Via Christianity Today, ensuring compassion joins with proclamation and formation in how the church interacts in communities:
I learned that we needed to put compassion front and center. Compassion is a language Christians can understand in our hurting world: the need for a cup of water, clothing, shelter, or some other practical form of love.
We want to help create economic opportunity—to teach people how to fish, and even to own the pond. We want to restore dignity by restoring the ability to care for oneself and one’s family.
Find God in your circumstances, serve others in theirs.
