A strategy is not a vision, a mission, or a set of goals. It is a plan that provides a clear diagnosis of a problem, a guiding policy to address it, and a coherent set of mutually supportive actions.

Amy Sherman offers both historical and contemporary examples of sustainable community engagement from which charity workers and churches can gain inspiration and insight to bring peace to their local communities.

Simply providing a house doesn't solve homelessness-no, it's not that easy. It requires address the root causes. TCI's Nathan Mayo responds to the premise of the book ‘Homelessness is a housing problem in this article, originally published in WORLD Magazine.

The U.S. has an elaborate social safety net. What if, rather than catching them when they fall, individuals get caught in the “net,” preventing freedom from dependency? TCI’s Jeff Lofting describes how one organization works with individuals to get untangled and free.

Can our charity and kindness really have a dark side? In his book, The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good, Peter Greer outlines common pitfalls for Christians dedicated to serving others so that they can identify them and reverse course - or avoid them altogether.