{"product_id":"teach-a-man-to-fish-engaging-the-local-church-to-create-sustainable-transformational-missions-9781496490063","title":"Teach a Man to Fish: Engaging the Local Church to Create Sustainable, Transformational Missions","description":"\u003cb\u003eYou've probably heard the old saying, \"Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe same basic principle applies to missions work. Too many churches and other missions organizations over-emphasize Relief Aid--no-strings-attached, handouts of vital supplies given in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. While necessary and lifesaving, Relief Aid is only a temporary fix. Once the funds dry up and the ground team leaves, the impoverished community is often no better off than they were before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTeach a Man to Fish\u003c\/i\u003e, the authors illustrate the benefits of \"wholistic transformational development,\" where--through engagement with the local church-- the community is empowered to identify and carry out long-term sustainable solutions to meet its own needs. A few of the steps that \"wholistic transformational development\" includes are: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGive dignity to \"the least of these\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddress the root causes of poverty to provide solutions for the affected\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelp the vulnerable to become empowered in their own communities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eFilled with real-life stories from the authors' own experiences, \u003ci\u003eTeach a Man to Fish\u003c\/i\u003e provides churches and missions organizations with a blueprint for helping people help themselves in order to create lasting change and long-term sustainability and independence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tyndale House Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496490063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"Mph Florence Muindi MD, Charlie Vittitow DMD Aaacd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44608350847157,"sku":"9781496490063","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_29dd9add-464f-4d7c-8683-02e7299c5103.jpg?v=1725374351","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/teach-a-man-to-fish-engaging-the-local-church-to-create-sustainable-transformational-missions-9781496490063","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}