After you have read Part 2, pages 98 – 148, please comment below with your response to the following questions.
- Make a list of all the organizations that minister to the materially poor in your community. Determine the exact services that they provide and whether they are doing relief, rehabilitation, or development. To which organizations would you feel comfortable referring people? Keep this information handy for your church or ministry to use.
- What light do Philippians 4:8 and 1 Thessalonians 5:11 shed on the perspective and tools of ABCD (“asset-based community development”)?
- Imagine that our church or ministry wants to help an individual poor person or a poor community. Whom would you ask for advice? Write down a list of the people you might consult to design your approach.