{"product_id":"helping-without-hurting-in-church-benevolence-a-practical-guide-to-walking-with-low-income-people","title":"Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence: A Practical Guide to Walking with Low-Income People","description":"When a low-income person asks your church for help, what do you do next?\nGod is extraordinarily generous, and our churches should be, too. Because poverty is complex, however, helping low-income people often requires going beyond meeting their material needs to holistically addressing the roots of their poverty.\nBut on a practical level, how do you move forward in walking with someone who approaches your church for financial help?\nFrom the authors of When Helping Hurts comes Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence, a guidebook for church staff, deacons, or volunteers who work with low-income people.\nShort and to the point, this tool provides foundational principles for poverty alleviation and then addresses practical matters, like: How to structure and focus your benevolence work How to respond to immediate needs while pursuing long-term solutions How to mobilize your church to walk with low-income people\nWith practical stories, forms, and tools for churches to use, Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence is an all-in-one guide for church leaders and laypeople who want to help the poor in ways that lead to lasting change.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0802413390\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0802413390.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Corbett, Steve|Casselberry, Katie|Fikkert, Brian\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43334859423805,"sku":"BVV.0802413390.A","price":5.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0802413390-0.jpg?v=1783707774","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/helping-without-hurting-in-church-benevolence-a-practical-guide-to-walking-with-low-income-people","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}