In this interview with Tom Davis, we learn why homes are more important than hospitals in health care. Tom discusses Barrier Analysis as a tool for helping people make healthy choices that can save their lives.
Tom Davis is Director of Health Programs at Food for the Hungry.
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In Isaiah 58, God promises to bless and guide those who serve the poor.
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Local churches have the ability and responsibility to serve as agents of change in their communities. Celeste Brown of Food for the Hungry shares principles from the Church Strengthening Program in El Alto, Bolivia.
Hunger Corps is the overseas missionary sending arm of Food for the Hungry.
Biblical basis for congregations serving as agents of change.
Methodology of church strengthening is discussed.
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An interview with Josh Kienzle on lessons learned from colonialism and taking the posture of a cross-cultural learner.
Josh shares the location and characteristics of Mozambique, with special attention to the community of Mucodza, Mozambique.
Who is the main character of a short-term mission trip? It should be God, not the team. (Mark 10)
God is rewriting the history of Mozambique and the text of our lives. (2 Sam 22:21-25)
Social problems due to colonialism, and social problems due to sin (Romans 12:21)
Short-term teams to Mozambique and other countries
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Five ways we can learn from Jesus’ posture in caring for the poor.
Learn tools for advocacy by joining the Advocate Ministry of Food for the Hungry.
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This episode, “Learning from the Life of Christ,” is the final episode in the Theology of Poverty series. So what’s next? Listen to the most recent episode, or check out our four-week curriculum for groups.
Today we look at how we can minister to the poor without taking over their lives, their communities, and their goals. There is a line between healthy reliance on other people (Galatians 6:2) and unhealthy dependency. Handouts send messages beyond the goal of charity. Playing God in the lives of the poor leads to a misunderstanding of who God really is.
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Today we look at how we can minister to the poor without taking over their lives, their communities, and their goals.
-The line between healthy reliance on other people (Galatians 6:2) and unhealthy dependency
-Handouts send messages
-Playing God in the lives of the poor
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The poor are image-bearers of God, but well-meaning Christians sometimes send a different message.
Scripture tells us that God made all people, rich and poor (Prov. 22:2). We also know from Scripture that all people were created in God’s image (Gen. 1:26, 27). More than a nice idea, this truth should impact our interactions with the poor. By virtue of being image-bearers of God, the poor are:
Christians are responsible for communicating these truths to the poor. This episode explores how we do—and don’t—fulfill this responsibility.
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Why is it so hard for people to pull themselves out of poverty? In this episode we consider how people change and what keeps them from changing. Conclusions are drawn for charitable giving.
The change process:
Obstacles to change:
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Four simple tools that facilitate wholistic development.
This episode features four tools to facilitate wholistic development. These approaches are practical methods based on the foundational material from previous episodes. They can be used on a daily basis anywhere from villages in Peru to housing projects in Chicago.
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Worldview is the key for solving poverty. What is worldview? Take an online course from Disciple Nations Alliance. In this episode we talk about Gnosticism and Animism, HIV/AIDS, the American myth of being happy, and symptoms of poverty vs. causes of poverty.
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Converts or disciples? What’s the difference? In this episode we consider the country of Rwanda.
Christianity and Genocide in Rwanda
Areas of Development: Spiritual, Social, Physical, Mental
Scripture references:
Application for ministry–the importance of discipleship
Application for the world’s poor–long-term change
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In this episode we ask, “Where did poverty start?”
God’s story
Four relationships or areas of development
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Welcome to our first episode! Today we share statistics on global poverty and what to expect from this podcast.
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Welcome to our first episode! In this show, we discussed…
-Introduction to this podcast and your host
-Statistics on global poverty
More statistics at: http://www.fh.org/fact_sheets
-Maigolita’s story–scammed by a witch doctor in Peru
-Overview of the series
