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- 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
Achieving Advantageous Outcomes with Self Assessments
Effectively assessing the circumstances of those seeking help is key to their long-term stability. True Charity’s client self-assessment survey will help you prioritize the dignity of the people you serve as you help them foster lasting change.
Respecting Agency and Truth in Relationships
Ministry leaders often navigate the tension between respecting an individual’s agency and upholding absolute truth, particularly when guiding those in poverty toward wise and moral choices. Effective mentorship requires balancing encouragement and accountability—listening first, celebrating progress, pointing to biblical absolutes, and respecting lived experience—all while allowing individuals to take ownership of their decisions.
After The Storm: How to Shape Our Mercy Ministries for Long-term Success
The storms have passed, but the damage remains. Relief is being given, but deeper needs are surfacing. The people you serve need support, restoration, and long-term independence. How can your mercy ministry help them write their success stories?
Is Your Mission Statement B.I.G. Enough?
A good mission statement should serve as a brief, inspirational action guide for your organization. It’s important to get it right. This simple framework will help you maximize the impact of this crucial component of your brand and strategy.
Exchange Models Done Right: Eight Ways to Empower Without Exploiting
Empowering programs should ask people to contribute as well as receive. But to someone unfamiliar with that model, it can appear as if the person in need is being exploited. This article explores eight concrete action steps that will help your programs remain above reproach.
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!