MATURE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY

Is it wrong to consider that International Ministry can include relational ministry, mission trips and still alleviate poverty. Should we settle for only a piece of the pie, or do we want to shoot for the whole deal? A case can be made that mature poverty alleviation involves just sending checks to an organization that can perform the Restore, but it seems like we would be cheating the CCC culture of a valuable asset, the opportunity to learn from the people of Haiti, the Philippines or whatever country we are dealing with.