relativism and dismiss it out of hand, instead of seeing merit in postmodernism's idea that "reality" as we experience is a "socially constructed phenomenon." The value of postmodernism is that TRUTH is viewed and experienced in ways consistent and relevant to various worldviews and cultures. Like so many evangelicals the authors fall into the trap of thinking that my view of truth, my values and my way of seeing the world are THE truth, values and worldview. Because they were not truly willing to learn from the poor, they were blinded by their own perspective.

This book raises the right questions, and offers some direction to the answers, but does not go far enough. For that reason in the end I was left feeling disappointed. I applaud the authors for challenging evangelical churches to re-think their approach to overseas missions; I just wish they had gone farther.(less)

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Aug 06, 2011

Haven Wendy rated it

Very deep, thought-provoking book taking a look at the huge picture on poverty and strategies on how to help those in poverty. Written on a very high level, which made it all the more exciting to read. I still need to process and consider the presented philosophies, as they would represent huge changes in every ministry with which I work. Definitely challenging in that it presents foundational, systemic changes. I am still deciding on whether I buy into it all or not, but I would have to exa...more

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Aug 19, 2011

Jonathan rated it

A necessary and well-written book about the gap between intentions and effects in our attempts to alleviate poverty. The authors lay out a convincing argument, developing strong principles and then referring back to them appropriately rather than just giving their own opinions. To put it bluntly, many of us (as individuals, organizations, and governments) have spent a lot of money and time on good intentions that have actually made poverty even worse.

I was grateful for Part 1, focusi...moreA necessary and well-written book about the gap between intentions and effects in our attempts to alleviate poverty. The authors lay out a convincing argument, developing strong principles and then referring back to them appropriately rather than just giving their own opinions. To put it bluntly, many of us (as individuals, organizations, and governments) have spent a lot of money and time on good intentions that have actually made poverty even worse.

I was grateful for Part 1, focusing first on God’s mandate to us to help the poor (so that the discouraging message that many of our efforts are misguided doesn’t deter us from following through on God’s commands), and then building on that mandate by asking what poverty is really about and what our goals are when we talk about addressing it.

The book has great examples of sincere efforts that can do more harm than good. It shows how the effects of sin on individuals and systems have helped to cause poverty and stymie our attempts to address it. It also does a good job of addressing paternalistic attitudes of superiority that can further cement long-term poverty when Western “aid” is brought in to a Majority World situation. And the entire Part 3 goes in depth to explain a few ways in which we can turn it around and serve the poor in a manner that actually helps both them and us.

I only have minor gripes with the book. First of all, the book is written in such a manner that will likely turn off many non-Christians. I think the authors had to decide on an audience for the book and chose to focus on an explicitly Christian audience, but there is a need for non-Christians to hear this wisdom too. That’s not to say that the “Christian” aspects of the book are at all bad (in fact, I believe they’re necessary), I just think they could have been worded in such a way as to allow a non-Christian audience to be more open to listening to the message. Second of all, the section on how to tell if something is really an emergency “relief” situation is quite good, but I feel the question “To what degree was the individual personally responsible for the crisis” could too easily be abused. I’ll note that when Jesus or the disciples were helping people, this isn’t a question that appeared to hold much importance. Instead, the individuals who needed help got full help regardless of whether they had brought their situation on themselves, with the mandate “go and sin no more”.

The exercises at the beginnings and ends of the chapters were challenging and helpful. I would encourage anyone reading the book to complete these exercises as they read. It will slow you down and force you to think about the practical aspects of what is being said. This would be a great book to do with a small group focused on service or within a leadership group in your church, which is what I will try to do myself among our church’s missions and service leadership.

All that being said, this book is still just a starting point and the authors are clear on that. Good practical advice is given, but if you really want to make your service alongside the poor effective, there’s still going to be much more to learn. I was very happy that the authors offered web resources and online courses for further study, and I intend to take advantage of those in the coming year.(less)

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Sep 12, 2010

Aubrey rated it

Shelves: the-hole-in-our-gospel

This book equipped more than it inspired. I didn't get all the warm fuzzies & ah-ha moments as I did with 'The Hole in Our Gospel,' but it was still foundational. I appreciated its attention to both individual & systemic issues.

It went from conceptual to practical. I'm glad to own it, because it'll be one I reference in the future.

Idea highlights, worth exploring further:

-Our fundamental beliefs about the cause of poverty will impact our attempt to alleviate it. If...more

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Jan 19, 2010

Ed Cyzewski rated it

This is a must-read for every church interested in charity or relief work whether at home or abroad. In the very least, it should be in every church's reference library for easy consultation before such projects, especially short term mission trips, are planned. However, this is more of a manual than a book you read cover to cover. Without a specific project in mind, it can become a bit tough to wade through. In addition, while not a liability per se, the author's Presbyterianism is a bit strong...more

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Mar 15, 2010

Douglas Wilson rated it

Shelves: pastoral-ministry

Very good book, with the exception of chapter 8. That one was a brick, but the rest of the book is much needed.

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Jul 23, 2010

Gregory Soderberg rated it

Shelves: missions, ministry, practical-theology

This is a very helpful book. The Church needs to put mercy ministry to the poor at the forefront of its agenda (because Jesus did!), and this book provides sound wisdom from Scripture, economics, and practical experience.

What I found most interesting is the chapter on how short-term missions trips can actually do a great deal of harm. The chapter had several good insights on how to do short-term missions better.

The authors are both part of the Chalmers Center for Econo...more

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Nov 21, 2010

Caroline rated it

Shelves: 2010, nonfiction, own

A helpful, readable introduction to thinking carefully about how to approach poverty alleviation. The authors contend that many of the standard ways of "doing ministry" are actually harmful to the poor (increasing their shame and dependency) and to ourselves (building god complexes). Poverty alleviation should work with the goal to restore people in their relationships with themselves, others, God and creation so that they are able to glorify God by working and supporting themselves an...more

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May 17, 2011

Skip Crust rated it

This book completely rocked my world. As Christians, we often think that we help people by giving them a handout or providing financial help. The authors help us think differently about helping, and think critically about what KIND of help people need. Rather that trying to treat a symptom, they ask us to consider addressing the cause. I came away realizing that to effect change, a long-term commitment is required.

If you are a leader in a church, or someone who has a heart to help ...more

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Nov 21, 2011

Michael Culbertson rated it

Shelves: development, nonfiction, christianity

While much of When Helping Hurts seems founded on good principles (differentiating between relief and development, empowering self-support instead of perpetuating dependency, elevating beneficiaries to decision-maker status in programs, and so forth), there's something about it that rubs me the wrong way—in nuance, I think. I want to agree with many of the book's points, but I find myself suspicious of them at the same time. I think it has something to do with the the implications of withhol...more While much of When Helping Hurts seems founded on good principles (differentiating between relief and development, empowering self-support instead of perpetuating dependency, elevating beneficiaries to decision-maker status in programs, and so forth), there's something about it that rubs me the wrong way—in nuance, I think. I want to agree with many of the book's points, but I find myself suspicious of them at the same time. I think it has something to do with the the implications of withholding aid (the authors say that relatively rich people definitely need to be giving aid, and probably more of it than is currently given, in general; but, they suggest that aid should not be given indiscriminately, and that aid should be withheld if the beneficiary is not in dire need and could achieve the desired end through other means), which smacks of patronizing attitudes: It seems that Corbett frames giving in terms of the privileged's choice to withhold aid based on the privileged's assessment of whether the gift would be restorative for the recipient. But, why is it that the privileged are the qualified people to make that determination? I certainly see and accept the authors' point that indiscriminate giving can create unhealthful dependency, and would want to avoid that, but I'm not sure that the alternative provided by "When Helping Hurts" is quite on point, either. I want to rest in what it says, but am troubled by it at the same time. I wish I could hear a response to the book from a bright, wise person from the developing world, to affirm or correct the stance from a less-privileged perspective.

A friend of mine who also read When Helping Hurts said it felt rather "institutional" to her—that is, that the principles and procedures it espoused might work well for institutions (aid organizations, churches, non-profits, etc.), but not terribly well for friends. After all, doesn't one want to help one's friends? If someone I liked asked me to stop by to help move some furniture, would I say, "No, I think you should pay movers in order to be more self-sufficient"? If a friend found himself without his wallet and asked me to spot him some lunch money, would I suggest he find another way to meet his own need? If a friend had difficulty paying his electricity this month, I would want to help out. Friends want to help friends, so I could see where the institutional impression came from in the book; but a bit ironically, in order to carry out the developmental approach espoused by Corbett, one has to have more than an institutional relationship with the intended beneficiaries—it takes personal knowledge, perhaps something closer to a friendship. How, then, to reconcile the seeming need for institutional coolness and the need for personal understanding? Perhaps in a long-term relationship, the potentially damaging effects (in terms of dependency and so forth) of gifts of relief in times when relief is not strictly necessary are weakened or drowned out by the many other opportunities for developmental conversations and assistance. I haven't quite worked all of it out yet.

All of that said, When Helping Hurts raises critical issues for anyone in poverty alleviation to consider, and will hopefully get more people thinking about crafting more developmental, rather than relief-oriented, programs. I recommend it for all churches and para-church organizations (along with a grain of salt).(less)

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Jan 22, 2011

Joel rated it

Shelves: christian, social

This book is truly is about how we can do more harm than good when we try to help. It approaches this from a Biblical perspective, however, the truths and applications are universal. It challenged me, made me think of my past and how I'm sure I've hurt when I thought I was really helping. How I still do the same. Made me rethink how I currently help homeless people. It was an encouragement as well. It freed me in many ways to. If you plan on ever helping someone of any race, creed, income l...more

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Nov 28, 2010

Sharayah rated it

This was an excellent resource in learning how to work toward poverty alleviation without causing damage to the people or cultures one is trying to help. The first section has a lot of useful background information, and the introduction and reflection questions enhance. It stresses looking for the positive things (assets) that those in poverty have so that one's approach empowers rather than develops dependency. It also looks a little at the psychology of poverty and how simply supplying mate...more

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Nov 02, 2010

Kristen rated it

Shelves: mercy-and-justice, theology, we-own

When Helping Hurts is a helpful and necessary book that I'd recommend to others interested in the best practices of mercy ministry and community development from a Christian perspective. Coming out of a reformed worldview of creation, fall, and redemption, the authors see the purpose of mercy ministries as restoring people to right relationships with God, one another, creation and having a healthy and biblical view of themselves. They have many years of experience and research to share and gre...more

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Aug 04, 2010

Ryan rated it

It's rare that a book entirely changes the way I think about a ministry of the Church. That probably says as much about me as it does about the books I read or the power of books in general. However, this is just such a book. It is fantastic.

The foundational idea in When Helping Hurts is that poverty is not just something experienced by the economically disadvantaged. Because of the Fall, we are all poor, as sin has damaged each of the "four foundational relationships"—...more

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