Redemptive Poverty Work - Student Workbook

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I. Three Distinct MindsetsWhen It Comes to HowWe Approach PovertyWork

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Redemptive Ethical Exploitative

A. The Exploitative Mindset: doing more harm than good (Neh. 5.1-7)

1. Well-intentioned people fail to properly understand the complexity of poverty.

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2. Poverty work can give us a sense of moral superiority and control.

B. The Ethical Mindset: a step in the right direction (Ezra 1.1-11, 6.1-12)

1. The focus is on the relationship between the poverty workers and recipients whenever possible.

2. An ethical mindset can do much good for our society by pursuing the common good.

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