Tom Bassford of Significant Matters discusses what's involved and what it takes to move a church's missions work into more sustainable approaches. It's a process that takes 3-5 years of hard work and is best done in a Peer Learning Community. [...]
This is a look at the various organizations represented at the 2015 SATtalks and why it's important to not only have church leaders and ministry partners but donors and people who can help with things like metrics. It's a talk [...]
When we understand the dignity of the human person endowed with creative capacity and made in the image of God it changes absolutely everything about the way we understand charity, missions, development and the poor. The main question is [...]
“When we understand the dignity of the human person endowed with creative capacity and made in the image of God, it changes absolutely everything about the way we understand charity, missions, development and the poor.” WATCH THE VIDEO… [...]
Churches, along with so many other organizations, individuals and agencies, have begun to understand that much of our well-intended helping has had the unintended consequence of hurting the very people we are trying to help. But what do we do [...]
The Co-Op is a faith-based initiative of Kansas City area churches working together to bring about transformation at the neighborhood level. The initiative’s strategy is based on working with community leaders within a neighborhood inside of four catalytic program areas: [...]
What if we could bring together service organizations that are the best and most admired and specializein a critical area of support, and integrate them together to support individual and community development with a goal of self-sustainability? The Sinapi Foundation was established to foster partnerships and [...]
Tom answers the question, “How do we enter into the conversation that’s going on in our world today around sustainable solutions?” This is the Big Idea. Tom Bassford President | Significant Matter
The church has been the leading influence throughout history in caring for the poor through emergency relief and individual betterment. But we live in world that can no longer afford to do more of the same. The good we seek [...]