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001			ocn882191251
003			OCoLC
005			20251028093356.0
008			141223s2015 miu b 000 0 eng
010			_a 2014044781
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780310518129
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020			_a9780310518129 _q(softcover ; _qalk. paper)
020			_a0310518121 _q(softcover ; _qalk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)882191251 _z(OCoLC)906017396
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aBV 639 .P6 _bF55 2015
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100	1		_aFikkert, Brian.
245	1	0	_aFrom dependence to dignity : _bhow to alleviate poverty through church-centered microfinance / _cBrian Fikkert, Russell Mask ; foreward by Rick Warren.
264		1	_aGrand Rapids, Michigan : _bZondervan, _c2015
300			_a333 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 315-333).
505	0		_aPart 1. Replacing dependency with dignity. Masai missions -- What is the mission of the church? -- Integral mission: avoiding unhealthy dependencies -- Microfinance: so much less ... and so much more -- Part 2. Alleviating poverty. What is poverty?: the true nature of the problem -- A Trinitarian theory of change -- Restoring broken people: transformative ministry -- Part 3. Understanding microfinance. ROSCAs, ASCAs, and MFIs: a primer on microfinance -- The three Cs: making financial systems work -- Part 4. The three microfinance models. The provider model of microfinance -- The partnership model of microfinance -- The promotion model of microfinance -- The surprising challenges of distribution.
520			_a"This book explains the basic principles for successfully utilizing microfinance in ministry. Drawing on the best practice research and their own pioneering work with the Chalmers Center, authors Brian Fikkert and Russell Mask chart a path for churches and missionaries to pursue that minimizes the risks of harm, relies on local resources, and enables missionaries and churches to minister in powerful ways to the spiritual and economic needs of some of the poorest people on the planet."--Back cover.
650		0	_aChurch work with the poor.
650		0	_aPoverty _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
650		0	_aMicrofinance.
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