Resources

Download the following resources that will help you in reaching your mission field next door

Suggested Reading:

• When Helping Hurts, Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor... And Yourself,
  by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert http://amzn.to/yl2Bev

This book takes a close and insightful look at the disempowering nature of charity, the theology of holistic mission, and good community development practices.

• Restoring At Risk Communities; Doing it Together and Doing it Right, 
  by John Perkins - http://amzn.to/wS6EKZ

Altogether practical, the book is a classic in Christian Community Development with lots of transferability to low-income apartment mission.

• God Next Door; Spirituality and Mission in the Neighborhood
  by Simon Carey Holt - http://amzn.to/xKtiwB

From down under this story of how living very presently in a place, a neighborhood, as a missionary, produced significant growth toward Christlikeness.