Biblical Justice
Justice is foundational to the work of caring for the vulnerable. If we have no standard for how human beings should be treated, then we also have no reason to…
Join God At Work
This video does an excellent job of introducing how a commitment to human dignity informs the way Christians see material need and address physical poverty. It explores the differences between…
5 Steps to Serving Others Well
A distinctive of 127 Worldwide is that we believe all relationships are mutually-edifying. We are not the experts with knowledge or wisdom to impart, but image-bearers who all have something…
Handling Handouts
We’ve all driven past a homeless person holding a sign at an intersection or been asked by a stranger for money while visiting a big city. And you’ve probably felt…
Resist Simplistic Solutions
Western do-gooders need to resist the allure of 'exotic problems' This article published in The Guardian hits us where it hurts. Most of us can relate to what she calls…
Paternalism
When Helping Hurts, by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert, has shaped much of the way 127 Worldwide interacts with vulnerable communities. We recommend their book as a helpful resource for…
Stages of Poverty Relief
There's no one-size-fits-all approach to helping the poor. To truly help people, we need to understand the root causes of their poverty. Further, we have to evaluate whether our methods…
Thinking Biblically About Poverty Relief
Poverty relief is a complex undertaking that often requires both immediate intervention and upstream investment. Walter Strickland, Associate Vice President for Kingdom Diversity at Southeastern Seminary, appeals to the biblical…
What is Poverty?
WHAT IS POVERTY? The Chalmers Center, an organization that equips the local church to address the broken relationships at the root of material poverty, created a video correcting some assumptions…
The Problem of Power
Power is a sensitive subject. None of us feel like we wield social power, and we haven’t intentionally done anything to increase our own power either. But we often don’t…
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