Why Faith Communities?
There are elements in every worldview or culture that are not life-affirming or beneficial for the poor. As a result, many migrants and urban poor live by cultural narratives that mar their identity and keep them from pursuing better lives. Overwhelmed and disempowered by the stresses of life in a fragile city environment, they are marked by despair, hopelessness, resignation, and fatalism. The identity and vocation of the poor become marred as they’re entangled in a web of lies, convincing themselves they can’t make a difference.
The Goal of Holistic Transformation – A Definition of Holistic Transformational Development
Practitioners and theorists would agree that the last 70 years of development theory and practice have not produced a single, agreed-upon definition of development. What’s the goal of development? What’s success? What is transformation? And how do we measure it?
Latin America’s New Generations: An Analysis of Today’s Reality and Opportunities
Latin America, a region teeming with cultural diversity and youthful vitality, is at a pivotal point. With 42% of its population under the age of 30, this demographic segment offers both substantial opportunities and formidable challenges.
What is Urban Poverty?
It starts with the way we define poverty and think about ‘success’ in transformational development. This is not simply an academic exercise, for the way we define poverty and ‘success’ – either implicitly or explicitly – says a lot about our worldview framework and view of cultural change.
El Salvador – A Missiological Analysis of its Current Reality and Opportunities
The pervasive absence of peace in El Salvador over many years starkly reflects its tumultuous history. For almost a decade before the state of emergency was declared in March of 2022 the nation became known as one of the world’s most violent places.