Giving for Life

A Church of England publication that examines how giving in local congregations could be encouraged

Fundraising

A Tearfund publication to help organisations and ministries to raise financial support

Luke’s Poor: an African reality from a Kenyan perspective

I.             Can we define Poverty? The word poverty draws attention from many quarters due to the concerns it has attracted in today’s world. John Shao during a Keynote address noted ‘poverty in Africa as a reality with which we liveRead more…

The Diaspora Dollar: A response

To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead articles. These points of view do not necessarily represent the Lausanne Movement. They are designed to stimulate discussion fromRead more…

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…