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.

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.

The path out of poverty, while certainly worthwhile, is anything but smooth. But is it possible to clear the way to a flourishing life? By reforming counterproductive policies that perpetuate poverty, Michael Tanner thinks we can at least make it easier. TCI’s Savannah Aleckson explains more in her review of Tanner’s book The Inclusive Economy.

For two decades, poverty fighters have turned to the framework within Bridges Out of Poverty. Bridges must be examined, though, to see if they safely deliver individuals to the intended destination. TCI’s Jeff Lofting reports on the structural soundness of this popular book.

This book should be read by the 90% of Americans who are either personally or financially involved in some sort of “charity,” be it local service projects, short or long-term mission trips, or volunteering at a soup kitchen.

The American Dream, salvation, or becoming whole–which of these should influence our approaches to poverty alleviation? TCI’s Jeff Lofting provides highlights from Brian Fikkert’s book, Becoming Whole, the sequel to When Helping Hurts.

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