There seems to be some sort of (urban?) myth that working with the poor is especially ‘hard’. As if somehow in the pantheon of Christian ministry, ours stands alone as the really difficult one.

The conversation about poverty is usually dominated by people with very little experience of being poor.

According to Darren McGarvey, gentrification is basically “the practice of getting rid of any evidence that the community is working class.”

This is the book I would have written had it not been for the gospel of Jesus Christ.

There’s no special dispensation for those of us who have had a crap life.

Despite gentrification’s many benefits, there’s a darker side to this phenomenon.

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to ministry among the poor. But there are several important things to consider.

Pastor, don’t ignore the battlefront that is your own heart.

When done well, short-term mission trips can have long-lasting benefits.

As both a missionary and now as a pastor, I’ve experienced first-hand the pros and cons of this oh-so-modern approach to world mission.