When Helping Hurts:
“Poverty is much more than simply a lack of material resources, and it takes much more than donations and handouts to solve it. When Helping Hurts shows how some alleviation efforts, failing to consider the complexities of poverty, have actually (and unintentionally) done more harm than good.
But it looks ahead. It encourages us to see the dignity in everyone, to empower the materially poor, and to know that we are all uniquely needy—and that God in the gospel is reconciling all things to himself.
Focusing on both North American and Majority World contexts, When Helping Hurts provides proven strategies for effective poverty alleviation, catalyzing the idea that sustainable change comes not from the outside in, but from the inside out.”
Spring 2025 Schedule (Wed Nights)
Led By Matt Hester
6:00-7:00PM
Adult Building Room 100
Jan 15 – Introduction to WHH
Jan 22 – Why Did Jesus Come to Earth?
Jan 29 – What’s the Problem?
Feb 5 – Are We There Yet?
Feb 12 – Not All Poverty Is Created Equal
Feb 19 – Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, and Their Assets
Feb 26 – McDevelopment: Over 2.5 Billion People Not Served
Mar 5 – Doing Short-Term Missions Without Doing Long-Term Harm
Mar 12 – Yes, In Your Backyard
Mar 19 – And to the Ends of the Earth
Mar 26 – Excuse Me, Can You Spare Some Change?
Apr 2 – On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!
