The Legatum Prosperity Index (www.prosperity.com/#!/) is an annual ranking, developed by the Legatum Institute, of 142 countries. The rankings is based on a variety of factors including wealth, economic growth and quality of life. The 2013 Index Report and 2Read more…
Women and the Web: Bridging the Internet gap and creating new global opportunities in low and middle-income countries
’From activists in Egypt to coffee farmers in Colombia, the Internet has transformed the lives of billions of people. It functions as a gateway to ideas, resources, and opportunities that never could have been realized before, let alone fathomed. AllRead more…
The Forest in the Seed: A Biblical Perspective on Resources and Development
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An Education: A Costa Rican Community Learns What Helps and What Hurts in the Wake of Disaster
This story appeared in the Winter 2011 issue of Flourish Magazine.
Planting the Future
This story is on the connection between deforestation and poverty, and what followers of Christ are doing to “plant the future.” It was the July/August 2011 cover story for PRISM, published by Evangelicals for Social Action.
The Rise of Mega-Church Efforts in International Development
This paper was published in Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies, published by the Oxford Centre for World Mission, in April 2009. Abstract: Evangelical ‘mega-churches’ are awakening to the importance of tackling poverty and social issues even as they continueRead more…
Salt and Light: Christians’ Role in Combating Corruption
What part does corruption play in your life? That may seem a strange question to ask an audience such as this. Many may answer that, of course, as Christians, we would have nothing whatsoever to do with it. But othersRead more…
Building Humility and Penetration into Ministry – Vulnerable Mission
This video-link, recorded on 18th Oct. 2010, will be of interest to folks wanting to hear about vulnerable mission from Jim Harries by way of personal testimony. This lecture was originally given in Eastern University, Philadelphia, USA.
Best Practices for Reaching Pastoral Nomads
Working toward successful church development among nomads. The goal is to find out what works.
Best Practices for Reaching Pastoral Nomads
Working toward successful church development among nomads. The goal is to find out what works.