Eight Components of Christian Community Development:
- Relocation - be incarnational
- this is hard work. if God hasn't called you, if it doesn't bring you joy, don't do it.
- Reconciliation - assumes equality. this is the Gospel!
- Redistribution - $ is not the most important. this is redistribution of all kinds of socioeconomic resources
- Leadership Development - indigenous development: "natives" must be leaders. DISCIPLESHIP is key
- Church-Based - the Body must act. authority matters, and it must come from love, not fear
- Felt-Need Concept - listen. Don't use gifts to make ourselves feel superior. affirm dignity.
- Wholistic Approach - reach the soul: body, spirit, emotion, mind
- Empowerment - again, affirm dignity
- design a plan
- give responsibility
- always remember: don't do what they can do for themselves
[for a better description of these check out the ccda website. Reflecting on these things now, they seem to be exactly the practical out-workings of When Helping Hurts. They share the same philosophy. Then I realized, "duh, John Perkins wrote the Forward."]
know the people you are helping.
our giving and charity should create responsibility and thanksgiving, not dependency
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