True Charity
- The Key to Effective Charity: Image is Everything
- Beyond the Welfare State: How Civil Society Can Succeed Where Welfare Has Failed.
- Redemptive Charity Requires More of Us
- Food Aid Should Be Linked to a Willingness to Work
- A Review of In the Shadow of Plenty: Biblical Principles for Caring for the Poor by George Grant
- Collaboration Is Overrated: Why Charities Working Together Is Not the First Step
- What It Means to Flourish like a ‘Watered Garden’
- Lessons Learned in Affordable Childcare Ministry
- Measuring a Different Kind of ROI: How Philanthropists and Churches Can Spark True Transformation
- Does A Christian Worldview Boost Economic Outcomes?
Agents of Flourishing: How Churches and Nonprofits Can Bring Peace to All Areas of a Community
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.
Proceed With Caution: A Synopsis of The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good
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.
A Restorative Approach to Transforming Lives: An Overview of Change for the Poor
Born out of practical experience at a men’s residential recovery program, Change for the Poor is a must-read for anyone working in restorative, relational ministry. TCI’s Amanda Fisher provides a synopsis of this impactful book.
Homeless for a Cause: A College Student’s Quest to Conquer His Own Hypocrisy
Mike Yakoski lived homeless for 5 months in 6 metro cities. His experiences, recorded in “Under the Overpass,” are enlightening to those who desire to help this usually ignored population. TCI’s Sonya Stearns highlights this book in her article below.
A Holy Worldview, or a Hole-y One? An Overview of the book The Hole in Our Gospel
Author Rich Stearns explores how the whole Gospel results in loving our neighbor in word and deed—and how anything less than the whole has grave implications for our poor neighbors. Savannah Aleckson explains more in her overview of The Hole in our Gospel.
Remaining Anchored: An Overview of Mission Drift
There’s a crisis impacting faith-based organizations. It’s rarely discussed, and that’s the problem. In “Mission Drift,” Peter Greer and Chris Horst expose this crisis and equip readers to help their organization stay Mission True. TCI’s Jeff Lofting provides an overview of this vital book.