True Charity
- Doing Them Well By Being With Them First: The Power of Presence in Effective Charity
- Achieving Advantageous Outcomes with Self Assessments
- The Power of Collaboration: Strengthen Your Poverty Alleviation Ministry Together
- Helping Without Hurting in Short-Term Missions: A Synopsis
- Respecting Agency and Truth in Relationships
- Five Ways to Improve Children’s Safety at Your Ministry
- A Framework for Flourishing: A Synopsis of When Helping Hurts
- When Social Capital Moves in Next Door: The Best Evidence on Gentrification
- The Maker Versus The Takers: What Jesus Really Said About Social Justice and Economics
- The Emotional and Mental Health Crisis in Poverty
Christian Enterprise Solutions to Poverty: Trail Notes on the Field Guide
The Christian Enterprise Solutions to Poverty Field Guide explores and maps the field’s cutting-edge approaches to the perennial issue of poverty. The guide is packed with case studies, history, trends, barriers, and insights. TCI’s Network Director, Nathan Mayo rolls up the key takeaways.
A Practical Faith-Based Approach to Serious Mental Illness: A Synopsis of Madness & Grace
78% of the unsheltered homeless struggle with some form of mental health issue, so encountering serious mental illness is likely when working with those in poverty. In Madness & Grace, Matt Stanford contends that you can do more than just refer them to a professional.
Holistic Healing in Mental Illness: An Overview of Grace for the Afflicted
“There is hope! This is not an empty statement that I say to make people feel better but a fact based on the miracles I see every day; lives are being transformed and families are being restored.” – Stanford on holistic recovery
Agents of Flourishing: How Churches and Nonprofits Can Bring Peace to All Areas of a Community
Amy Sherman offers both historical and contemporary examples of sustainable community engagement from which charity workers and churches can gain inspiration and insight to bring peace to their local communities.
Proceed With Caution: A Synopsis of The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good
Can our charity and kindness really have a dark side? In his book, The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good, Peter Greer outlines common pitfalls for Christians dedicated to serving others so that they can identify them and reverse course – or avoid them altogether.
A Restorative Approach to Transforming Lives: An Overview of Change for the Poor
Born out of practical experience at a men’s residential recovery program, Change for the Poor is a must-read for anyone working in restorative, relational ministry. TCI’s Amanda Fisher provides a synopsis of this impactful book.