Teach a Man to Fish: Engaging the Local Church to Create Sustainable, Transformational Missions - Couverture souple

MD, Mph Florence Muindi

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1496490061 ISBN 13 : 9781496490063

Editeur : Tyndale House Publishers, 2024

Synopsis

You've probably heard the old saying, "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime."

The same basic principle applies to missions work. Too many churches and other missions organizations over-emphasize Relief Aid--no-strings-attached, handouts of vital supplies given in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. While necessary and lifesaving, Relief Aid is only a temporary fix. Once the funds dry up and the ground team leaves, the impoverished community is often no better off than they were before.

In Teach a Man to Fish, the authors illustrate the benefits of "wholistic transformational development," where--through engagement with the local church-- the community is empowered to identify and carry out long-term sustainable solutions to meet its own needs. A few of the steps that "wholistic transformational development" includes are:

• Give dignity to "the least of these"
• Address the root causes of poverty to provide solutions for the affected
• Help the vulnerable to become empowered in their own communities

Filled with real-life stories from the authors' own experiences, Teach a Man to Fish provides churches and missions organizations with a blueprint for helping people help themselves in order to create lasting change and long-term sustainability and independence.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tyndale House Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1496490061
• ISBN 13: 9781496490063
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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