Articles for tag: Global Poverty

January 4, 2015

By Jennifer Johnson Bruce Wydick, a professor of economics and international studies at the University of San Francisco, recently reported that sponsoring a child is one of the most effective ways to fight poverty around the world. Now Christian Missionary Fellowship (Indianapolis, IN) is making it easier than ever for churches to involve their members in child sponsorship with its new Start! program. Families, individuals, and groups can all sponsor a child through CMF, and Start! is specifically created to help churches launch events to introduce the concept and connect members to children in need. CMF provides promotional videos, sermon

January 14, 2011

Christian Standard

Culture & Public Square Justice

Challenge: Spend Less than $2 per Day for Food

This week, Community Christian Church (Naperville, IL) challenged all attendees to spend less than $2 a day per person on food; the $2 a Day Challenge is designed to raise awareness and compassion for the 20 percent of the world living in poverty and the almost 50 percent of the world”s population living on less than $2 a day. Participants are encouraged to journal throughout the experience and share questions and thoughts with their small group at the end of the week.

July 18, 2010

Christian Standard

Book Reviews Reviews

FROM MY BOOKSHELF: Who Will Help the Poor Help Themselves?

By LeRoy Lawson The Poor Will be Glad: Joining the Revolution to Lift the World Out of Poverty Peter Greer and Phil Smith Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009 The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries that Defined America Jeffrey Rosen New York: Times Books, 2006 On the Wealth of the Nations P.J. O”Rourke New York: Atlantic Monthly, 2007 Sunday”s sermon was a good one, but on the way home we talked less about what the preacher said than what the preacher showed. His PowerPoint pictured the church”s mission dollars at work inÂ Uganda, among the poorest of the poor: images of the

April 4, 2010

Christian Standard

Christian Living

Living Simply Isn”t So Simple

By Jim Herbst “I think I can. I think I can,” I said to myself. “I think I can live a simpler life.” Fresh from rereading the latest edition of Ronald Sider”sÂ Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger, and other similar works, I entered the Christmas shopping season with a fierce conviction to simplify and have a better influence on the world”s poor. No longer could I preach against materialism with a clear conscience while knowing every room in my home is packed with material clutter. You may already know the harsh statistics. The U.S. accounts for 6 percent of

February 20, 2008

Christian Standard

Conferences & Gatherings Organizations & Events

The Possibilities”“and the Purposes”“of Staying Connected

By Mark A. Taylor CHRISTIAN STANDARD”s contributing editors met in January during the same week our staff finished this issue on the World Convention. Two quotes from that meeting stick in my memory as I write this column. “¢ “In 1995, the poorest 20 percent of the world shared just 1.4 percent of global income. The richest 20 percent of the world shared 85 percent of global income.” Those statistics came from Doug Priest, executive director of Christian Missionary Fellowship, and one of CHRISTIAN STANDARD”s contributing editors. He spoke during the first session of our retreat. His paper presented a