How consumerism infects cross-cultural mission - 3 signs you might have the virus

Convenience and "bang for your buck" are NOT Kingdom values.

Featured, Ministry/MissionsCraig GreenfieldSeptember 6, 2016

How to balance the needs of your family with the needs of the poor

The story of how one man came up with a clever answer to this tension.

Faith/Life, Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldAugust 24, 2016

No, the safest place ISN'T in the center of God's will

Enough with the Christian cliches, people. We need a better theology of suffering.

Faith/Life, Ministry/MissionsCraig GreenfieldAugust 9, 2016safety, suffering, God's will, prosperity gospel

Are you unequally yoked? 7 types of partnership in cross-cultural ministry.

A lot of what we do on Short Term Mission Trips superficially looks like empowerment. But when you scratch the surface...

What did Jesus really mean when he said, "The poor you will always have with you"?

You keep using that verse. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Poverty/Charity, Faith/LifeCraig GreenfieldJune 23, 2016poverty, poor, Jesus, Mary's song, Magnificat, Acts

When Charity is just a Band-Aid

The cautionary tale of a kind-hearted slave-owner.

Ministry/Missions, Poverty/CharityCraig GreenfieldJune 12, 2016homeless, justice, charity, Band-Aid, systemic change

Serving overseas? 3 kinds of selfies you should never take.

Don't be that ugly foreigner. Here are some tips to help you consider carefully the type of photos you take, and the story you are telling with each image.

The top 7 NEW books for "world-changers" that need to be on your reading list

I've recommended these to dozens of people. Now, I've compiled them together in one list so you can jump on board the learning revolution too.

3 reasons cruises are a terrible idea. From the Pirates of Justice.

You better read this before you go upstairs for the dinner buffet...

Activism/PoliticsCraig GreenfieldMay 13, 2016cruise, Disney, exploitation, DC Talk, #DCTalkCruise, Jesus Freaks

How to remember the poor - by rediscovering this forgotten Biblical practice

A modest proposal for Joel Osteen (and everybody else)

Poverty/Charity, Faith/LifeCraig GreenfieldApril 29, 2016gleaning, Joel Osteen, poverty, social justice, giving