“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 4:18-19 ESV When Jesus began his ministry here among men,…
By Brian Fikkert and Kelly M. Kapic A companion to our previously-reviewed Becoming Whole, A Field Guide to Becoming Whole offers practical principles for poverty-alleviation ministries as they apply the theories laid out in the former book. Field Guide explores the commonly-held “stories of change” that both poor people and non-poor people often hold and…
by Brian Fikkert and Kelly M. Kapic Becoming Whole challenges our presuppositions about what poverty is by looking at the whole story of the world through the lens of the Bible. A key part of this book is a discussion of stories of change, or how different people believe that change comes about in their…