by John Perkins, 1993   A brief summary with excerpts by James Whitford In Beyond Charity, Dr. John Perkins calls for the church to exercise solidarity with the poor through incarnational ministry as the pathway to development and…

We all know there's a problem, but what's the solution? Opening Remarks from James Whitford, Watered Gardens Executive Director Sometimes in our work, we can become so engrossed that we can get lost in the midst of the forest and forget…

These PSAs, produced for Watered Gardens, will be running on various radio stations in the Joplin, MO area beginning in December 2013.

A review by James Whitford   Marvin Olasky’s Tragedy of American Compassion is an in depth review of the history of American charity and its contrast to the welfare system. The author begins with a brief overview of charity in colonial…

Aug 29, 2013 James Whitford, Watered Gardens Executive Director, led a discussion on compassion in America, and how a proper view of Compassion should include personal challenge and accountability. Specifically, he addressed 5 marks of Effective…