Jobs generated through “God’s gift of wealth creation” are the most effective way for people in developing countries to escape poverty, according to an author and community development expert.
On the second day of keynote speaker Bob Lupton’s time with World Mission at Big Tent, attendees were invited to ask questions. The first question at the luncheon got right to the point: “Isn’t this (talking about misguided mission practices) discouraging mission involvement?” Lupton responded with a question: “I ask the question, ‘Is bad, hurtful service better than no service at all?’”
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) World Mission pre-conference keynote speaker Bob Lupton was living in suburban Atlanta but ministering in the heart of its downtown when he began to feel the tug of a calling. Just five weeks away from his new suburban home’s completion date, he told his wife he felt the need to move to the inner-city so his ministry could be more effective. So, they did, and it changed the way his ministry operated.