Teach a Man to Fish: Engaging the Local Church to Create Sustainable, Transformational Missions

Bys: Mph Florence Muindi MD and Vittitow DMD Aaacd, Charlie

Book Overview

You've probably heard the old saying, "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime."

The same basic principle applies to missions work. Too many churches and other missions organizations over-emphasize Relief Aid--no-strings-attached, handouts of vital supplies given in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. While necessary and lifesaving, Relief Aid is only a temporary fix. Once the funds dry up and the ground team leaves, the impoverished community is often no better off than they were before.

In Teach a Man to Fish, the authors illustrate the benefits of "wholistic transformational development," where--through engagement with the local church-- the community is empowered to identify and carry out long-term sustainable solutions to meet its own needs. A few of the steps that "wholistic transformational development" includes are:

Give dignity to "the least of these"Address the root causes of poverty to provide solutions for the affectedHelp the vulnerable to become empowered in their own communities

Filled with real-life stories from the authors' own experiences, Teach a Man to Fish provides churches and missions organizations with a blueprint for helping people help themselves in order to create lasting change and long-term sustainability and independence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496490061
• ISBN13: 9781496490063
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Tyndale Momentum
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.9"