Beyond Poverty: Multiplying Christ-Centered Community Development

Answering the Cry of the Poor in a Million Villages The church is facing a strategic opportunity-85 percent¿of people living in extreme poverty¿around the world reside in villages.¿These villages are¿also home töthe¿majority of¿the world's least reached¿people.¿The church has historically played an active role in wholistic ministry and alleviating global poverty with a goal of encouraging sustainable community¿development. However,¿while¿these¿outreaches¿may succeed in "helping without hurting," they¿still¿often¿focus on¿limited-scope projects that provide¿good¿solutions¿töäsingle¿community. ¿ In¿Beyond Poverty,¿Terry¿Dalrymple calls us to move¿beyond sustainable projects in a single village¿to transformational¿movements that multiply change from village to village and sweep the countryside. Through multiple case studies¿based on the actual experiences of more than 900 organizations in 135 different countries, this book tells the story of a large and growing network of ministries around the world using the strategy of Community Health Evangelism to change the life of the poor forever.¿The principles in this book are not just¿a theory, but¿proven¿strategy. The church is uniquely positioned to accelerate poverty alleviation worldwide. This book will help you understand the fundamentals of catalyzing transformational movements that make disciples among the poor while lifting whole communities out of cycles of poverty and disease.¿This is our moment! This is your opportunity to advance a global movement and answer the cry of the poor in a million villages.