Needs vs. Assets: However You Engage a Community, Start with Listening
Claire Stewart
Six years ago, the organization I work for created a video to introduce its approach to Christ-centered poverty alleviation. In the opening line, the narrator sets up a contrast.
“When we approach God with our dreams and desires, we often focus on what we don’t have,” he says, “but when God’s people approach Him in scripture, He often responds with an unexpected question: What do you have in your hands?”
This contrast is a perfect illustration of two different approaches to engaging with a community. And God’s unexpected question can, in my opinion, serve as a model for the posture we should take as we apply them both.
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