True Charity
- 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?
- Why Voluntary Charity Is Not Optional: A Reflection on Rights and Duties
- How to Do Redemptive Welfare Reform
Strategic Thinking 101: Why Vision and Goals Aren’t Enough
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.
How and Why One Life Transformation Ministry Helps Clients Get Untangled from the Social “Safety Net”
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.
10 Ways Your Church Can Walk with Moms Post-Roe
Post-Roe America: True Charity’s own Avery West explains how churches can respond in this article originally published in The Gospel Coalition.
Amplifying Your Message: Getting Started With Public Awareness in Your Community
A public awareness strategy can enrich your organization, those you serve, and your greater community-but how do you get started? TCI’s Jeff Lofting provides the rationale for and steps to effectively communicate your work and the reasons behind it.
Level Up: Embracing Empowerment in Your Ministry
How do we shift the balance of our programs from relief towards development? How can we meet vital and basic needs repetitively without also being complicit in the dependency trap? How can we motivate the people we help to do more to help themselves? How can we level up? Look up, expect up, and size up.
3 Ways to Empower Mentees
How can you set up your mentoring program to affirm the unique gifts of each mentee, encourage mutuality, and set the mentee up for self-sufficiency after the program ends? Check out these three ideas from our upcoming Mentoring Model Action Plan.