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Teach a Man to Fish - Softcover
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You’ve probably heard the old saying, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”
The same basic principle applies to missions work. Too many churches and other missions organizations over-emphasize Relief Aid—no-strings-attached, handouts of vital supplies given in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. While necessary and lifesaving, Relief Aid is only a temporary fix. Once the funds dry up and the ground team leaves, the impoverished community is often no better off than they were before.
In Teach a Man to Fish, the authors illustrate the benefits of “wholistic transformational development,” where—through engagement with the local church— the community is empowered to identify and carry out long-term sustainable solutions to meet its own needs. A few of the steps that “wholistic transformational development” includes are:
The same basic principle applies to missions work. Too many churches and other missions organizations over-emphasize Relief Aid—no-strings-attached, handouts of vital supplies given in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. While necessary and lifesaving, Relief Aid is only a temporary fix. Once the funds dry up and the ground team leaves, the impoverished community is often no better off than they were before.
In Teach a Man to Fish, the authors illustrate the benefits of “wholistic transformational development,” where—through engagement with the local church— the community is empowered to identify and carry out long-term sustainable solutions to meet its own needs. A few of the steps that “wholistic transformational development” includes are:
- Give dignity to “the least of these”
- Address the root causes of poverty to provide solutions for the affected
- Help the vulnerable to become empowered in their own communities
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| Item Code | 90063 |
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| Weight (lbs) | N/A |
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| Page Count | 288.0 |
| Release Date | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Discontinued Date | N/A |
| Publisher | Tyndale House Publishers |
| ISBN 10 | 1-4964-9006-1 |
| ISBN 13 | 978-1-4964-9006-3 |
| Translation | N/A |
| Bible Contents | N/A |
| Series | N/A |
| Case Qty | 123 |