The Government Stepped Back in Arkansas. Who Was Supposed to Be There All Along?
A 2019 study found Arkansas’ first year of work requirements for adults on Medicaid yielded surprising results regarding the program’s effectiveness.
Entries by Bethany Herron
How to Change Things When Change is Hard: A Bird’s Eye View on the Book Switch by Chip and Dan Heath
When you’re seeking change in your own life, guiding others in personal transformation, and more, Switch provides a practical framework for making change stick.
Redemptive Charity Requires More of Us
Redemptive charity goes beyond relief: it engages relationally, affirms dignity, and empowers the poor through meaningful work and flourishing.
Measuring a Different Kind of ROI: How Philanthropists and Churches Can Spark True Transformation
Not all charity helps. Before giving, ask five questions to ensure your time and money spark lasting, Christ-centered transformation instead of unintended harm.
Best Practices for Starting a Community-supported Warming Shelter
Though summer temperatures are rising, now is the time to plan for the frigid winter to come. Hear how Compassionate Hands in Lebanon, TN, provides the homeless with warmth, relationships, and actionable steps toward flourishing.
Standing at a Crossroads: The Role of Civil Society in Charitable Care
Welfare reform is approaching, and civil society stands at a crossroads. Explore its historical role in poverty alleviation and why virtuous, voluntary associations must take back the baton.
The Power of Collaboration: Strengthen Your Poverty Alleviation Ministry Together
Have you ever felt like something wasn’t quite right in your charitable efforts? You’re not alone. One team member shares her past struggles and how she’s come to realize there is a trusted community—connected across the nation and united in person each year–linking arms to holistically serve the poor.
Forgotten Faces: A Call for the Church to Engage the Elderly
The growing elderly-isolation crisis in the U.S. presents churches and nonprofits with a unique opportunity to honor our aging Image Bearers. By creating relational communities where needs are seen and met, and encouraging the elderly to use their gifts, we can honor them with the dignity and hope they deserve.
Is Healing From Childhood Adversity Possible? A Review of the Book Created to Heal.
In a world full of mental health news, Created to Heal offers hope that neuroplasticity — the brain’s capacity to heal — can heal childhood trauma! And it gives caregivers guidance on how to foster resilience and support families.
Bringing the Path into Focus: An Innovative Tool to Simplify Your Ministry’s Next Step in the Fight Against Poverty
Struggling to find your ministry’s next step in the fight against poverty? Discover The Path to Effective Charity, a powerful new tool that provides clear, actionable steps and best practices that will transform your approach and make a lasting impact. Let’s continue to pave the way forward!
Is Making the Switch to a Christmas Market Worth It? Hear From Two Network Members About Their Experiences.
Learn how transitioning from a Traditional Giveaway to a Christmas Market will enable your church or nonprofit to provide more than gifts and surface-level connections this year.
Childcare Expansion Sparks Conversation: How Do We Truly Empower Families?
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) new rule just expanded the Child Care & Development Block Grant. Free, low-cost childcare sounds like a significant breakthrough, but is it truly empowering families? Bethany Herron shares.
Is the Pursuit of Human Flourishing Scriptural?
Dr. Jonathan Pennington explores the Biblical roots of human flourishing, showing its intertwined nature with God’s redemptive plan through Jesus Christ.
Balancing Word and Deed: A Review of Keller’s Serving a Movement
“Rediscover Missio Dei in Tim Keller’s ‘Serving a Movement.’ This must-read integrates theological depth and practical wisdom, emphasizing the balance between evangelism and social action. Read for a holistic, biblically grounded approach to Christian ministry.”
True Charity Applied: How a Deeper Understanding Could Have Changed My Story
Bethany Herron shares her own story and three things that can change the narrative of not only those you serve but of their entire families.
