Answering the Cry of the Poor in a Million Villages
The church is facing a strategic opportunity—85 percentof people living in extreme povertyaround the world reside in villages.These villages arealso home tothemajority ofthe world’s least reachedpeople.The church has historically played an active role in wholistic ministry and alleviating global poverty with a goal of encouraging sustainable communitydevelopment. However,whiletheseoutreachesmay succeed in "helping without hurting," theystilloftenfocus onlimited-scope projects that providegoodsolutionstoasinglecommunity.
InBeyond Poverty,TerryDalrymple calls us to movebeyond sustainable projects in a single villageto transformationalmovements that multiply change from village to village and sweep the countryside. Through multiple case studiesbased on the actual experiences of more than 900 organizations in 135 different countries, this book tells the story of a large and growing network of ministries around the world using the strategy of Community Health Evangelism to change the life of the poor forever.The principles in this book are not justa theory, butprovenstrategy.
The church is uniquely positioned to accelerate poverty alleviation worldwide. This book will help you understand the fundamentals of catalyzing transformational movements that make disciples among the poor while lifting whole communities out of cycles of poverty and disease.This is our moment! This is your opportunity to advance a global movement and answer the cry of the poor in a million villages.