Cornerstone Curriculum, Official Certification Edition - Mentor's Guide

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a donor, an inner city pastor, a volunteer worker at a food pantry, a teacher, etc. 6. The mindset that we are developing for redemptive poverty work is to be able to look and act as Jesus did with us of creative restoration through sacrifice. For the people we are working with, we want to be able to provide pathways of opportunity, and to help them to understand that they can be used by God and to exist within the condition that they find themselves. Some may choose to try to better themselves and others may never get out of the situation they are in. What we can’t forget is regardless of their material possessions, God loves them, and God is with them to use them. 7. The goal of this course is to have a practical theology of how to do successful redemptive poverty work. Course Description and Syllabus Review Course Description, Objectives, and Syllabus (found on pages 9-12 of the Student Workbook). The following are some key points to make about each lesson: • Lesson 1: A Brief Theological Reflection This lesson is not meant to be a thorough insight of everything the Bible has to say about people in poverty and the condition of poverty. Instead, if asked why are we doing this, you will have a practical theological answer. • Lesson 2: Toxic Poverty Work In this lesson, we talk about the problem of toxic poverty work, which comes directly from an exploitative mindset. We will discuss how this can be an unconscious mindset, and that good intentions are not enough. Each person must engage their moral attitudes and mindset as to why they are doing poverty work and ask, “Is it biblical?”

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