My husband and I are going to a twice monthly group that is part of our church's small group ministry for this fall. We are doing a book study on the book When-Helping-Hurts: how to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor or Yourself. The study group is made up of people who are members of Grace Church as well as members of the community. I am very impressed with the book which was written as a collaboration between Brian Fikkert and Steven Corbett and forwarded by John Perkins.
Fikkert and Corbett set the book up to be a study by an individual or a group with group exercises and questions at the end of the chapters so it is perfect for a small group study. I appreciate that the gospel is central to their work instead of just being peripheral. We have made it through the first chapter and have started on the second after two meetings. The discussion has been good and honest. I read the book shortly after it was published a little over a year ago and thought at the time that it would make a challenging book to discuss in a group. It has certainly challenged me on some issues and made me rethink some of my attitudes towards domestic as well as global missions efforts. I am looking forward to continuing on with the study.
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