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Tag Archives: Development
13 Differences In Serving With a Kingdom Perspective
If we truly believe in the kingdom of God, that belief will make a difference in the way we do ministry. Some years ago, I was at a conference for missionaries and development workers in Africa. I had a conversation … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Kingdom, Mission
Tagged Development, Kingdom, kingdom of God, Worldview
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What Makes Development Happen?
When I first began working for a relief and development organization, I began to wrestle with the question “Why are some nations rich and some poor?” I came to realize that poverty is not caused by a lack of resources. … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Economic Development, Imago Dei, Resources, Worldview & Development Resources
Tagged Development, human, Poverty, Worldview
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Tchaikovsky From the Trash: Classical Music for Paraguay’s Poor Kids!
Recently my daughter, Maryrose Young, sent me a short video of the LandFill Harmonic orchestra. The inspirational video powerful depicts the imago Dei humanity of the poorest of the poor. Men, women, and children who live and work in a garbage dump discover … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Music
Tagged classical music, Development, imago dei, Poverty
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CREATING WEALTH is Better Than Curing Poverty
When I worked for a relief and development organization, I became convinced that lack of resources was not the primary cause of poverty. I came to see that the root cause of poverty–and the cure of poverty–lies in a peoples’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Development, Poverty, redistribution, wealth creation
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CULTURE Still Matters!
As most of our readers know, the Disciple Nations Alliance was born at the intersection of two seemingly unrelated issues: the more “philosophical” concept of worldview and the very practical world of poverty. We also have argued that culture matters … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Development, Resources
Tagged Culture, Development, Poverty, Victor Davis Hanson
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Does DNA Teach the “Prosperity Gospel”?
- by Gary Brumbelow A post last week entitled, Freedom, Prosperity, and the Great Commission triggered the following response from a reader and blogger in his own right, Jon Davis, Jr. I find that if I say things like what … Continue reading
Posted in ETW, Wholism
Tagged Development, emancipating the world, prosperity gospel, Wholism
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Tim Keller, Young Leaders, and the Mission of the Church
A vigorous conversation is happening today around the question, “What is the mission of the church?” A few weeks ago, Tim Keller addressed the topic in this blog post on the Redeemer City to City website. In the article Keller … Continue reading
Restoring the Breach: A Conversation Between Practitioners in Africa
Too often, a truncated gospel message has accompanied our outreach efforts. As Scott Allen has written elsewhere, an artificial division between personal faith and daily life leaves a fragmented Christianity, full of gaps. The effects are perhaps nowhere more obvious than … Continue reading
What is Christian Development?
People are always asking me: “Where did you get these ideas that you write and talk about?” “What books or articles have you found to be helpful in your understanding of worldview as it relates to poverty and development?” To … Continue reading
No Hope for Today?
Darrow Miller, in an article entitled Agriculture and the Kingdom of God, includes this compelling example of what can happen when missionaries lose sight of the extent of God’s Big Agenda: About twenty years ago, evangelical missionaries moved into the … Continue reading
