<div><P><B>When a low-income person asks your church for help, what do you do next?</B></P><P>God is extraordinarily generous, and our churches should be, too. However, because poverty is complex, helping low-income people often requires going beyond meeting their material needs to holistically addressing the roots of their poverty. </p><P>But on a practical level, how do you move forward in walking with someone who approaches your church for financial help?</p><P>From the authors of <I>When Helping Hurts</I> comes <I>Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence</I>, a guidebook for church staff, deacons, or volunteers who work with low-income people.</P><P>Short and to the point, this tool provides foundational principles for poverty alleviation and then addresses practical matters, like:</P><UL><LI>How to structure and focus your benevolence work</LI><LI>How to respond to immediate needs while pursuing long-term solutions</LI><LI>How to mobilize your church to walk with low-income people</LI></UL><P>With practical stories, forms, and tools for churches to use, <I>Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence </I>is an all-in-one guide for church leaders and laypeople who want to help the poor in ways that lead to lasting change.</p><P> </P></div>