{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Serve Globally Blog","provider_url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/serveglobally","title":"When Helping Hurts - Serve Globally Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nuI6NGp5M4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/serveglobally\/2011\/03\/22\/when-helping-hurts\/\">When Helping Hurts<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/serveglobally\/2011\/03\/22\/when-helping-hurts\/embed\/#?secret=nuI6NGp5M4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;When Helping Hurts&#8221; &#8212; Serve Globally Blog\" data-secret=\"nuI6NGp5M4\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/serveglobally\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert is certainly worth a read. The subtitle &#8211; \u201cHow to alleviate poverty without hurting the poor and yourself\u201d \u2013 describes an important priority for the Evangelical Covenant Church as we engage in God\u2019s work around the world. We seek to \u201cdo no harm\u201d as we share the love, hope and grace of Jesus Christ with people in need. As Covenant World Mission dialogues with local churches about engagement in global ministries, we encourage leaders to read and discuss this book. Important pieces of the process include praying and thinking through implications of next steps in mission. There are exercises at the beginning and end of each chapter, which make the principles and concepts concrete and practical for the local church setting. Report This Post","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2011\/03\/When-Helping-Hurts.gif"}