In this episode of TGC Q&A, the fourth in our six-week series on faith and work, Robby Holt and Brian Fikkert answer the question: “How can we include the poor in the conversation?”
They discuss:
• Connecting the conversation (:43)
• Biblical foundations (1:48)
• Economics (3:10)
• Creation: work as part of God’s design (4:14)
• Image bearing (7:12)
• Positive view of culture (9:28)
• Fall: the impact on relationships (11:58)
• Broken people create broken cultures (14:50)
• Redemption: inviting the poor (17:29)
• The communal basis for flourishing (25:23)
• Realizing we are part of the problem (28:41)
Explore more from TGC on the topic of Serving the Poor.
Faith & Work Resources:
- Every Good Endeavor, Timothy Keller with Katherine Leary Alsdorf
- Work: Its Purpose, Dignity and Transformation, Dan Doriani
- The Heavenly Good of Earthly Work, Darrell Cosden
- A Theology of Work: Work and the New Creation, Darrell Cosden
- Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work, Tom Nelson
- Why Business Matters to God (And What Still Needs to Be Fixed), Jeff Van Duzer
- Faith and Work: What Needs to be Read and What Needs to be Written
Gospel-Centered Poverty Alleviation:
- When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself, Brian Fikkert and Steve Corbett
- Sharing God’s Heart for the Poor, Amy Sherman
Other Helpful Faith & Work/Poverty Resources:
- Practicing the King’s Economy: Honoring Jesus in How We Work, Earn, Spend, Save, and Give, Michael Rhodes and Robby Holt, with Brian Fikkert
- Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty isn’t the American Dream, Brian Fikkert and Kelly Kapic
- A Field Guide to Becoming Whole: Principles for Poverty Alleviation Ministries, Brian Fikkert and Kelly Kapic
- Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good, Amy Sherman
- The Economics of Neighborly Love: Investing in Your Community’s Compassion and Capacity, Tom Nelson
- Whatever You Do: Six Foundations for an Integrated Life, ed. Luke Bobo