Benevolence : ministering to the poor and needy / Teena M. Stewart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Teena.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church work with the poor.

Church and social problems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kansas City, Mo. : Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

We all like helping people. It s just a matter of knowing how. If you want to develop a ministry that embraces the poor, the homeless, and the brokenhearted, this book will show you the way. Benevolence is designed to aid a church in establishing and maintaining a benevolence ministry. Benevolence is a simple word for generosity, kindness, or compassion. That is the goal of this book--to assist individuals and communities in developing those qualities with God s help. Written mainly to equip churches with the means to launch and manage ministries of compassion, this book also provides insight for anyone wanting to fund, start, or participate in such ministries or organizations outside of the church. Drawing from extensive personal experience, the author, Teena Stewart, leads the way to effective benevolence ministry while supplying the tools needed to avoid many potential pitfalls. Using real-life illustrations, Teena casts a compelling vision of what a ministry of compassion can mean not only to those being helped but also to those doing the helping.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Introduction""; ""Section I: Because We Care""; ""1. Why Should We Care? ""; ""2. What Is Benevolence? ""; ""3. Types of Benevolence Ministries ""; ""4. People with the Passion ""; ""5. Giving with Grace ""; ""Section II: Managing Your Ministries""; ""6. Controlling the Chaos ""; ""7. But We Want to Help Everybody ""; ""8. Gatekeepers ""; ""9. Dynamic Benevolence Teams ""; ""Section III: Organizing Your Benevolence Ministry Resources""; ""10. The Benevolence Notebook ""; ""Section IV: Milestones to Maturity""

""11. Developing Your Congregation�s Giving Muscles """"12. The Accountability Factor ""; ""13. Preventative Care ""; ""14. Community Giving and Outreach Opportunities ""; ""Appendixes: Benevolence Resources""; ""Notes""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8341-2775-X