How to Help the Poor: Eight Key Components of Christian Community Development

There are many philosophies that seek to solve the problems of the poor, but most fall short of any lasting change. The most creative long-term solutions to the problems of the poor are coming from grass-roots and church-base efforts. The solutions are coming from people who see themselves as the replacements, the agents, for Jesus here on earth, in their own neighbourhoods and communities. Those who see themselves as Christ's agents have formed a philosophy that is known as Christian Community Development. This philosophy is not a concept developed in the classroom, nor is it formulated by people foreign to the poor community. These are biblical, practical principles involved from years of living and working among them. Christian Community Development has eight essential components that have evolved over the last 40 years. This session looks at these eight and discusses the practicality of living them out.