• FROM THE DIRECTOR: One Message, Multiple Media
   • Don't Just Study, Do Something!
   • Savings Not Shame
   • And the Aliens Among You Shall Rejoice (Deut. 26:11)
   • No More Band-Aids on Broken Arms

They both want to learn how their churches can better minister to people who are poor. Other than that, they couldn’t be more different. He lives in West Africa, one of the poorest regions on the planet. She lives in the U.S., which necessarily means she is one of the richest people ever to walk the face of the earth. The church building in which he worships each Sunday has dirt floors. The church building in which she worships is a stately architectural masterpiece and is considered an historic landmark. They both want to learn, but their learning styles are completely... Read Full Article »

Confession: I hate school. I prefer a hands-on approach. So when our deacons encouraged me to enroll in a Chalmers Center course on poverty, the idea underwhelmed me. The church understood ministry as more education, an in-depth Bible study, or (God forbid) a women’s retreat. Burnt out on seminars and weekend life-changing conferences, I only wanted to know one thing: When do I get to go and do stuff? Read Full Article »

I walked into the Arévalo Presbyterian Church of Peru this past February to attend a women’s Bible study after being back in the U.S. for a few months.  My friend Margarita ran up to greet me and excitedly told me “Grace, we did another savings group on our own, and it worked!”  I too was excited to hear that, as the group had expressed considerable doubt the year before about their ability...
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Clarkston, Georgia is a suburban town east of Atlanta filled with refugees from more than 16 different countries that have been resettled over the past few years by several nearby agencies.  The apartment complexes and surrounding neighborhoods have changed from being middle-class American to being one of the more ethnically diverse areas in the country. Read Full Article »

Our local church board is very godly and discerning, but this particular benevolence need was leaving them at a loss for what to do. A single father, who had recently become a Christian before being released from jail had lost his job and had several medical concerns. The man had been attending the church for a few months and shared that he and his two children were living with his sister and brother-in-law and were in need of housing and financial assistance. The board wondered what they should do for this man. Read Full Article »

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