Tag: Bob Lupton
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“Orphans” Versus The Abandoned: The Church’s Complicit Role in Poverty
FCS Urban Ministries: Big Heart to Love the Abandoned Bob Lupton has an excellent piece on how most orphans in Haiti are, in fact, children who have been unwillingly abandoned because their parents are without the means to care for them. Yet faith-based "orphanages" market these children as orphans. He concludes: "There are…
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Revisiting Wealth – Bob Lupton
This is from Bob Lupton, FCS Urban Ministries, in the Urban Perspectives newsletter. He is always thought-provoking. This issue was especially good! (Note: Urban Perspectives allows copying these articles if attribution is given.) Revisiting Wealth Wealth. A sign of God’s favor. At least that’s how it was viewed in Old Testament times. Wealth was equated…
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Capitalism and the Kingdom – Bob Lupton
I love Bob Lupton's monthly posts in Urban Perspectives newsletter. I identify with what he writes in his latest installment, Capitalism and the Kingdom. Capitalism is not "biblical" in the sense of being prescribed by God. And in that sense, there is no "biblical" economic system. All economic systems are human constructs that incorporate human…
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Bloodletting Economics
Robert Lupton is the author of some excellent books like Compassion, Justice and the Christian Life: Rethinking Ministry to the Poor and Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (And How to Reverse It). Each month he does a newsletter for FCS Ministries in Atlanta. This month was a particularly interesting piece.…
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Rethinking Mission Trips – Bob Lupton
I first encountered Bob Lupton almost twenty-five years ago while in graduate school at Eastern University. Over the years, my appreciation for his insight into community/economic development has only grown. He has written two very important and engaging books that I recommend to everyone in recent years. First is his book, Compassion, Justice and the…
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On Changing an Institution – Bob Lupton
Urban Perspective: On Changing an Institution Bob Lupton Changing an institution that is heavily vested in "the way we have always done it" is a major challenge, especially for a pastor whose job it is to keep that institution growing and keep the members reasonably happy. The last thing a leader wants is to stir…
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Americans Love to Paint – Bob Lupton
FCS Urban Ministries: Americans Love to Paint by Bob Lupton Geralyn came up for air during an intense schedule at a global conference on “Schools that Pay for Themselves” in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. She retreated to a nearby pub with several of her peers – educators and service professionals from around the globe. Relaxed…
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Do We Foster Dignity or Humiliation With Our Charity?
The following is from the November issue of the Urban Perspectives newsletter by Bob Lupton of FCS Urban Ministries. It's titled "Pride for Parents." (If you aren't on the monthly mailing list for these newsletters, you need to sign up.) For a decade I had been engaged in urban ministry but had commuted daily from…
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Honorable Marketing
Urban Perspectives: Honorable Marketing by Bob Lupton "Here’s my bottom line: the Kingdom doesn’t need our hype. The Kingdom needs people who speak the truth." Cheerios just got a black eye. For as long as I can remember, those little round “O”s have been a breakfast favorite of both children and adults. Kids have spelled…
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Religious Tourism
Urban Perspectives: Religious Tourism (This is from Bob Lupton's October newsletter, republished here with permission.) “They’re turning my people into beggars!” It was a painful accusation for Juan Ulloa to make. He was a churchman, after all. An elder. With loyalty to the household of faith. But when asked the question directly, he could not…