Ideas for Moving from Relief to Development

Tool #44: Ideas for Moving from Relief to Development

Most churches in the U.S. offer at least one relief ministry. While relief is a vital expression of Christian compassion, it rarely produces real change. Beyond giving aid, churches can seek to address the root causes of needs and to help people build capital and skills to become more self-sufficient. Through redemptive relationships, development ministries become mutually transformational – by serving as agents of Christ's wholeness, we ourselves are transformed.  The attached document will aid you on this transformational journey.