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In a world where children go hungry, how much money should you keep for yourself? (Part 1)

In a world where children go hungry, how much money should you keep for yourself? (Part 1)

There is so much inequality, how should you respond?

Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldOctober 9, 2015simplicity, wealth, Biblical finances, hospitality, tithing, celebration

How to partner with a poor church without screwing everything up

How to partner with a poor church without screwing everything up

It's going to take more than rhetoric to be truly empowering.

Ministry/Missions, Poverty/Charity, FeaturedCraig GreenfieldAugust 18, 2015empowerment, partnership, church, mission, missionary, resources, Luke 9, Jesus

Entrepreneurship in the slum - 5 lessons from a flip-flip business

Entrepreneurship in the slum - 5 lessons from a flip-flip business

Here's what I learnt from a young orphan who came to me for a loan.

Ministry/Missions, Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldAugust 11, 2015social business, social entrepreneurship, micro loans, risk, slum

8 reasons we've got change all wrong

8 reasons we've got change all wrong

Here's why the role of Non-Profits must decrease, and what will take their place.

Poverty/Charity, Ministry/MissionsCraig GreenfieldJuly 7, 2015movements, Nonprofit, Non Profit Industrial Complex, transformation, Jesus, poverty, development, NGO, charity, fundraising

What the eye has not seen, the heart cannot grieve

What the eye has not seen, the heart cannot grieve

Out of sight out of mind.

Poverty/Charity, Ministry/MissionsCraig GreenfieldJune 16, 2015poverty, incarnation, proximity, injustice, hunger, slum, children, Alongsiders

Would Jesus give an addict a clean needle?

Would Jesus give an addict a clean needle?

Would you give a prostituted woman condoms, so she could protect herself until she found freedom?

Poverty/Charity, Ministry/Missions, FeaturedCraig GreenfieldJune 9, 2015harm reduction, addiction, Insite, Vancouver, brothel, condoms, prostitution, demoniac, Jesus

Asian slum poverty is NOTHING like North American inner city poverty - right?

Asian slum poverty is NOTHING like North American inner city poverty - right?

Most assume that the poverty in Asia is a lot worse - and it is by certain measurements.

Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldJune 3, 2015poverty, Asia, slum, ghetto, inner city, Western, North American, Alongsiders

3 things Nepal Earthquake donors ought to know

3 things Nepal Earthquake donors ought to know

As our hearts are moved, let our minds also be moved - to think more deeply about the causes and consequences of tragedies like this.

Ministry/Missions, Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldApril 29, 2015Nepal, earthquake, donation

Why I don't care about the poor this week

Why I don't care about the poor this week

I am thinking less about issues of justice this week. And recent research explains why.

Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldApril 15, 2015poverty, philantrophy, justice, affluence, charity

9 quick tips for responding to beggars & panhandlers – from someone who knows them

9 quick tips for responding to beggars & panhandlers – from someone who knows them

I’m a friend of beggars. So, here are my "Lessons Learned" - tips for how to respond to that upturned baseball cap:

Poverty/Charity, Ministry/MissionsCraig GreenfieldMarch 24, 2015beggar, panhandler, compassion, begging, panhandling, street kids