Audio by title mobilizing_middle_class_christians_the_poverty_simulation

For seventeen years, Mission Waco has been mobilizing hundreds of middle class students and adults toward more compassionate involvement among the poor through its weekend Poverty Simulations and Out-of-Country Exposure trips. This workshop will describe how carefully designed experiences confront many of the myths about the poor during the guided mining. It will also provide both guidelines from building this experiential training from a Christ perspective and other creative initiatives which stretch Christians who want to be more involved in ministry with the marginalized.

For 21 years, Mission Waco has been mobilizing hundreds of middle-class students and adults toward more compassionate involvement among the poor through its weekend Poverty Simulations and Out-of-Country Exposure trips.  The workshop describes how carefully designed experiences confront many of the myths about the poor during the guided training.  It will also provide both guidelines for building this experiential training from a Christian perspective and other creative initiatives which stretch Christians who want to become more involved in ministry with the marginalized.          

For 17 years, Mission Waco has been
mobilizing hundreds of middle-class students
and adults toward more compassionate
involvement among the poor through its
weekend Poverty Simulations and Out-of-
Country Exposure trips. The workshop will
describe and give guidelines on how carefully
designed experiences confront many of
the myths about the poor during the guided
training. (Manuals of the Poverty Simulation
available for $10).