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    Category: Charitable Perspectives

    Including the Innkeeper: How Residential Programs Should Partner with Churches

    Guest Contributor MARK F. MCKNELLY Director of Restoration, Chaplain Victory Mission + Ministry   Listen to this article: In the famous Good Samaritan parable, Jesus…

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    TCI December 14, 2023

    7 Non-Negotiables for Church Engagement in Compassion

      JIM MORGAN President of Meet the Need Guest Contributor   Listen to this article: The Greatest of All identified Himself with the “least of…

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    TCI November 6, 2023

    Faithfulness: The True Measure of Success in Compassion Ministry 

      DEBBIE WELLSGuest Contributor   Listen to this article: “Well done, good and faithful servant.” Those are the words we all long to hear from…

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    TCI October 16, 2023

    True Charity Applied: How a Deeper Understanding Could Have Changed My Story 

      BETHANY HERRON Instructional Designer Read more from Bethany   Listen to this article: I wasn’t sure when I would be ready to write this…

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    Bethany Herron September 18, 2023

    Not Just “Anything Helps”: A Biblical Example of Discerning Underlying Needs

    Guest Contributor: Jeremie Bridges Pastor of The Canopy Church & Board Member of Hope Kitchen  Listen to this article: “Sir, give me this water, so…

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    TCI Admin June 12, 2023

    Don’t Be So Language Sensitive

      Nathan MayoNetwork DirectorRead more from Nathan     People in poverty alleviation work tend to be very sensitive about word choice. Pick any word…

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    Nathan Mayo April 13, 2023

    7 Things Your Nonprofit Can Do To Help Your Clients Avoid or Escape the Welfare System

      Guest Contributor: Eric Cochling Chief Program Officer & General Counsel, Georgia Center for Opportunity   The working poor face a variety of challenges in…

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    TCI Admin March 12, 2023

    The Child Care System Is Broken. Community-Led Solutions Can Fix It.

      Bethany Herron Instructional Designer Read more from Bethany   Scott Centorino Senior Fellow, FGA Read more from Scott    This article was originally published…

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    Bethany Herron November 16, 2022

    A Multilayered Problem: Homelessness Is a Crisis That More Houses Won’t Fix

      Nathan Mayo Network Director Read more from Nathan     This article was originally published in WORLD Magazine on September 22, 2022.   Imagine…

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    Nathan Mayo October 13, 2022

    Carrying One Another’s Burdens

      Guest Contributor: Doug Gamble Director of Social Enterprise at Watered Gardens Ministries, Joplin, MO   It is foundational to our faith that we care…

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    TCI Admin June 7, 2022
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