Trinity Presbyterian Church encouraged its congregation to attend the discussion about the root cause of poverty led by Dr. Brian Fikkert, the author of When Helping Hurts, on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the Redeemer Church.
The church’s Facebook page posted that this is part of Hope for San Diego’s efforts to make people aware of the proven ways to help individuals. They added that this event is an excellent way to learn more about how they could serve effectively.
When Helping Hurts
According to Amazon’s website, the book When Helping Hurts focuses on North America and significant parts of the world. They explained that “When Helping the Hurts” tested the approach for lessening cases of poverty and analyzing the idea for a sustainable transformation.
They emphasized that the book could enlighten people to view the dignity of every person. They added that this paperback could strengthen the poor.
As further explained, people could also realize that everyone has particular needs. They said that book would talk about how God in the Gospel could restore everything by himself.
In addition, the Amazon website stressed that poverty is not just simply not having enough resources. In the book, the author noted that it takes more than donations and materials to solve the issue.
The website said the book demonstrates ways of some initiatives to lessen the cases of poverty. It would explain that not considering the complex issue could create unintentional harm, as further mentioned on the website.
Meanwhile, they highlighted that When Helping Hurts had sold more than 450,000 copies in print. They said the book is a “paradigm-forming contemporary classic” that discusses lessening poverty.
Knowing Dr. Fikkert
According to another Amazon webpage, Dr. Fikkert works as a professor of Economics. They added that he pioneered the Chalmers Center at Covenant College. Besides, the website emphasized that Fikkert completed his Doctorate in Philosophy at Yale University.
In addition, they said that he specialized in international economics and development. The website revealed that he worked as a consultant at the World Bank.
Moreover, he wrote a lot of articles in academic and famous journals. They said that he co-authored five books. Fikkert was also a teacher at the University of Maryland before working at Covenant College, as the website added.
When Helping Hurts: Small Group Experience
Another reference written by Fikkert and Steve Corbett is When Helping Hurts: The Small Group Experience. According to another Amazon section, this book is suitable material for small groups and Sunday school lectures.
They added that non-profit projects could also use this book. It also has an online video to discuss alleviating poverty, as further explained on the website.
More importantly, the website noted that the book contains six lessons individuals could use for discussion and deeper learning to take action. They pointed out that the video offers expert directions. The book also gives questions and prompts for discussion, as added on the website.
The website emphasized that the video for this material is free. It is set both in Africa and America, as the website said.
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