Book Club: When Helping Hurts (Asset-Based Community Development)

Book Club: When Helping Hurts (Meeting 1: What Is Poverty?)

Come join us for an insightful discussion on the book "When Helping Hurts" by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert. We will be exploring the concept of poverty and how to effectively support vulnerable people in your community and around the world. This in-person event will be held at Seed Coffee Co. - 2558 Sutherland Ave Knoxville, TN. Don't miss out on this opportunity to deepen your understanding of poverty and connect with other like-minded people in your city!

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Info: 1. Share one word that comes to mind when you think of "poverty."
2. Briefly explain why you chose that word.

Info: 1. Present the multidimensional framework of poverty (material, relational, spiritual).
2. Share an excerpt or concept from When Helping Hurts (e.g., poverty as brokenness).

Info: 1. What assumptions do you have about poverty?
2. How have these assumptions shaped your interactions with people experiencing poverty?
3. How do broken relationships (e.g., with God, self, others) contribute to poverty?

Info: Small groups: Analyze a scenario of material poverty alongside relational/spiritual brokenness.

Info: 1. Homework: Reflect on ways broken relationships contribute to poverty in your context.
2. Optional reading: Introductory chapter from When Helping Hurts.

Host or Publisher Seed International & Seed Coffee Co.