101 Ways to Help People in Need

by Janie Sjogren

Book Overview

Reaching out to others If you're like many Christians, you are so busy with day-to-day living that you may be unaware of the needs around you. In fact, you might be puzzled about how to help those who... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576833151
• ISBN13: 9781576833155
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: NavPress Publishing Group
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book!

Ideas were innovative, fun and easy to do. All are practical and some require very little money to implement.

Terrific book

My youth group was looking for some outreach projects and this book gave them several good ideas.

Great ideas transformed our church

No single book, philosophy of ministry or methodology will work in every situation, but this author has inspired our church and transformed the way we do ministry. I recommend it if you are tired of sitting in the pews with the lights on and doors open just waiting for your community to walk in.

Book of ideas based on meeting needs, not fixing the system

This is a book of ideas for helping "those in need", not "the poor" - the term "the "poor" implies a certain group that will remain in given place in life with no hope of transition out. My experience is that is by and large not the case. This is a book with tons of creative ideas that indeed to work in connecting with a variety of those in need - the "underemployed" - "the homeless" - and the most common form of those in need in the U.S. "single moms" who are being under financed. The ideas here are a combination of showing low cost but extravagent care for those in need. Some have asked about emptying the church's coffers. The question comes up, "What is our strategy to those in need?" I.E., is this group a high priority, medium or small matter? Spend accordingly. Spending is not an issue from that point forward - other than a matter of obiedience to Jesus' call. The first third of the book is a clearly laid out philosophy of ministry toward those in need that is well worth the purchase price of the book in itself - the ideas that follow are a bonus.