Audio by artist rudy_gonzalez_terri_larson

An introduction to a strategy learned from neighborhood leaders and documented in Building Communities from the Inside Out: Asset Based Community Development, by John P. Kretzmann and John L. McKnight.  Implementation of "ABCD" requires a clear commitment to discovering a community's capacities and assets i.e. gifts of individuals, associations, institutions.

From Charity to Development

We are called to be compassionate, which literally means “to suffer with.” Providing relief, or even betterment programs that meet immediate needs, is not a substitute for being available and entering into the life of a broken and hurting individual. What should a church do and not do if it wants to help people and the community? This workshop helps address this question and provide a tool for developing an informed response for your context.