I usually marvel at what God did after the whole creation and after He said it was good. He entrusted the whole creation to man and He said “Be fruitful, and multiply and fill the earth, and subdue it andRead more…
A Biblical View of Dominion: Stewardship
…our churches are teaching a low view of stewardship. We’re missing the essential goodness of work in particular, even “non-spiritual” work. “Non-spiritual” work, in case you’re wondering, is any work in which God is not interested, which isRead more…
Free Downloadable Books and Bible Studies
Disciple Nations Alliance has various excellent free downloadable books and Bible studies dealing with stewards, community development, poverty, transformation and worldview. These resources include: Against all hope: Hope for Africa Servanthood: The calling of every Christian The Forest in theRead more…
The Forest in the Seed – A Biblical Perspective on Resources and Development
In The Forest in the Seed, Scott Allen and Darrow Miller set out to answer these questions: What resources do we need for truly Christian community development, and where do these resources come from? The transformation of impoverished communities requiresRead more…
Muslim village transformed through prayer, Christian business people and owls
It was warm and humid. One may say almost too hot for a Swede. But the story that emerged was more than cool. I listened to the mayor of a small Muslim village. We sat outside his house, drank teaRead more…
Wholly Living: A new perspective on international development
The Christian vision of human flourishing does not simply call for a political response.Rather, it insists that without personal moral responsibility, an active culture ofvoluntarism, personal financial generosity, community participation, the responsible useof natural resources, productive and responsible business ethics,Read more…
Stewardship Summit 2015
The 2015 Stewardship Summit will be held from January 6-8, 2015 in Orlando, Florida at the Cru International Headquarters. Applications for presentations open on May 1, 2014 and can be made through the following website www.stewardshipsummit.org/register/presenters.asp. Participants can register through the followingRead more…
2014 BNP PariBas Individual Philanthropy Index
How committed to individual giving are the wealthy from Europe, the United States, Asia and the Middle East? What are their common characteristics? Which causes are the most popular? In its second year, the “2014 BNP Paribas Individual Philanthropy Index”Read more…
Caring for God’s Things
Developed in Africa, ‘Caring for God’s Things’ is a 10 week study course that can be used in small group training programmes such as Theological Education by Extension. The course is divided in the following weekly chapters: WEEK 1 –Read more…
Hungry Planet: Consumption Around the Globe
The United States, with just 5 percent of the world’s population, consumes 24 percent of its energy resource. As the attached infographic from InternationalBusinessGuide.org shows, when it comes to per capita energy consumption, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, andRead more…