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Welcome!

Are you hungry for a Jesus who looks more like the gospels?
A Jesus who brings good news to the poor,
overturns tables to disrupt injustice
and parties with outcasts?

My name is Craig Greenfield and I’m an outsider who helps insiders become alongsiders.

During two decades of living in slums and inner cities, I founded a grassroots youth movement called Alongsiders International, now reaching tens of thousands of vulnerable children across
30 countries in Asia, Africa and Europe.

I speak and write about God’s heart for the poor and justice, and why we so often get it wrong. My latest book is called “Subversive Mission: serving as outsiders in a world of need”

Come join me in this conversation. If you’d like to figure out what it looks like to serve without being a jerk you can start by taking the Missional Types Quiz below. Bring coffee… maybe some snacks…and let’s get started….

LATEST BLOG POSTS

FEATURED ARTICLES
5 sure signs you've been hoodwinked by the "Prosperity Gospel"
5 sure signs you've been hoodwinked by the "Prosperity Gospel"

You don't have to be a devotee of Joel Osteen or Joseph Prince to be sucked in by this insidious teaching.

So you want to change the world? Can you make this one sacrifice?
So you want to change the world? Can you make this one sacrifice?

We love the thrill of using our skills in a place where they are desperately needed. But that may be just the problem. 

This is the most common temptation in doing good. 4 reasons you must resist.
This is the most common temptation in doing good. 4 reasons you must resist.

What if the temptation we face is NOT the temptation to pursue evil but instead, the temptation to pursue good, in the wrong way?

Are we really called to be a "voice for the voiceless"?
Are we really called to be a "voice for the voiceless"?

This phrase no longer sits so well with me. Here are 3 alternatives.

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

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

Yes. Jesus was subversive. Here are 10 overlooked examples.
Yes. Jesus was subversive. Here are 10 overlooked examples.

For my friends living in slums or on the streets, the idea that Jesus is overturning the status quo gives them hope.

Why are we still building orphanages?
Why are we still building orphanages?

Christians - we are lagging behind on this one. We should be the ones who are out there supporting families. Instead we are destroying them.

10 reasons why your good intentions to fight poverty backfire
10 reasons why your good intentions to fight poverty backfire

Sometimes helping hurts the “helped”, especially when money is involved. But there is a better way...

There's no such thing as the "deserving poor"
There's no such thing as the "deserving poor"

My interactions with this neighbor got me thinking, why should I help her?

Here's why Jesus would be cool with saying #BlackLivesMatter
Here's why Jesus would be cool with saying #BlackLivesMatter

Would Jesus show any sort of special concern for one particular group or another?

I'm pretty sure He would, and here's why:

Jesus was pro-life. Christians? Not so much.
Jesus was pro-life. Christians? Not so much.

We've reduced being "pro-life" to mean being “pro-” one tiny subsection of life .

10 reasons why Christians need to welcome Muslim refugees with open arms
10 reasons why Christians need to welcome Muslim refugees with open arms

There have been very few global tests of our faith as stark as this.

Jesus was a refugee.
Jesus was a refugee.

4 Biblical responses to a humanitarian crisis.

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.

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?

Stop calling it a "Short Term Missions Trip". Here's what you should call it instead.
Stop calling it a "Short Term Missions Trip". Here's what you should call it instead.

There is a BIG problem with the label "short term missions"...

CHARITY & POVERTY
Don’t make this big mistake when giving to charity at Christmas
Don’t make this big mistake when giving to charity at Christmas
Can we talk about the Anti-Trafficking industry? Things are getting out of control.
Can we talk about the Anti-Trafficking industry? Things are getting out of control.
You say you care about the poor? Then tell me, what are their names?
You say you care about the poor? Then tell me, what are their names?
This simple question will help you evaluate any ministry among the poor
This simple question will help you evaluate any ministry among the poor
3 ways to improve a "Short Term Missions" trip
3 ways to improve a "Short Term Missions" trip
We need to talk about these celebrity charity videos – 5 lessons for the tone-deaf
We need to talk about these celebrity charity videos – 5 lessons for the tone-deaf
The war on Christmas is NOT what you think
The war on Christmas is NOT what you think
The response to Irma shows why we often get charity so wrong
The response to Irma shows why we often get charity so wrong
Here's why I have a double standard on corruption (and 3 reasons you might too)
Here's why I have a double standard on corruption (and 3 reasons you might too)
So you want to change the world? Can you make this one sacrifice?
So you want to change the world? Can you make this one sacrifice?
This is the most common temptation in doing good. 4 reasons you must resist.
This is the most common temptation in doing good. 4 reasons you must resist.
Are we really called to be a "voice for the voiceless"?
Are we really called to be a "voice for the voiceless"?
How to avoid becoming a "White Saviour"
How to avoid becoming a "White Saviour"
5 practical tips for dealing with corruption
5 practical tips for dealing with corruption
How to balance the needs of your family with the needs of the poor
How to balance the needs of your family with the needs of the poor
Are you unequally yoked? 7 types of partnership in cross-cultural ministry.
Are you unequally yoked? 7 types of partnership in cross-cultural ministry.
What did Jesus really mean when he said, "The poor you will always have with you"?
What did Jesus really mean when he said, "The poor you will always have with you"?
When Charity is just a Band-Aid
When Charity is just a Band-Aid
The top 7 NEW books for "world-changers" that need to be on your reading list
The top 7 NEW books for "world-changers" that need to be on your reading list
How to remember the poor - by rediscovering this forgotten Biblical practice
How to remember the poor - by rediscovering this forgotten Biblical practice
Yes. Jesus was subversive. Here are 10 overlooked examples.
Yes. Jesus was subversive. Here are 10 overlooked examples.
How to talk about poverty without being a jerk
How to talk about poverty without being a jerk
This Easter remember, it's not all about you
This Easter remember, it's not all about you
Why are we still building orphanages?
Why are we still building orphanages?
10 reasons why your good intentions to fight poverty backfire
10 reasons why your good intentions to fight poverty backfire

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