El. knyga: Field Guide to Becoming Whole: Principles for Poverty Alleviation Ministries

This is not a how-to manual… (it’s a field guide)

We all want to know, "How can I help without hurting in this specific situation " But there’s no one answer, and there’s definitely no short cuts, but there are key principles—or ministry design principles.

Think of these like the rules an improvising actor learns—the principles are crucial—but the actor must decide how to put them into practice based on the complexities of the situation.

This book contains and explicates 20 ministry design principles developed over decades of observing, studying, and experimenting. They’re in no way perfect, but they represent the very best ideas we have to date for how to do effective poverty alleviation in the kingdom of God.

You want to do better… but how?

We’ve Christianized the American Dream, and it’s tearing us apart. And in Becoming Whole, authors Brian Fikkert (coauthor of When Helping Hurts) and Kelly M. Kapic teach reader’s how God’s story of change should shape a poverty alleviation ministry from the ground up. But sometimes you just want to know, "Am I doing this right " That’s why AField Guide to Becoming Whole was written, great as a standalone read or a companion to the first book. You’ll walk through 19 ministry design principles that every poverty alleviation ministry should think through. Whether you’re just getting started or have been doing work for centuries, it will help you re-evaluate how to approach the everyday decisions of ministry. Get the practical help you need with the thoughtfulness you trust in A Field Guide to Becoming Whole.