Although we focus on the local church:

1. We do not believe that only the local church should help the poor. Individuals and other institutions in society have a role to play as well.
2. We do not believe that the local church necessarily must own, manage, and operate all its ministries to the poor. In fact, at times there are both theological and practical reasons which suggest that the local church might want to start new para-church ministries or partner with existing ones.
3. We do not believe that the primary goal of the local church is to wipe out economic poverty. Rather, the task of the church is to embody Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:23; 4:7-13; 5:22-33) by doing what He did: Declaring in word and in deed that Jesus Christ is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. If the church does not communicate this clearly, it will have failed even if it manages to eradicate world hunger.