Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize for his astounding work in microfinance, as told in his book, Banker to the Poor. His second book, Creating a World Without Poverty, was also a good read. His third book is entitled Building Social Business, and I believe the idea is very creative and is a perfect [...]
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We (CMF) are involved in research to minster with local partners in a ministry among the urban poor in a Latin American country. There has been “on the ground” research by some on our staff while I have been focusing on library research (pretty much, my own library, that is). Back in college and seminary days I [...] Anji Barker, serving with Urban Neighbors of Hope in Bangkok, Thailand, is active in community development in the slum of Klong Toey. She has helped dozens of women on the road toward self-sufficiency. One of her great projects involves helping women to utilize their resources. One of the women Anji works with is named Poo (short version [...] This week we are offering training on CHE and are pleased that twenty-two people have come for the training, one from as far away as Colorado. CHE is a kind of Christian version of ABCD, “Asset Based Community Development.” (Actually, maybe I should have said that the other way around.) As an organization, CMF partners [...] I want to introduce you to a new on-line journal: Missio Dei: A Journal of Missional Theology and Praxis. The link is http://missiodeijournal.com You can download the journal to read or save in pdf format. The issues are themed. The theme of the first issue was “Rediscovering Missio Dei” and the second issue’s theme was [...] This year CMF is hosting six webinars related to short term mission trips. Two have already taken place – one on tips for planning a trip, and the second on spiritual preparation for the trip. Thursday will be the third webinar, and it is one that I am doing. The subject is “cultural intelligence,” or, what are some [...] I preached on “Good News to the Poor” recently and heard that a study group was using the sermon and discussing poverty and what to do about the poor. The verse about “always having the poor with you” came up in the conversation as it often does, which led me to do a little studying. The [...] The following quotes come from an article in Time magazine, Feb. 14, 2011. The article is written by Nancy Gibbs and is titled “The Best Investment” (page 64). “In sub-Saharan Africa, fewer than 1 in 5 girls make it to secondary school. Nearly half are married by the time they are 18; 1 in 7 [...] One of the best ways to address poverty is to use the “three-E-strategy.” One E is for evangelism, because Christ brings abundant life and offers hope for a better future. A second E is for education, because education helps us to see beyond ourselves and also is important is being able to secure the third E, employment. [...] When I was in Oregon last March I had a workshop at Mayfest, a day-long event for Seniors. Accompanying me was my trusty side-kick, LeRoy Lawson, who had main billing. My workshop focused on trends in missions and how those trends related to seniors wanting to be involved in mission efforts. LeRoy read my notes, offered some suggestions, [...] |
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