Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence

Apply the principles of When Helping Hurts in your church with this practical guidebook for mercy ministry.

Consider practical ways to apply the principles of When Helping Hurts when someone asks your church for financial help.

Develop effective benevolence policies for your church
Discover practical tools for mobilizing church volunteers
Train church members how to respond to requests

Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence

When someone asks your church for financial help, how should you respond?

Apply the principles of When Helping Hurts in your church with this practical guidebook for mercy ministry.

Learn how you can offer more than just money to people who are poor, fostering long-term transformation in their lives—and in yours.

Praise for Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence

“Backed by practical experience and thorough research, Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert show us that it is possible to not only meet an immediate need but also lead people to lasting change.”

Jeff Galley

Central Group Leader for LifeGroups and Missions at LifeChurch.tv

“This work helps churches learn how to show mercy with wisdom, and how to walk with people into empowering growth and healing so they can participate in their own development.”

Randy Nabors

Pastor Emeritus of New City Fellowship (Chattanooga, TN), Author of Merciful

“Corbett and Fikkert give excellent guidance through training scenarios and questions, tools, and downloadable forms for churches to ‘start small, start fast, and succeed.’”

Marcia Trani

Director of Compassion Ministries, Rolling Hills Covenant Church