WATCH THE VIDEO... Many poverty fighting leaders passionate for social justice have begun to shy away from the word "charity." Unfortunately, for many, the definition of this biblical virtue has been reduced to a superficial approach more often harmful than [...]
WATCH THE VIDEO... Most paradigm shifts come from critical yeast not critical mass. They come from those with an idea that is usually described as too idealistic or just too complicated and then simply dismissed by the critical mass. But [...]
WATCH THE VIDEO... Even as our culture drifts farther away from a Biblical world-view, there are now great opportunities for the church to gain influence and make an even greater impact in our communities. It is exciting that the path [...]
WATCH THE VIDEO... Over the last several decades, non-profits have played an increasing role advocating and providing services for the global poor and disenfranchised. The initial role of the Christian non-profit was to bring the church safely into a sustainable [...]
WATCH THE VIDEO... Some of the best natural entrepreneurs in the United States are in underserved urban communities. They are called hustlers – visionary risk-takers who seize the opportunity to move product and turn a profit. They have the God-given [...]
WATCH THE VIDEO... In the next 30 years the population will likely increase by 2.5 billion people with most of that being absorbed by urban areas. This massive growth of our cities will continue to magnify the challenges of poverty, [...]
Getting Better at Doing Good | There’s a lot being written and said these days about the effectiveness of charitable work. The wonderful and provocative 90-minute documentary by PovertyCure called, “Poverty, Inc.” makes a compelling case that fighting poverty has [...]
Millennials and Missions - Not Your Traditional Approach | Part 1... Justin Carney grew up on a small farm in southern Missouri. In his early 20’s a missionary came to his church and talked about unreached people groups, gave [...]
Bob Lupton is a Christian community developer and entrepreneur who brings together communities of resource with communities of need. Lupton has invested the past 43 years of his life in inner-city Atlanta where his life’s work has been the rebuilding [...]
Aimee Minnich serves as Chief Impact Officer and General Counsel of Impact Foundation. Prior to founding Impact Foundation, she served as President and General Counsel for the National Christian Foundation, Heartland, where she designed and implemented the foundation’s Missional Investing [...]
