Podcasts about toxic charity

What if you were called to action by a viral video and found yourself on a mission halfway across the world? Meet Mike Warneke, the passionate founder of Fields of Dreams Uganda, whose journey began with a deep-rooted faith and a life-altering visit to Uganda. Inspired by the resilience of the Ugandan people and a calling from his faith, Mike's mission evolved into a lifelong commitment to bringing hope and change to marginalized communities. Join us as we explore the story of how one individual's dedication and spirituality inspired a movement, offering both immediate and eternal hope to those in need.Our conversation with Mike dives into the complexities of development work in Uganda, a country with a young and vibrant population. We discuss the importance of empowering local leaders and developing community-driven solutions that are sustainable and impactful. Mike shares personal stories, including efforts to improve hygiene for young girls, which highlight the thoughtful and nuanced approach required in effective aid work. Grounded in wisdom from influential books like "When Helping Hurts" and "Toxic Charity," our dialogue challenges the notion of outsourcing compassion and stresses the importance of direct engagement and listening.In this episode, we also tackle the intricate relationship between wealth, faith, and discipleship. Mike opens up about the challenges of ministering in affluent contexts, discussing how excess can sometimes obscure spiritual growth. Together, we reflect on how living simply can lead to a more authentic connection with God and consider the structural challenges within church institutions that can affect leadership and faith journeys. As we explore the joy and purpose found in committing to a meaningful life driven by hope, Mike's experiences in Uganda offer powerful insights into using one's gifts for the collective good and living a life aligned with purpose and passion.Do you have a dream to reach people with the gospel, but feel stuck? There is hope for you.Join us on an incredible learning journey to discover, develop, and deploy your calling to bless the world around you with the love of Jesus!All NEW ULC Missions ClassFor a 10% off discount - use code LEADTIME10 For a 25% off discount - join our LeadSupport the showJoin the Lead Time Newsletter! (Weekly Updates and Upcoming Episodes)https://www.uniteleadership.org/lead-time-podcast#newsletterVisit uniteleadership.org

In this episode of Capital Hacking, host Josh McAllen interviews Jeff Rutt, a successful entrepreneur and founder of Hope International. Jeff shares his journey from a dairy farm to building homes and empowering individuals through microloans. He discusses the concept of "Toxic Charity" and highlights the impact of providing loans that lead to dignity and sustainability. Jeff encourages listeners to pray, get involved, and support Hope International financially. He also mentions the opportunity to join preset trips to witness the organization's work firsthand. Jeff's dedication to making a positive impact inspires listeners to contribute to changing lives globally.Ultimate Shownotes:[01:10] - Jeff Rudd's Background and Journey from Dairy Farming to Home Building[02:05] - Introduction to Hope International and Toxic Charity Concept[05:22] - Keystone Custom Homes Overview[11:30] - Process of Building a Neighborhood[16:38] - Comparison of Keystone Custom Homes with Public Builders[20:36] - Discussion on Hope International and Empowering Communities[25:29] - Impact of Hope International and Invitation for Support[32:14] - Personal Stories of Charity Work and Impact[35:38] - Ways to Get Involved with Hope International[40:15] - Information on Upcoming Events and Trips with Hope InternationalTurn your unique talent into capital and achieve the life you were destined to live. Join our community!We believe that Capital is more than just Cash. In fact, Human Capital always comes first before the accumulation of Financial Capital. We explore the best, most efficient, high-integrity ways of raising capital (Human & Financial). We want our listeners to use their personal human capital to empower the growth of their financial capital. Together we are stronger. LinkedinFacebookInstagramApple PodcastSpotify

On this episode of “Cultivating Second Chair Leaders,” we look at the practice of  Identify Common Vision: Facilitate groups as they discover their common mission and vision. Our guest, Krista Young (@klyoung29), shares how regardless of cultural context, relationships and trust are the key elements to creating partnerships that move forward with a common vision. Resources mentioned in today's episode: “Life Together, The Classic Exploration of Christian Community” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1954. “Kindling the Heart of the Christ-like Servant Leader” by Susan Steege, 2016.“When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself” by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert, 2014“Toxic Charity, How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help, And How to Reverse It”  by Robert D. Lupton, 2012Go to www.kindleservantleaders.org  and to learn more about the organization and support our work!Share this episode with a friend and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Connect with us! Instagram: @emilyphoenix or @kindle_social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KINDLEServantLeaders If you have a question to ask or story to share about one of this season's topics, we would love to hear from you. Send an email to emily@kindleservantsleaders.org and we will share it along the way! Download episode discussion guides at: https://www.kindleservantleaders.org/podcast/

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: About my job: "Plans Officer", published by Weaver on September 10, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. I've been a plans Officer for the United States Army Reserve since 2021. People have no clue what reservists do and much less what "Active Guard Reserve" Soldiers do, and I see it's Career Week, so here's my job. Also I'm shamelessly stealing Lizkas format, so thank her for me writing this. Note that anything written here is my opinion and does not represent the department of defense, or any US Government agency. My background & how I got here I studied Computer Science in college and graduate into the great recession of 2008. After not getting the exact job I wanted (Marine Officer), I went to the Army recruiter and they gave me the option to be an Army Reserve Quartermaster Officer. I wanted something more active, but since Officer Candidate School was very competitive I wasn't in the top. I served part time as a Platoon Leader, Company Commander and Company Executive Officer. I interviewed with a different unit to change my branch to Civil Affairs, transferred to the unit and then served there as a Battalion Logistics Officer (S4) until I got called to go to first deploy, then school. My small school team of four Captains placed in the top six(Commandants List) of our approximately 60 person class and I was a Civil Affairs(CA) Officer after about 8 years. I credit my time working alongside CA officers as a large part of how well I did. At the same time I worked as a state department contractor full time. I also was going through Nursing school for most of it, though I didn't make it through. During my deployment, I was always trying to quantify how much we were doing and I had problems doing so. I read books like Dead Aid and Toxic Charity, trying to get a sense of how to 'do international development' and 'foreign aid'. You might think that this is why I joined EA. Nope. My writing partner made me read Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality and then, yes you can guess the rest. I got picked up for a 3 year tour of AGR and decided to put my civilian career on hold and see if I liked it. What I actually work on There is a very specific scope of things that only I do, mostly long range planning, facilitation, writing policy and working on strategy/prioritization for my organization. This includes everything that is mandated for the unit I work for to do to what is directed at a local level for us to do. Most of my work is office work, over various lovely software, and some of it is field work. Here is what I do normally: Field questions from people inside the unit Answer Requests for Information (RFIs) from higher echelons or sister units Write Operations Orders and iron out short term plans Be the telephone between two organizations that need to talk. I also run several meetings that are ad hoc or weekly dependent. I've had to work with a lot of people and I have met so many good people. It's not EA, but they all want to make a difference. Reflecting on the Role I opted into a very specialized career field in an already specialized group. I love the people and the unit culture is great, but they ask a lot of the part timers. Some things I value: I'm expected to work independently. If the work is done, then it's done. I'm not waiting around for someone's input normally. I get to work with top performers regularly. I get to mentor a lot of junior Officers and Enlisted, which is a big draw. Some things that can be hard: I'm not in charge, I just work here. Even though I plan a lot in advance, sometimes the commanders will choose to take a different path, upending a lot of my work. There's a lot of things that need to be on a regulatory timeline that I can not change. This is fine, except when people try to get around it. Some Skills I develop in this job: Lan...

Are you so focused on 10Xing that you forget to do the work needed because you assume that truly will be easier than 2Xing? How are you leveraging technology to increase the value you're delivering to clients? Are you guilty of not following your own rules and boundaries, thinking that it's helping others? Listen in as we recap this week's highlights and action items.   Listen to this week's episodes: Trying To 10X? Just Do The Work! [Episode 212] Leveraging Technology With Guest Ben Goss Charity Is Toxic? https://bit.ly/3JzXPzO  

Beware -of Yourself- When Giving to the Needy.

How do we disrupt systems that protect promote and perpetuate social and inequality? This is not a small task or an easy thing to discuss but if we are serious about bringing social justice to the surface, it is a conversation that we must have and not just today, but ongoing. And here to lead us in this conversation is Dr. Shawn Duncan He is the Director of the training and Consulting Division for an impressive group called Focused Community Strategies or FCS. This organization was started by Dr Lupton best know for the book Toxic Charity, and Charity Detox. Shawn is a TEDx Speaker, trainer, consultant, and honestly just one of those people you feel like you could learn something new from every day. Dr. Shawn Duncan is the Director of FCS's Training and Consulting Division, The Lupton Center. Shawn comes to FCS from the nonprofit leadership sector with research and writing focused on pedagogies for social impact. In his previous careers he has focused on multi-sector coalition building for community impact, content and curriculum design, group facilitation, leadership development, and immigration reform advocacy. As the leader of The Lupton Center team, Shawn brings a visionary voice for innovation, a strategic mind for resource development, and the leadership acumen to support and equip the team for success. He loves being a part of a mission-driven team that finds joy in one another while doing such important work. Take a deep dive with us today with our new friend and long-time ally Shawn Duncan.

Pastor Doug and Pastor Jay have a conversation about toxic charity and how the relates to generosity.

The Podcast for Nerdy Christians, where faith meets fandom. In this episode we're talking about toxic charity, colonialism, and white saviors. We're also continuing our book club, reading Becky Chambers's award-winning sci-fi novel The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. Head to facebook.com/nerdychristians to to talk to us, and please leave a rating or review on your podcast platform. Check out Adam's fantasy novels on his website adamthomas.net. Join hosts and Episcopal priests Carrie Combs and Adam Thomas for this podcast for progressive Christians who love Hogwarts, Hobbits, Jedi, and Jesus.

It feels good to volunteer, but sometimes, the things we do to help have unintended consequences. In this episode, we sit down with Gina Gibson, CEO of the Evansville Christian Life Center, and Catherine King, CharityTracker Manager to talk about the idea of toxic charity - what is it, and how do we find ways to give our neighbors a hand up, not a handout? Together we explore what makes helping meaningful and life-giving for both the volunteer and the recipient. SHOW NOTES: Explore the work at The Evansville Christian Life Center Is your church or non-profit interested in joining the CharityTracker network? Get more info here.

Tim continues our series: Love Your Neighbour. His subject is ‘Toxic Charity', and he discusses the meaning and purpose of charity, and how we can do it well.

A sermon by Pastor Brian BeltingScripture - Isaiah 1:1-20January 16th, 2022Support the show (https://kailua.churchcenter.com/giving)

Has The Salvation Army gone woke? Last week, a dozen people reached out to me asking about the validity of several articles that pointed to woke trends in the Army. I link those articles below. One of the people who reached out to me was my colleague and friend, Dr. Matt Friedeman.  He and I combined podcasts to talk through this matter. Here are the links:  YouTube - https://youtu.be/W6PTVKidCtM Dr. Ed McKinley suggests in his definitive history of The Salvation Army in the USA, Marching to Glory, that early salvationist:  …were a little concerned with theories of social justice; they knew only that they're Heavenly Commander and ordered His soldiers to take in strangers, visit the sick and imprisoned, and offer a drink to the thirsty and food to the hungry. They also knew that there were souls dying all around and that the first step in saving some of them was to lift them up so they could hear that such a thing as salvation existed. (68)  This description is the essence of Salvationism, and I believe these actions are being realized in most Salvation Army units around the world. The Army is at a clear crossroads in its history, and I address that in today's podcast.  Articles challenging the Army can be found here, here, and here. The most objective report was by Mark Kellner and can be found here. Here's a link to a blog where I have noted some of the mixed messages from the Army.  Here's a link to The Salvation Army's official response.  What should you do? You can restrict your giving to your local SA.  Also, if you can be involved in your local SA to know about the nature of their work for those in need that would go a long way to ensure your gifts are used well. Today's episode is brought to you by two sponsors: Keith Waters and his team at WPO Development do an amazing job helping non-profits and churches through mission planning studies, strategic plans, feasibility studies, and capital campaigns. We are honored to have Keith and WPO on the More to the Story team. You can find out more about them at www.wpodevelopment.comor touch base directly with Keith at Keith.Waters@wpodevelopment.com.AND  Wesley Biblical Seminary - Interested in getting going deeper in your faith, check out our certificate programs, B.A., M.A.s, M.Div., and D.Min degrees. You will study with world-class faculty and the most racially diverse student body in the country. www.wbs.edu

Discussion Links:Watered Gardens Ministries: https://wateredgardens.org/True Charity: https://www.truecharity.us/Toxic Charity Book: https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Charity-Church-Hurts-Reverse-ebook/dp/B004X2JGSILife Deck Mentorship Guide: http://lifedeck.us/Follow James on Twitter @james_whitford Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInstFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArchbridgeSign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/

Thousands of people across the United States don't currently have an address or a roof over their heads. This problem can often feel much too big to solve - but could it be possible that such a massive crisis has some simple solutions? Today, Melany Jackson is back to teach us what we can do to help folks without homes, and I'm telling you - it's easier than you think! Last week, Melany shared with us about the nonprofit ministry she started in Central Illinois to help be a part of systemic change for friends without addresses. This time, she's sharing more about homelessness as it relates to our country. We're talking about stats, causes, and common misconceptions about the homeless population. We're also discussing what it's truly like to live on the streets and how we should handle situations of panhandling. I found this conversation so helpful as someone who always wants to help those in need, but isn't always sure what to say or do when I find myself in those situations! While Melany does share some great tips and conversation starters for these times, her biggest message is this: treat them with dignity. We're talking about real human lives here, so it makes sense that the most practical and impactful thing we can do is to treat them like fellow human beings. Doing things like making eye contact, saying hi, and showing basic kindness can make a huge difference in the life of someone who is homeless and often ignored. This practice can also help us to have more empathy for our brothers and sisters in need. After all, isn't that how we would want to be treated if we were in their shoes? Links from the show: Chews Happiness: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1709783&u=2650427&m=101836&urllink=&afftrack= (https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1709783&u=2650427&m=101836&urllink=&afftrack=) When Helping Hurts by Corbett, Fikkert, and Perkins: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6595233-when-helping-hurts?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=B5j2QJqe0z&rank=1 (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6595233-when-helping-hurts?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=B5j2QJqe0z&rank=1) Toxic Charity by Robert D. Lupton: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11869727-toxic-charity?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=ritTQKGThQ&rank=1 (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11869727-toxic-charity?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=ritTQKGThQ&rank=1) Under the Overpass by Mike Yankoski: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208767.Under_the_Overpass?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=imvO7sAQ2y&rank=1 (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208767.Under_the_Overpass?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=imvO7sAQ2y&rank=1) More Than Enough by Melany Jackson: https://morethanenoughthebook.com/ (https://morethanenoughthebook.com/) Radical by David Platt: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7497897-radical?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=FuV9xDtI93&rank=2 (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7497897-radical?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=FuV9xDtI93&rank=2) Connect with Mackenzie: Instagram: @theheartfelthippie // @the.enlightenme.podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theheartfelthippie/ (https://www.facebook.com/theheartfelthippie/) Website: http://www.heartfelthippie.com (www.heartfelthippie.com) Email: mackenzie.heartfelthippie@gmail.com Connect with Melany: Book: http://www.morethanenoughthebook.com (www.morethanenoughthebook.com)

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Primos y Primas, Grab that cafecito☕⠀⠀⠀Season 4/EP5: Am I Enabling Toxic Charity? 〰️

Join Charlie and Nathan and hear a wild story of when their entire tribal ministry was nearly destroyed. Hear about concepts related to "When Helping Hurts" and "Toxic Charity.”

Most people start thinking about giving gifts during this season. We focus on helping people and making an impact with our gifts. Often, our well-meaning gifts may actually be detrimental to those we assume need our help. In this Episode, Stacy Brungardt, a Lead Consultant at the Lupton Center in Atlanta Georgia, challenges us to re-imagine Charity and move away from Toxic Charity. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sbrobbeyjr)

Let Robert D Lupton open our eyes to the disturbing reality that our “unexamined generosity” may be causing more harm than good to our neighbors in need. Can we discipline our compassion with wisdom to expand our positive impact?

James Whitford from the True Charity Initiative discusses the debate over charitable work in the US. He's asking that we rethink our approach and consider what he believes is a more sustainable way to help those in need. The discussion also includes questions of justice in relation to non profit and charitable work.

In this episode, I chat with McKenzie Jackson, Program Manager for the Good Food Systems Initiative at Access of West Michigan, a poverty-focused nonprofit based in Grand Rapids, MI. She teaches us about toxic charity models, the difference between perceived and actual need, and how social good projects that feel good aren’t necessarily the ones that have the most impact. Check out our blog post, which includes a complete episode transcript and recommended readings, at bit.ly/qf-ep3 To learn more about the work of Access of West Michigan, please visit them at accessofwestmichigan.org This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

Description In this fifth episode of Season 2, we talk to Luma Mufleh. Luma is a former asylee from Jordan who founded Fugees Family and Fugees Academy- an all refugee school and soccer team in Clarkston, Georgia. Luma talks about her background, her current work with refugees, and how it has affected her. You can find out more about Fugees Family here.Luma's Ted Talk: http://bit.ly/lumamuflehBooks Luma mentioned in the interview: Toxic Charity by Robert D. Lupton When Helping Hurts Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert, John Perkins Connect With Us: If you or someone you know would like to share their personal refugee story, send us an email at seekingrefugepodcast@gmail.com or connect with us on any number of social media platforms: https://twitter.com/refugepodcast https://instagram.com/seekingrefugepodcast https://fb.me/seekingrefugepodcast Our Team: Aidan Thomason Tyler Jackson Jack Gabel Madison Northshield Kevin Gagnon Music Opening Track: Ketsa - Where We Are (http://bit.ly/2nKJWaW)Closing Track: Above and Below - Never Forget (http://bit.ly/2nNfw7Q) Sponsors: Special Thanks to Maxcy International House for all of their support. To find out more about what they do, go to https://maxcycollege.wordpress.com/about-the-blog/.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Toxic (and non-Toxic) Charity February 16, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Dr. Matthew Johnson Recently, leaders in the non-profit world have wondered more clearly about the “charity industry” and how to make sure that charity actually makes the world better, instead of repeating patterns that are unhelpful.  Two local leaders who have worked on this question will share their learnings with us.    Linda Sandquist is a lifelong Rockfordian and has made her career in the human service sector for the last 15 years. She currently serves as the Vice President of United Way.  She has two “do-gooder” daughters, one a hospice social worker and one a kindergarten teacher. She is the proud grandma of 10 month old granddaughter, Joanna, and to 4 year old granddog, June.  Brab Roos, also a lifelong Rockfordian, is a volunteer consultant with the Northern Illinois Center for Non-Profit Excellence.  He was executive director of Zion Development for twenty years, helping lead the revitalization of Midtown, before his retirement in 2014.  He and his wife Susan have three adult sons. 

Will McAvoy '20 interviews Frank Kartheiser '72 about living the Holy Cross mission through his work in the Worcester community. Recorded May 8, 2019 --- Transcript Frank:                   I think Men and Women for Others talks about charity and the work of charity, but that can be, that sets up a power dynamic of one over and against the other. Whereas with others recognizes the basic dignity, worth, value of every person, no matter where they're at and that we've got to meet them face to face and that we can do more together than we can do by ourselves. Maura:                 Welcome to Mission-Driven where we speak with alumni who are leveraging their Holy Cross education to make a meaningful difference in the world around them. I'm your host, Maura Sweeney from the class of 2007, Director of Alumni Career Development at Holy cross. I'm delighted to welcome you to today's show. Maura:                 This episode we hear from Frank Kartheiser from the class of 1972. Frank received an honorary degree from the college in May, 2019 to celebrate his career devoted to social justice. Among some of his many accomplishments, Frank founded the Mustard Seed, a Catholic worker house in 1972. In 1993, he expanded his focus to found Worcester Interfaith. Its mission is to bring people of all religions together to strengthen communities. Will McAvoy from the class of 2020 speaks with Frank about his time at Holy Cross and how it inspired him to pursue a life devoted to service and social justice within the Worcester community. Will:                       Thanks for coming today, definitely excited, for sure. Frank:                   Thank you for doing this. Will:                       Of course, of course. So first question here. I've read about the wonderful work that you've done and the important organizations that you founded over the years. I would love to hear about your professional journey in your own words. How do you come to your professional role and other involvements? Frank:                   That's a good question. When I was, when I came, I grew up in Chicago and when I came out here to go to school, big things that were important to me going to college were football and having fun. So I hope you had bigger dreams than I did Will. But it was during the time of the Vietnam war in '68 and I had to grow up in a hurry and the reality of what was going on in the world. I came in here thinking, I'll go into business, four years here and then I'll do that. But I then realized that people in our country who don't look like me get treated differently. And that was a wake up call for me, that was embarrassing and I felt guilty about it, but I think the stronger feeling was how do I give back? What do I have to give back to the community? So that's kind of what moved me into the work I do. Will:                       Interesting, that's absolutely amazing, I think that's awesome that you're able to do that. Frank:                   I had to drop out of school to do it. Once I realized what was going on, I couldn't stay here in school. I just needed to be out in the world. So I dropped out and that's when I did some work in the community and then we opened Mustard Seed Catholic Worker house. Will:                       Very nice. And you got the honorary degree this year, so that's good. Frank:                   Yes. Yes my family was, because I dropped out, My family was saying, Oh you're finally getting your degree. Will:                       Hey, its true enough, that's impressive. Frank:                   Well actually I came back, I did come back in 1987 and I came back for a year, got my diploma in 1988 so I was in a 20 year plan. 68, 88. Will:                       I've heard the five and six year, now the 20 years. Frank:                   Well it's college, why rush it? Will:                       Of course, of course. Enjoy it. So there's another question here. So what mission drives you? In other words, what drives the work that you do? Frank:                   I think the most important thing for me and I didn't always realize language for this. But when I read about Pope Francis, he's a Jesuit, his talk about encountering the other and what that means and how it moves us. And I think that said to me that reality is more important than ideas. So I was up here and in school and learning about ideas and what to pursue the truth, but what I really need was, cause as a privileged white man I felt like I just wasn't in touch with reality. And so leaving the school and starting to work in the community, that learning to be real. Frank:                   What that is like, what that's about, that's kind of driven me cause that leads to all kinds of caring for one another. Will:                       No, I totally agree. And now currently at Holy Cross, there's a lot of students, whether it be in SPUD, community-based learning, spring break immersion, a lot of those students are trying to do the same thing. I guess they're trying to follow in your footsteps in a sense. Frank:                   Well it's funny you say that. We had the community, SPUD had their community thing with the Donelan Center yesterday and this young woman who was leading it, a woman named Kate, she said, well she told her story a bit and she said, I came here to get into business and then I volunteered at Nativity School and now I head up the student educators and I'm going to teach at Nativity School for the next two years. Frank:                   So I said to her, wow, that's like my story of how the reality, how being in the world and real moves the mission as you were saying. Will:                       And I feel like the topic of this podcast, mission-driven, I feel like that's a lot of what the school does, helps form students in a sense and see what's right for them. So I guess on a similar tangent to that, how has Holy Cross's mission influenced your life? Frank:                   The, when I was here, when I came, when I started here in 68 we didn't really have a mission statement like that. We had an an understanding that it was a good school and work hard at the academics, but it was more this sense of the mission of encountering and being with people, being real. And I think now the mission of Men and Women for Others kind of came up in that period when I was working in the community. Frank:                   And initially it was Men and Women for Others and now the language is starting to change to get to With Others. And for me, I think that's an important change that's been important to see that happen. I think Men and Women for Others talks about charity and the work of charity. But that can be, that sets up a power dynamic of one over and against the other. Whereas With Others recognizes the basic dignity, worth, value of every person, no matter where they're at. And that we've got to meet them face to face and that we can do more together than we can do by ourselves. Will:                       So you're saying a sense of solidarity in a sense. Frank:                   Very good, yeah good word. Yeah, that sense of solidarity. Will:                       My freshman Montserrat class with professor Ginny Ryan, it was entitled Exploring Differences and Modifying Technologies. And we spoke about this one document called Toxic Charity. Will:                       Are you familiar with it? Frank:                   I'm not. But I've read a few different articles and I can't remember it. But it goes to that toxicity. Will:                       So it was actually, it's interesting you're referencing that, cause that sounds like a pretty parallel story to what I read in toxic charity my freshman year. I still remember it. Frank:                   Well for me, I dropped out of school and then we opened the Mustard Seed as a way to be more immersed. And what happened was at first it was great and we're sharing food, shelter, clothing, confusion, loneliness. We shared what we had, but then the line got longer and longer and more people started to come and it became toxic in the sense that we weren't there to have a longer line at the soup kitchen. Frank:                   That's not why we got into this. We were there to care for those folks in a crisis and then work with the institutions in our neighborhood so that people could move out of poverty, move out of that kind of situation. And unfortunately, I don't think we're very good in this country about moving out. Everyone loves charity, the for part doing for others. But this idea of doing with the justice dimension, we struggle with that. Will:                       I feel that. And the Mustard Seed is, it's still present today, right, in downtown Worcester? Frank:                   Yes, unfortunately, that goes to the point you were making, unfortunately, what's this, almost 50 years and we still have a soup kitchen in Worcester. We never, when we started it, we never thought this thing would endure. I'm not saying it's bad, I'm saying that's not where the dignity needs to come from, where the dignity can come from. Frank:                   It needs to come from working with one another around changing systems that honor every person. Will:                       I totally, I totally agree. It's interesting. So on that same tangent, is there a certain person or experience that inspired you to live out the Jesuit mission after your time at Holy cross, like a professor or mentor that comes to mind? Frank:                   I was very fortunate Will when I decided to drop out of school to go work in the community, I bumped into professor David O'Brien and I told him I was dropping out and he said, well, where are you going to live? And I said, I don't know. He said, well, would you like to live with Joanne and me and the family? And that's probably one of the greatest things that's happened to me in my life. I had a year, it was like a private tutorial in the Catholic worker movement, community organizing, Catholic social teaching. Frank:                   So he's been a friend and mentor, both of them, Joanne and David, and they've been tremendous. Also, I learned a lot about babysitting too. They had four little kids, two, four, six and eight at the time. But it was a great opportunity for me and for growing in my faith because faith had kind of gotten a little flat for me because my whole life had caved in. Looking at the world, what was going on, realizing how much privilege I had, but how other people weren't treated the same. And that kind of tore at my, the fabric of my Catholicism and being an American. And so to get these tools from Dave to think about other ways of being in the world that was invaluable for me, still is. Will:                       That's really cool. And I can also say, I think there's been several professors who have done something like that. Will:                       They haven't, they haven't taken me into their home and raised me but I have parents for that. But that's awesome that they've done that, for sure. So in regards to your work that you've done in the 40 or so years post your first year of college 50 or so years, what has surprised you most about your work? Frank:                   I think what continues to surprise me is what little impact I've been able to have, or we've been able to have. Cause there's nothing that I want to do in the world that I can do by myself. Obviously all the things I want to do, I need other people. But we were talking earlier about the college this year dealing with demonstrations and sit ins and a lot of it comes back to race and gender and income inequality. Well that was 68 and 69 it was all those same issues. Frank:                   And so I guess it's feeling the frustration of that and then the yearning to how do we continue to try to have a deeper impact on what's happening. Will:                       And when you're saying that, it's like tough to just not make that much of an impact. Have you ever heard like the starfish analogy? When you said that, that immediately came to mind for me. So it's like you see a beach full of starfish and you're just one person on the beach and you're throwing a few starfish in but at least you're making a difference to that one starfish that you can help. Frank:                   The only thing I don't like about that story, I'd go try to organize a couple of hundred people, so that we could get a couple of hundred in at a time. I'd be a little frustrated by myself one starfish at a time. Frank:                   That's what moved me from doing the soup kitchen and doing the Catholic Worker Movement. I'm still part of it, but move me to think about community organizing as a tool for justice. Community organizing is the antipoverty tool of the Catholic church. And it has been a tremendous gift to me. It's been a way of life really. Will:                       And I remember at the Nonprofit Careers Conference this past winter break, I remember you spoke about that. It's about the 30 or so students that were there listening about community organizing and talking about how many of these famous people that we know of, like our former president, president Obama was a former community organizer. So I think that's, that's really impressive that community organizing and being introduced to that field. It's awesome. Frank:                   And I think we struggle with what it is. Frank:                   How do we do it better and how do we have these broader impacts. We all know that it takes people, but in this country the wealth dynamic is so out of whack that I think it threatens our democracy where people feel like they can come together and have the impacts that they want and that we need and that wealth. I mean, in other words, everyone knows that my vote is not as important as Bill Gates and how do you deal with that kind of inequality? Will:                       So another question we have here. In what ways have you faced challenges in incorporating your service work and social justice into your career life? Frank:                   Say that again. Will:                       Sure. In what ways have you faced challenges in incorporating your service work and social justice into your career life? Frank:                   So my career is social justice. I'm not sure how to incorporate it, but I go back to the part about being at the Mustard Seed and when I was at Holy Cross and realized that people who don't look like me don't get treated the same. That was very discouraging and depressing for me and a guilt driven. And then when I was at the Mustard Seed and I saw the line getting longer and things not improving, just things getting work worse for people. That forced me to ask these questions. Why? Why is this happening? Why in the richest country in the world do we need soup kitchen? And those questions why were pushed me into more of the social justice piece. And then I had to figure out, well how do you do it? How do you do this social justice thing? And what came to out of Catholic social teaching was a recognition of community organizing as the key tool. But we got to do a better job than that. We got to do other kinds of ways to put social justice and social change to work. Will:                       So on a similar tangent, so this is in comparison to college campus and the rest of the society of the world. So like on a college campus there is a clear cut way to bring up a new idea and certain channels exist to help implement these new programs or initiatives, in the workplace that may be a different story or basically in society. For example, for you in the Worcester society, do you have any experience of bringing up a new initiative? And how did you successfully do that? Frank:                   That was my job to bring up new initiatives and the dynamic is a power dynamic, right? And so I needed to build power. That's how you bring up new ideas. New ideas don't come out of the mind. When I was saying that before about Pope Francis talking about reality is more important than ideas. There's a ton of great ideas and ton of great things to do. But if you don't bring people together who have the muscle to put their values into action on these new ideas, the best idea in the world is going nowhere. Does that make sense? Will:                       Completely. Frank:                   And so when we're doing for people, the power dynamic is almost power over. The organizing dynamic is power with. So how do we come together, make the kind of compromise, get political and make the compromises that we need to make in order to raise not the best idea, but an idea that the broadest number of people can get behind to move things forward. Frank:                   Now some people argue that a camel is a horse made by a committee. And people hate meetings and, but I'm with Martin Buber, Martin Buber, everything is about meeting. Everything. And that's Pope Francis: encounter. And I'm not in a way to manipulate the other into doing you, what you want. I wouldn't, I'm such a whore for power. I would manipulate people. I just can't do it. It doesn't work. Or you could guilt guilt them. But unfortunately I'm Catholic, so I know the power of guilt, but it doesn't work. What works is respecting the other person and their interests and then sharing your interests and carving out opportunities for joint action. To me, that's a good idea. You see what I'm getting at?  I don't care what, I don't care what the idea is so much. What I care is that in this we have the opportunity to develop the relationships that we need to have enough trust so that we can hang together in the hard times to see that idea through to the end. Frank:                   Does that make sense? Will:                       No, completely. Frank:                   Trust in our communities is shattered. We talked about Barack as a organizer. What Barack said, the problem in the inner city isn't a lack of solutions. It's a lack of power to put those solutions to work and the reason there's a lack of power in many of our inner cities is what Barack called chronic isolation. Chronic isolation, that's the definition of powerlessness. So how do we build power? Power doesn't mean you get what you want. Power means you get a seat at the table where decisions are being made about your life, about who you are, about your family, about your neighbors. The line. I don't know if you've heard this Will they say, well, if you're not on the, if you're not at the table then you're probably on the menu. Will:                       That's tough, no it is tough. Will:                       Yeah, it does make sense. Yeah, interesting, that's a good analogy. So in regards to balancing your home life and then also your career working in the Worcester community, how are you able to balance everything? And in regards to the students who are going to be listening to this, what would advice would you give them in regards to that? Frank:                   I think love, love balances everything. There's a great line from attributed to, Arrupe. Will:                       Father Pedro Arrupe? Frank:                   Pedro Arrupe. Will:                       The Superior General of the Jesuits. Frank:                   Have you heard this, I don't know if you've heard it. It's like nothing is more practical than finding God. And he goes through, but at the end he says, "fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything". And I think, I think that's the tool, so the love helps decide everything and fall in love and stay in love. It's not, I'm not saying it's easy, but I think that's what's exciting to me. You know what I mean? That's what gets me up in the morning. Will:                       So now it's time for the infamous speed round that you've been hearing. So this is just a list, we've got several quick questions for quick responses here. Nothing too fancy, I promise. Frank:                   All right. Will:                       You ready? Frank:                   Yep. Will:                       Okay, what was your favorite dorm on campus? Frank:                   Wheeler. Will:                       Wheeler, okay, Wheeler's doing well right now up near the field house in the construction. Frank:                   Yes, I was an RA in Wheeler. Will:                       Oh you're an RA in Wheeler, very nice. What floor? Frank:                   One, two, I think, no, that was my first one. It must've been the third floor. Will:                       Third floor, okay, my friends, my really close friends that I live with now, I remember my first year there on the second floor. We were always on the second floor just hanging out, watching football games. Frank:                   Well, freshman year and my room number at Wheeler was one, no sophomore year I was, sophomore year I was in one, two, three. Will:                       That's pretty easy to remember. Frank:                   So that was the first floor, but then my roommate and I got to be RAs. I think it was the third. Will:                       Very nice. Frank:                   But then I dropped out. Will:                       Yeah, yeah and then the whole story began. Frank:                   That's right. Will:                       No, that's good. What's your favorite meal on campus? Frank:                   This is more of a joke or whatever. But you know you have names for meals? Will:                       Of course. Frank:                   Right? Speckled Death. Will:                       Oh gosh. Frank:                   Did you have like stuff like that? Will:                       Nothing, the food here is, I'm a fan. Frank:                   This school was, we ate family style. Will:                       So it's changed, yeah it's changed a lot, Frank:                   They passed out the food and if you were at the wrong end, you were thin. And so they, they, we had names, I can't even remember all the names for them. So I'm from the Midwest, so we're going down to eat and people say, oh we're having swordfish. I'm going (laughs) that's hilarious, swordfish, I love that. Cause I thought it was a joke name for what we were having and it was a first time I ever had swordfish. Oh my God, it was fabulous. Will:                       Did you like it? Frank:                   I loved it. Will:                       There you go. Frank:                   It was great. It was great. Will:                       You got your seafood, that's good. What's your go to cool beans order? Frank:                 When I'm meeting with students or folks up here, I'm just getting a decaf coffee. Will:                       Decaf? Frank:                 Yeah. It's not a, it's not a big order. Will:                       Nothing fancy, iced or hot? Frank:                   Hot. Will:                       Okay. Frank:                   Always hot. Will:                       I'm a iced coffee fan. Frank:                   Oh all right, mine's always hot and always D. Will:                       Interesting, okay. Frank:                   I'm buzzed enough Will. Will:                       I can sense that. Frank:                   (laughs) Will:                       What was your favorite class on campus? Frank:                   I took, I had a few a lot of great ones, but freshman year I took a literature course with Tom Lawlor and that guy blew my mind. He still does today, his wife Pat and he lived back over in Auburn, just over the hill. Tom was, it was just, it blew my mind all that he could take out of the readings that we were reading, all that he could fish out of there. I had never had an experience like that. And again, fed into this idea that, wow what I've been missing the whole world here, man. Where have I been? What have I been doing? Well, probably screwing around, playing football. Will:                       Well did you get any touchdowns I hope? I guess would you say that he was your favorite professor? Frank:                   Lawlor? Will:                       Mm-hmm (affirmative) Frank:                   I'd say probably Dave O'Brien, but there were so many tremendous. When I was a kid, we weren't allowed to read the Bible. The only reason you had a Bible in your house was for show and tell. And in the center of the Bible you could write down the dates of baptisms and first communion and confirmation and all that stuff. Right? But you couldn't read it. So when I came here in 68 and 69 when I started out here, we got to read some stuff, but it still, we couldn't read scripture. We could read the documents of Vatican 2 and those documents said you could read scripture. So when I came back in 87 I had a guy, Rick Murphy, who was teaching new Testament, and we actually got to read the Bible. Will:                       It's pretty cool. Frank:                   It was cool for me. Will:                       Interesting. During your, during your time at Holy Cross, what was your favorite memory? Frank:                   (laughs) I kissed my wife up on the top of the hill. Will:                       Very nice, and the rest is history. Very nice. Last one here, what is the best part about being a Holy Cross alumnus? Frank:                   Well, there's a bunch of great things like this honorary degree. It's been very humbling and tremendous. The kind of recognition I still get around the Chaplain's Office, I get a lot of recognition and appreciated up here. I don't know if you know this, I get a little card so I can go into the heart center and work out. Will:                       Oh, I want one of those, I don't even have one. That's awesome. Frank:                   So I get a little card to go workout. But just honestly, the school has a great reputation in Worcester and so when people hear that you've gone to Holy Cross, that means something in this town. Will:                       Very nice. Thank you so much for coming, it was a great honor having you and to talk with you and learning more about your story, I really appreciate it. Frank:                   Well, thank you Will, I'm glad you put up the time here. Will:                       Of course. Of course. Maura:                 That's our show. I hope you enjoyed hearing about just one of the many ways that Holy Cross alumni have been inspired by the mission to be Men and Women for and with Others. A special thanks to today's guests and everyone at Holy Cross who has contributed to making this podcast a reality. If you or someone you know would like to be featured on this podcast, please send us an email at alumnicareers@holycross.edu. If you like what you hear, then please leave us a review. This podcast is brought to you by the office of Alumni Relations at the College of the Holy Cross. You can subscribe for future episodes wherever you find your podcasts. I'm your host, Maura Sweeney, and this is Mission Driven. In the words of Saint Ignatius of Loyola "now go forth and set the world on fire". --- Theme music composed by Scott Holmes, courtesy of freemusicarchive.org.

In preparation for the Food and Faith Gathering this weekend, we're re-playing our episode with Rev. Dr. Heber Brown!    www.foodandfaithpodcast.org 

How do you honor the service of ministry when you are helping people who are struggling and still bring in an income? This question recently came up in my coaching group. We divided this into categories to take bite-sized pieces to talk about and work out a solution. We speak about ministry and the critical components of ministry such as helping, service, and struggling. How can you help? By doing good to others by letting your life be a light, an example to others. Teach others how to invest in themselves and why investing in yourself is essential. Giving your services away for free does not assist them in the necessary growth process. Allow the power of investment to move through to your clients. Tune into the episode to listen to the details of these stories and more. Addressing solutions to these struggles is the way to find freedom and growth for you and your clients without feeling resentment and burnout.   In This Episode: [01:55] - How Jevonnah addressed this question in the coaching session. [03:00] - Jevonnah asks, “When you think of honor, what comes to mind for you?” [03:53] - Another question Jevonnah poses is ‘What does helping mean to you?” [04:35] - We have all been through a struggle, how do you address struggle? [05:30] - Jevonnah recommends teaching people the power of investing in themselves. [07:20] - Jevonnah tells us we should not feel obligated and to be careful of burning out and resentment. [08:15] - We hear what Jevonnah’s solution number one is for these struggles. [10:12] - Jevonnah speaks about having skin in the game and having a full cup. [12:15] - Jevonnah suggests serving one to many, to serve more people as a coach. [13:45] - Jevonnah tells us what the best version of yourself could include. [14:45] - Have a coach who has their own coach and is in a leadership position. [15:55] - Jevonnah says confidence comes from taking action. [18:03] - How Jevonnah inspired others to have a service of ministry and still be profitable. [20:03] - Jevonnah says to take good care of yourself as you build your business. [21:00] - Jevonnah reads a quote from Toxic Charity by Bob Lupton.   Links and Resources: Jevonnah Ellison on Facebook Jevonnah Ellison on Instagram The Coaching Course Thrive Mastermind Jevonnah Ellison’s Thrive Summit 2019 Toxic Charity by Bob Lupton Fit Radio

Can we have our heart in the right place but our brain in the wrong one? James Whitford from the True Charity Initiative discusses the tough questions about charity in America. For instance, can we actually hurt people when we're trying to help them? Whitford agrees with authors including Robert Lupton (Toxic Charity) say we need to rethink how we help those in need.

Jared and Bobby discuss charity and offering. In this season, we seem to be more apt to give, but we have to consider our hearts in the process. Why are we giving? What are we giving? Who are giving for? These questions and more are discussed in this episode! Also, you'll hear bobby lose his train of thought and you can laugh at him. Don't forget to rate us and subscribe. Toxic Charity by Robert Lupton

Jared and Bobby discuss charity and offering. In this season, we seem to be more apt to give, but we have to consider our hearts in the process. Why are we giving? What are we giving? Who are giving for? These questions and more are discussed in this episode! Also, you'll hear bobby lose his train of thought and you can laugh at him. Don't forget to rate us and subscribe. Toxic Charity by Robert Lupton

Troy Watson speaks about how to correct our toxic charity, misguided missions and harmful outreach efforts by paying attention to the relational focus of Presence in Jesus' interactions with others. John 4, Luke 10

What You'll Hear: Art Lindsley in 4th grade at a summer camp committed his life and felt forgiveness and closeness to the Lord He got a BS in Chemistry, a Master of Divinity and PhD in Religious Studies. He worked at the Ligonier Valley Studies Center with R.C. Sproul for 6 years as Director for Educational Initiatives and for 25 years at the C.S. Lewis Institute partly as President and has been at The Institute for Faith, Work and Economics for 6 years In his book "For the Least of These - A Biblical Answer to Poverty", he talks about the poverty industry and quotes from the book "Toxic Charity", Bob Lupton saying "You give once you elicit appreciation, you give twice you create anticipation, you give 3 times you create expectation, you give 4 times it becomes entitlement, you give 5 times you establish dependency" The book "Dead Aid" essentially states that the U.S. ought to stop giving Africa aid as a long term solution. 85% of the aid has gone to a place other than which it was intended. A great film "Poverty Inc." talks about the need for a new paradigm dealing with poverty. There is often a missing small/medium business in these countries.  In one case, some in Hollywood sent 100,000 miscuito nets which drove the local African business out of business In Deuteronomy when it said "you'll always have the poor" it meant we'll never have an excuse for not helping the poor The best way to help the poor is to help affirm their dignity as image bearers of God and give them an opportunity to apply their gifts Peter Greer from Hope International asked some poor people how they defined poverty, the answers almost 100% did not deal with money In 1800, 85% were living in desperate poverty, in 1950 50%, in 1992 25%, in 2007 15%, now 10%, almost solely through enterprise Any attempt by government has to take into account that the ultimate goal is to empower people Government, non-profits, and business all have a role In almost every case he would prefer the church rather than government help the poor About 30% of what you give to the government goes to help the poor, about 30% with a non-profit goes to help the poor In the past, the church did take the responsibility of helping the poor In his book "Counting the Cost: A Christian Perspective on Capitalism", he found an argument against abuse is not an argument against use In Lindsley's book about C.S. Lewis, he wrote that Lewis as a young boy had a problem with prayer and quit praying because he found it inadequate. Lewis found that just because something is old or something from the past that it is wrong. He also struggled with the problem of evil. He found that if evil is real, there had to be a sufficient basis for it. A discussion between Lewis and Tolkien about myths made a big impact on Lewis. Lewis found a contradiction between his reason and his imagination. From his book "Love The Ultimate Apologetic", 2 of the major worldviews that standpoint against Christianity, Atheism (all is natural) and Eastern Religion (all is spiritual) provide no basis for love. The path to love  Work - Jesus was a small business-man for about 20 years and was noted in His field for being excellent at what He did and He spent 3 years in ministry. It must be OK to be in business and to work with your hands. Work-life balance - we're called to be faithful in every area of our lives (God, church, family, work, health). No one area is to drive out the others. There should be a compatibility between these things. There's always a way to make time for everything if you work with your schedules. Our ultimate purpose from Genesis is to work. Because of the Fall, we have alienation from the creation (our work). We are to reverse the effect of sin through redemption including work. Work is valuable in and of itself. Most people don't fully grasp that. One professor said there are times when it's immoral to share the Gospel at work. We don't just work to share the Gospel or to make money. The primary purpose of work is to be faithful with the gifts God has given us. Life verses: Eph 6:10, Matthew 18:21, Psalm 130 For work commute, listen to the Bible, sermons, 20 hour long lectures called "The Basic Apologetics Course" on Youtube and the website, podcasts on the website Contact alindsley@tifwe.org, www.tifwe.org

Episode Two"Mirco-Food Systems, Toxic Charity, and Rooting a Legacy" with Rev. Dr. Heber Brown from the Black Church Food Security Network  Connect with Dr. Brown at:blackchurchfoodsecurity.net www.heberbrown.com  Food and Faith Podcast: Stories from the soil and around the table with your co-hosts Anna Woofenden and Sam Chamelinwww.foodandfaithpodcast.org    

INspire Ep. 5 - INspired to Serve Pastor Kai interviews Pastor Doug Warburton, Outreach Minister at Peace Lutheran Church, about what inspires him to live a life of service. Tell us what you think of the show! Click/tap this link to take a quick 2-minute survey about when and how you listen to this and other podcasts: https://goo.gl/forms/Hk1Mos0UrlvzXZkf1 If you’re listening on iTunes or SoundCloud, give us a rating or a review to help other listeners find us! Links: Brian McLaren: We Make the Road by Walking https://brianmclaren.net/we-make-the-road-by-walking-2/ Haitian Timoun Foundation: http://www.htflive.org/ Toxic Charity https://tinyurl.com/y895scmv Reeb Avenue Center http://www.reebavenuecenter.org/ EPIC - Eastside Partners of the Interfaith Community http://www.epiccolumbus.org/ Sally Padgett, 1st English Lutheran Church https://columbuslutherans.org/staff

Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about human sexuality and how our era's sexuality is reaching that of biker gangs and vikings. After that he plods on to review Robert D. Lupton's “Toxic Charity”. Finally Wilson takes a look at Hamartia in 2 Corinthians. Happy Plodding! Show Notes:   Human Sexuality: Laying out two approaches to human sexuality 1. Men are dominant and you can't make it go away 2. Both men and women have two very different approaches to sex Men have a more lackadaisical hit and run approach to sexuality while women have a nesting approach to sexuality When men submit their sexuality to their women (their wives), civilizations begin to form Our era is taking away men's leadership so now men are leaning towards the viking style of sexuality   Toxic Charity: Written by Robert D. Lupton Many people help others because they feel guilty He shows that many of our charities are bad for the people we are giving to A Lot of Deacon boards need to read this book   Hamartia: Looking at Hamartia in 2 Corinthians The word only appears twice (2 Corinthians 5:21)

Welcome to the Plodcast! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about human sexuality and how our era’s sexuality is reaching that of biker gangs and vikings. After that he plods on to review Robert D. Lupton’s “Toxic Charity”. Finally Wilson takes a look at Hamartia in 2 Corinthians. Happy Plodding! Show Notes:   Human Sexuality: Laying out two approaches to human sexuality 1. Men are dominant and you can’t make it go away 2. Both men and women have two very different approaches to sex Men have a more lackadaisical hit and run approach to sexuality while women have a nesting approach to sexuality When men submit their sexuality to their women (their wives), civilizations begin to form Our era is taking away men’s leadership so now men are leaning towards the viking style of sexuality   Toxic Charity: Written by Robert D. Lupton Many people help others because they feel guilty He shows that many of our charities are bad for the people we are giving to A Lot of Deacon boards need to read this book   Hamartia: Looking at Hamartia in 2 Corinthians The word only appears twice (2 Corinthians 5:21)

Hey guys! Today I sit down with the Director of Mustard Seeds and Mountains, him and his family have been serving the Lord faithfully for many years through their ministry in McDowell County WV.  I interned the summer of 2017 with them and it was an amazing experience, but trust me the summer was not easy, it had its challenges and obsticles, but that didnt hinder God in any way from working not only in my heart, but in the communities heart aswell.  Here are some shocking statistics regarding the town of Northfork located in Mcdowell County,  Population- 429, with 173 households, and 108 families. Median Income for a household- $16,544 the Per Capita Income- $ 10,001– this number represents the income per person instead of the household By the year 1990, McDowell County ( The county in which Northfork is in) the poverty rate was the highest for any county in West Virginia, and 50.3 % of all children were below the poverty line. The largest private employer in the county, Wal-Mart, closed in 2016. Putting 140 people out of jobs. In 2015 McDowell county had the highest rate of drug-induced deaths of any county in the United States. The average rate in the US was 14.7 per 100,000 people McDowell County had 141 per 100,000 people There is more improvement being done on the tourist areas of this region. Support Mustard Seeds and Mountains Here: http://www.mustardseeds.org/  Sign up for our newsletter here: http://www.grace-nation.com/ 

ILMS 40 – Written in Iron Ink: Cross Cultural Ministry Special guests – Christel Neuendorf and Rachel Jaseph   1 Corinthians 9:19-23 Paul’s wisdom on serving those “inside the law” and “outside the law” Coming into different cultural places and spaces with different backgrounds   Lessons learned: Ask questions Don’t make assumptions, recognize your assumptions Don’t group language groups into cultural groups Consider the history of idioms and why people say what they say Ask Questions ;) Consider and look for subcultures in the US Cultures change and develop It takes time to gain trust. Be patient. Don’t leave when it gets uncomfortable Remember that other people have perceptions and misconceptions as well. Ask yourself- How is someone understanding my intentions? Relationship first, always Be the Body – rejoice together and suffer together What can I learn from people? Not just what can I teach. Ask Questions ;) Be present Be in your community People want to be asked questions ;) Yellow and blue make green People welcome others in different ways Feeling like a foreigner is not always bad Do not disparage each culture’s weaknesses We’ll mess up, but we are covered by grace   Resources: When Helping Hurts https://www.amazon.com/When-Helping-Hurts-Alleviate-Yourself/dp/0802409989 Toxic Charity https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Charity-Churches-Charities-Reverse/dp/0062076213   ESV Bible translation - Copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved.   ilovemyshepherd.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd0fe9BbadMkIZwWx-esd-g Facebook - @ilovemyshepherd Twitter -  @ilovemyshepherd Instagram - @ilovemyshepherdministries  

In this episode, Caleb and Todd talk with Corey Easterday. Corey started the Ohio chapter of Current Initiatives which participate in events such as Laundry of Love and many others. *Guest Links* Corey Easterday on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/corey.easterday ) Corey Easterday on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/coreyeasterday?lang=en ) Corey Easterday on Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/corey_easterday/ ) Current Initiatives of Ohio ( https://engagethecurrent.org/currentofohio/ ) Laundry Project ( https://laundrybycurrent.org ) Affordable Christmas ( https://christmasbycurrent.org ) First Glance ( http://www.firstglance.org ) *Links Mentioned* Scary Close by Donald Miller ( https://www.amazon.com/Scary-Close-Dropping-Finding-Intimacy/dp/078521318X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=scary+close+donald+miller&qid=1506813301&sr=8-1 ) Toxic Charity by Robert Lupton ( https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Charity-Churches-Charities-Reverse/dp/0062076213/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=toxic+charity&qid=1506813341&s=books&sr=1-1 ) For the City by Matt Carter and Darrin Patrick ( https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?field-keywords=for+the+city&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks ) *What We Learned* *1. Don't get overwhelmed by the problem.* Too often we think that because we can't do everything we get paralyzed and don't do anything. Quit focusing on trying to do everything and focus on trying to do something for the person in front of you. *2. Have a mentality of dignity and empowerment.* We often go into areas of poverty of need thinking we can help others. Instead we need it view it as a give and take relationship. The people we serve can impact us as much as we impact them. Look for ways to get them involved in what you're doing. *3. Use your hands, heart, and head.* We tend to focus on doing something with our hands and compassion is often what moves us into action, but we need to think about the best way we can help. The best way to help is often through training them to do things for themselves *Quotes to Tweet* "Quit focusing on trying to change the world and focus on trying to change the life of the person in front of you." - CoreyEasterday @LearnersPodcast Click to Tweet ( http://ctt.ec/b5ZOW ) "The most empowering thing you can do for a person is ask, 'what can I learn from you?'" - @CoreyEasterday @LearnersPodcast Click to Tweet ( http://ctt.ec/7es2c ) "Compassion needs to move into action." - @CoreyEasterday @LearnersPodcast Click to Tweet ( http://ctt.ec/pHx09 ) "Don't just use your hands, use your head." - @CoreyEasterday @LearnersPodcast Click to Tweet ( http://ctt.ec/i2TU6 ) *New Episode Every Tuesday* Subscribe for free on iTunes! ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-learners-corner-podcast/id1191180253?mt=2 ) Leave us a rating and review on iTunes! ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-learners-corner-podcast/id1191180253?mt=2 ) It's the best way for us to expand this conversation and it helps us learn how we can better help you. Subscribe on Google Play! Subscribe on Stitcher! ( http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-learners-corner-podcast/the-learners-corner ) Like our page on Facebook! ( https://www.facebook.com/thelearnerscorner/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel ) Continue the conversation with us during the week through Twitter! ( https://twitter.com/LearnersPodcast ) See what's going on during the week with us on Instagram! ( https://www.instagram.com/thelearnerscorner/ ) Subscribe for free ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-learners-corner-podcast/id1191180253?mt=2 ) and you won't miss our next episode with Marva Hoopes about the power of story.

Does the world really need my contribution? If you have a talent for technology, art, music or brain surgery, does the world really care?  Is your contribution meaningful if twenty other people can do the same thing?  Let's look at how to make yourself stand out in a world of sameness.   Should I move to a job that pays less and requires more hours but is a better fit? Does the world need my contribution? Should I give two weeks notice or just quit on payday? Am I being cold-hearted and unloving thinking that the homeless and/or poor should take some responsibility for their situation? With stretched finances, having 4 children under 12, should I follow the money or my passion? “The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.”  — Mother Teresa  Tweet This Episode – 04-07-17 Title: N/A Subtitle: N/A Summary: In this episode, Dan talks about our contribution to the world and whether or not it really matters. He also shares his thoughts about adding your unique value to the world—a world that is already filled with people that share the same gifts, talents, abilities, etc. Dan discusses the topics of responsibility and charity and how sometimes our actions can do a disservice to the homeless and the poor. Tune in as Dan also discloses many resources that will help you work from home and addresses the questions of many listeners, today. Sponsored By: FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to https://www.freshbooks.com/48days , just enter 48 days. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:35 – Dan asks, does the world really need my contribution? If you have a talent for technology, art, music or brain surgery – does the world really care? Is your contribution meaningful if twenty other people can do the same thing? Let's look at how to make yourself stand out in a world of sameness. 01:01 – FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to https://www.freshbooks.com/48days 01:23 – Preview of today's show Should I move to a job that pays less and requires more hours – but is a better fit? Does the world need my contribution? Should I give two weeks' notice or just quit on payday? Am I being cold-hearted and unloving thinking that the homeless and/or poor should take some responsibility for their situation? With stretched finances, having 4 children under 12, should I follow the money or my passion? 02:06 – “The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.” – Mother Teresa 02:31 – Success story from Alexandra who launched her first e-book 02:41 – Alexandra was on a flight when she heard the episode about Uberpreneur and had the idea that she could do the same for AirBnB 03:06 – Her e-book AirBnB Profit Machine: 25 Ways to Make Money On Every Booking is free through April 8 04:15 – Share your success story or question with Dan on AskDan or email him at askdan@48Days.com 05:01 – FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to https://www.freshbooks.com/48days 06:13 – Dan interviewed Andy Andrews, author of The Little Things 06:40 – While at Social Media Marketing World, Dan was reminded of the little things 06:47 – A guy named David introduced himself and asked him if he had a $100 bill in his pocket 07:23 – In his podcast, Dan shared that he always carries a $100 bill 08:02 – When David asked him about it, he was reminded that people are listening to what you say, even if it's just the little things 08:41 – Kent asks, what one book would you recommend about working from home? 09:05 – The $100 Startup 09:21 – Money-Making Mom 10:03 – Business Boutique 10:35 – Dan knows people who took action, moved to Tennessee, and started to work on their business 11:10 – Dan says knowledge is never enough, you have to take action and that is what will make the difference 12:03 – Matt asks, would a voice aimed at young professionals be a necessary addition to the productivity space? 13:10 – There are a lot of people who have done or are doing what you want to do 14:05 – The important question to ask yourself is, “what are you going to do to make a unique selling proposition?” 15:02 – When Michael Hyatt wrote Living Forward, the concept was not new, but it was easy to understand for people 15:32 – Lots of people have been writing about dieting, but then Skinny Bitch comes along and it gets you interested 16:07 – Dan came up with the title of his book and found that adding 48 Days was effective 17:01 – Yes, the world needs your voice, you just have to figure out what unique value you have to offer 17:19 – Christopher asks, should I give two weeks' notice or just quit on payday? 17:43 – Dan says the notice depends on your responsibility to the company 18:10 – No matter what the circumstance is, it's professional courtesy to give two weeks' notice 18:51 – Time your notice to your advantage and do what you need to so that you don't leave in bad form with your company 19:15 – Wendy asks, am I being cold-hearted and unloving thinking that the homeless and/or poor should take some responsibility for their situation? 20:31 – Wendy grew up from a middle class home and had her share of being poor and managed to rise up from that 21:23 – Dan thinks there should be responsibility from the homeless 21:34 – We can provide a band-aid solution, but it will not help them in the long term 22:12 – Dan shares a study done in Rwanda where people who lived on $2 a day were asked to define what poverty is 22:55 – People answered poverty is (1) an empty heart, (2) not knowing your abilities and strengths, (3) not having real progress, (4) isolation, (5) no hope or belief in yourself, (6) broken relationships, (7) not knowing God, (8) not having enough money, (9) consequence of not sharing, (10) lack of good thoughts 23:46 – Out of 10 answers, only ONE talked about money 24:22 – Dan shares the book Toxic Charity where the authors write out, in detail, the negative cycle of charity: Give once and you elicit appreciation; Give twice and you create anticipation; Give three times and you create expectation; Give four times and it becomes entitlement; Give five times and you establish dependency. 25:39 – Mike of Toms shoes has written about what he intends to do 25:56 – It is more important to show people how to be productive themselves, rather than give them things 26:11 – Dan's son, Jared, went to Rwanda and wanted to help women who had no choice but to get involved in prostitution 26:26 – Jared offered another opportunity—earning income through micro-enterprises 26:57 – A lot of what we are doing in America is more harmful to the homeless and the poor 27:05 – Yes, people need to take more responsibility to get out of their situation 28:17 – Kimberly says, my passion is to teach and want to become an educational consultant and write education books when I retire. I joined the 48 Days Eagles community but am unsure where to begin. 29:26 – Look for ways to leverage your teaching experience 30:03 – Check out Dan's blog where he talks about how to make money coaching 30:38 – Alex says, our goal is to maximize our influence by making our stories as free and accessible as possible while accepting donations. I have a full-time job and don't want to limit the influence of the studio to my stories. 31:51 – What is the title or caption of what you are doing that can catch people's attention? 32:22 – People do not value things that are free 32:57 – The three things that converge that make a good business – passion, talent and money 33:19 – If there isn't money there, it's just a hobby and people will not respond to that 34:09 – Patreon can be a platform for what you want to do 35:16 – Historically, having a patron was a way for artists to create their art, but it may be tough in today's environment 36:15 – Dan had a friend who wanted to do a full-time charity work and asked him if he would help him financially—Dan said “no” 36:31 – The way to do humanitarian work is to have income that will allow you to do that 37:17 – Dan attended a cake auction where he paid big money for a cake, because it was for a worthy cause 37:58 – Turn your idea into something significant that can also earn you income 38:19 – Lee says, I have an opportunity to change careers where I will earn less, have more hours to work and a longer commute; but, I will enjoy [the job] and the company has committed to pay for my sons' college education. How much importance should I give to the free college down the road? 39:25 – When you do the math, working for less with more hours is sacrificing more 40:45 – If you are going to get a new job, there may be something that will give you more income 41:25 – Putting your life on hold for a college education, 10 years from now, has its risks 41:50 – Justin asks, with stretched finances having 4 children under 12—should I follow the money or my passion? 43:22 – Take a fresh look at your skills, abilities, and at yourself to find work that fits you 44:43 – Look for the opportunities that line up with what you want to be doing 45:30 – Dan's daughter and granddaughter made a video about Innovate 47:02 – Coaching with Excellence – May 25-26, August 31-Sept 1, 2017 47:45 – Check out 48 Days Eagles 48:05 – Dan closes today's podcast 3 Key Points: In today's world where there are many voices, be the voice that adds unique value. We all have to take responsibility for our own lives, including the homeless and the poor. As you focus and explore your own skills and goals, watch for the opportunities that open up. Resources Mentioned: FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to https://www.freshbooks.com/48days To ask Dan a question for the podcast – AskDan or email him at askdan@48Days.com Make money and serve as a 48 Days Seminar Presenter The new 48 Days Eagles membership site – see this growing community for finding Work You Love Upcoming Events with Dan: Coaching with Excellence – May 25-26, August 31-Sept 1, 2017 Innovate – May 11-12, 2017  Credits: Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives   The post Does the world really need my contribution? appeared first on Official Site Dan Miller.

In Robert Lupton's book, Toxic Charity, Lupton has strong things to say to materially rich ‪#‎Christians‬ about ‪#‎money‬, ‪#‎power‬, and ‪#‎dependency‬. Two statistics from his book include: * ‪#‎Africa‬ has received $1 trillion in benevolent aid in the last 50 years, and per capita income is now lower, life expectancy has stagnated, and adult literacy is lower. * U.S. missions teams who rushed to ‪#‎Honduras‬ to help rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Mitch spent on average $30,000 per home—homes locals could have built for $3,000 each. No one wants to think their generosity hurts people, but books like Dead Aid and When Helping Hurts have alerted us to the problem. So what is going on? The answer is complex and involves issues of basic economics, power, dependency, and bad motives. In the Season 2 penultimate episode of the Here & There Podcast, I sit down with Mark Crocker of STMLeader.com to talk ‪#‎relief‬, ‪#‎development‬, ‪#‎ownership‬, ‪#‎partnership‬, ‪#‎simplesolutions‬ and ‪#‎doingnoharm‬. Comments and discussion is both welcomed and encouraged!

Dr. Alban and his wife Joanne began their ministry in 1965 when they served as missionaries in Brazil. The Lord redirected their steps in 1975 and Dr. Alban took a pastorate in Tennessee.  Still having a passion for missions, he accepted a position with Berean Mission in 1979.  Since then, the Lord has used him to train and prepare new missionaries for the field. Dr. Alban served 16 years as Missions Department Chairman at Appalachian Bible College and in 2003, he became Professor of Global Studies at Liberty University. Dr. Alban Touched On Successes and struggles in ministry A key takeaway was that God did not call him to be someone else but to be the man He gifted him to be. The importance of the local church pastor in world missions Missions depend upon the pastor's leadership. Resources Mentioned The Insanity of God: A True Story of Faith Resurrected by Nik Ripken and Gregg Lewis. Toxic Charity by Robert D. Lupton Contact Dr. Alban Please email Dr. Alban at dalban@liberty.edu Subscribe Please subscribe to Real Pastors at iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher Radio.  You should also sign up for our email updates. You will never miss an episode and you will receive additional membership materials.

Travis and Jeff talk about Luke 7:11-17, being hope instead of just talking about it, Bob Marley's "No Woman No Cry" and when helping hurts. The book Travis mentions is "Toxic Charity" by Robert D. Lupton. Thanks as always to The Midnight Sons for our theme song "Variable" off their album "Descartes"

Oct 5th, 2014 - Bob Lupton - Toxic Charity

Frederica discusses the book Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (and How to Reverse It) by Robert D. Lupton, published by HarperOne.

Frederica discusses the book Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (and How to Reverse It) by Robert D. Lupton, published by HarperOne.

"Please Don't Feed the Bears...."

Jared and Bobby discuss charity and offering. In this season, we seem to be more apt to give, but we have to consider our hearts in the process. Why are we giving? What are we giving? Who are giving for? These questions and more are discussed in this episode! Also, you'll hear bobby lose his train of thought and you can laugh at him. Don't forget to rate us and subscribe. [Toxic Charity by Robert Lupton](https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Charity-Churches-Charities-Reverse/dp/0062076213/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1544713880&sr=8-1&keywords=toxic+charity+by+robert+lupton)