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When Bob Lupton speaks of the inner city, the rest of us ought to sit up and take notice... [His work is] deeply disturbing in the best sense of the word. --Philip Yancey, author of What Good Is God?

Lupton weighs the future of effective efforts to reduce poverty . . . confronting popular practices and assumptions. . . . Inspiring. --U.S. Catholic

His enthusiasm for this method is evident throughout the text and brings hope to readers that if more organizations adopted these practices, there really could be a better future ahead for all of us, not just the poor. --Kirkus Reviews Lupton weighs the future of effective efforts to reduce poverty . . . confronting popular practices and assumptions. . . . Inspiring. --U.S. Catholic Lupton uses [his] critique of churches' charitable activities as a springboard for positive action...the author advocates that churches need to be more involved in communities by living and investing in them... all readers will find in this book a useful way to reexamine outreach programs. --Library Journal [Charity] efforts, while necessary in a crisis, do little to improve people's socioeconomic status. Lupton uses this well-worn critique of churches' charitable activities as a springboard for positive action... all readers will find in this book a useful way to reexamine outreach programs. --James Wetherbee, Wingate Univ. Libs., NC In Toxic Charity, Bob identified a weakness with charity as a tool for poverty reduction. In Charity Detox, Bob addresses the more complicated question of what might work better. Bob reaches the conclusion that wealth creation must replace wealth redistribution if poverty reduction is the goal. --John Coors, Former CEO of CoorsTek Lupton continues his mission to transform the way charities operate. Most efforts to help relieve poverty are ineffective, he says...The road to charity hell has been paved with good intentions, but Lupton provides an inspiring roadmap for an alternate route. --Spirituality and Health magazine Lupton is one of the sharpest, freshest, sassiest community developers out there. He is helping us all become wiser so that we don't settle for charity when we could have justice. --Shane Claiborne, author of Irresistible Revolution Lupton offers a roadmap for turning short-lived good intentions into lasting transformation [and shares] his vision for a new way of doing missions. --Christianity Today Throughout reading Charity Detox the lyrics How can it be wrong when it feels so right? were buzzing in my head. That is the tension Lupton describes so deftly with practical illustrations of how we can change the dependency creating relationships formed by well-intentioned servers. --Fred Smith, The Gathering When Bob Lupton speaks of the inner city, the rest of us ought to sit up and take notice... [His work is] deeply disturbing--in the best sense of the word. --Philip Yancey, author of What Good Is God?

His enthusiasm for this method is evident throughout the text and brings hope to readers that if more organizations adopted these practices, there really could be a better future ahead for all of us, not just the poor. --Kirkus Reviews Lupton uses [his] critique of churches' charitable activities as a springboard for positive action...the author advocates that churches need to be more involved in communities by living and investing in them... all readers will find in this book a useful way to reexamine outreach programs. --Library Journal Lupton weighs the future of effective efforts to reduce poverty . . . confronting popular practices and assumptions. . . . Inspiring. --U.S. Catholic Lupton offers a roadmap for turning short-lived good intentions into lasting transformation [and shares] his vision for a new way of doing missions. --Christianity Today In Toxic Charity, Bob identified a weakness with charity as a tool for poverty reduction. In Charity Detox, Bob addresses the more complicated question of what might work better. Bob reaches the conclusion that wealth creation must replace wealth redistribution if poverty reduction is the goal. --John Coors, Former CEO of CoorsTek Throughout reading Charity Detox the lyrics How can it be wrong when it feels so right? were buzzing in my head. That is the tension Lupton describes so deftly with practical illustrations of how we can change the dependency creating relationships formed by well-intentioned servers. --Fred Smith, The Gathering Lupton continues his mission to transform the way charities operate. Most efforts to help relieve poverty are ineffective, he says...The road to charity hell has been paved with good intentions, but Lupton provides an inspiring roadmap for an alternate route. --Spirituality and Health magazine [Charity] efforts, while necessary in a crisis, do little to improve people's socioeconomic status. Lupton uses this well-worn critique of churches' charitable activities as a springboard for positive action... all readers will find in this book a useful way to reexamine outreach programs. --James Wetherbee, Wingate Univ. Libs., NC When Bob Lupton speaks of the inner city, the rest of us ought to sit up and take notice... [His work is] deeply disturbing--in the best sense of the word. --Philip Yancey, author of What Good Is God? Lupton is one of the sharpest, freshest, sassiest community developers out there. He is helping us all become wiser so that we don't settle for charity when we could have justice. --Shane Claiborne, author of Irresistible Revolution

Lupton says hard things that need to be said, and he's earned the right to say them. Believers would do well to receive his words with the mindset that 'faithful are the wounds of a friend.' --Christianity Today Bob Lupton has seen both the blessings and curses of charity, cases where giving can both empower and disempower members of a community. As churches encourage giving and service projects around the Christmas season, Lupton encourages caution. --Christianity Today Lupton is one of the sharpest, freshest, sassiest community developers out there. He is helping us all become wiser so that we don t settle for charity when we could have justice. --Shane Claiborne, author of Irresistible Revolution Throughout reading Charity Detox the lyrics How can it be wrong when it feels so right? were buzzing in my head. That is the tension Lupton describes so deftly with practical illustrations of how we can change the dependency creating relationships formed by well-intentioned servers. --Fred Smith, The Gathering His enthusiasm for this method is evident throughout the text and brings hope to readers that if more organizations adopted these practices, there really could be a better future ahead for all of us, not just the poor. --Kirkus Reviews In Toxic Charity, Bob identified a weakness with charity as a tool for poverty reduction. In Charity Detox, Bob addresses the more complicated question of what might work better. Bob reaches the conclusion that wealth creation must replace wealth redistribution if poverty reduction is the goal. --John Coors, Former CEO of CoorsTek [Charity] efforts, while necessary in a crisis, do little to improve people s socioeconomic status. Lupton uses this well-worn critique of churches charitable activities as a springboard for positive action all readers will find in this book a useful way to reexamine outreach programs. --James Wetherbee, Wingate Univ. Libs., NC Lupton uses [his] critique of churches charitable activities as a springboard for positive action the author advocates that churches need to be more involved in communities by living and investing in them all readers will find in this book a useful way to reexamine outreach programs. --Library Journal Lupton continues his mission to transform the way charities operate. Most efforts to help relieve poverty are ineffective, he says...The road to charity hell has been paved with good intentions, but Lupton provides an inspiring roadmap for an alternate route. -- Spirituality and Health magazine Lupton weighs the future of effective efforts to reduce poverty . . . confronting popular practices and assumptions. . . . Inspiring. --U.S. Catholic Lupton offers a roadmap for turning short-lived good intentions into lasting transformation [and shares] his vision for a new way of doing missions. -- Christianity Today When Bob Lupton speaks of the inner city, the rest of us ought to sit up and take notice... [His work is] deeply disturbing in the best sense of the word. --Philip Yancey, author of What Good Is God? His enthusiasm for this method is evident throughout the text and brings hope to readers that if more organizations adopted these practices, there really could be a better future ahead for all of us, not just the poor. --Kirkus Reviews Lupton uses [his] critique of churches' charitable activities as a springboard for positive action...the author advocates that churches need to be more involved in communities by living and investing in them... all readers will find in this book a useful way to reexamine outreach programs. --Library Journal Lupton weighs the future of effective efforts to reduce poverty . . . confronting popular practices and assumptions. . . . Inspiring. --U.S. Catholic Lupton offers a roadmap for turning short-lived good intentions into lasting transformation [and shares] his vision for a new way of doing missions. --Christianity Today Lupton continues his mission to transform the way charities operate. Most efforts to help relieve poverty are ineffective, he says...The road to charity hell has been paved with good intentions, but Lupton provides an inspiring roadmap for an alternate route. --Spirituality and Health magazine [Charity] efforts, while necessary in a crisis, do little to improve people's socioeconomic status. Lupton uses this well-worn critique of churches' charitable activities as a springboard for positive action... all readers will find in this book a useful way to reexamine outreach programs. --James Wetherbee, Wingate Univ. Libs., NC In Toxic Charity, Bob identified a weakness with charity as a tool for poverty reduction. In Charity Detox, Bob addresses the more complicated question of what might work better. Bob reaches the conclusion that wealth creation must replace wealth redistribution if poverty reduction is the goal. --John Coors, Former CEO of CoorsTek Throughout reading Charity Detox the lyrics How can it be wrong when it feels so right? were buzzing in my head. That is the tension Lupton describes so deftly with practical illustrations of how we can change the dependency creating relationships formed by well-intentioned servers. --Fred Smith, The Gathering When Bob Lupton speaks of the inner city, the rest of us ought to sit up and take notice... [His work is] deeply disturbing--in the best sense of the word. --Philip Yancey, author of What Good Is God? Lupton is one of the sharpest, freshest, sassiest community developers out there. He is helping us all become wiser so that we don't settle for charity when we could have justice. --Shane Claiborne, author of Irresistible Revolution

His enthusiasm for this method is evident throughout the text and brings hope to readers that if more organizations adopted these practices, there really could be a better future ahead for all of us, not just the poor. --Kirkus Reviews Lupton uses [his] critique of churches' charitable activities as a springboard for positive action...the author advocates that churches need to be more involved in communities by living and investing in them... all readers will find in this book a useful way to reexamine outreach programs. --Library Journal Lupton weighs the future of effective efforts to reduce poverty . . . confronting popular practices and assumptions. . . . Inspiring. --U.S. Catholic In Toxic Charity, Bob identified a weakness with charity as a tool for poverty reduction. In Charity Detox, Bob addresses the more complicated question of what might work better. Bob reaches the conclusion that wealth creation must replace wealth redistribution if poverty reduction is the goal. --John Coors, Former CEO of CoorsTek Throughout reading Charity Detox the lyrics How can it be wrong when it feels so right? were buzzing in my head. That is the tension Lupton describes so deftly with practical illustrations of how we can change the dependency creating relationships formed by well-intentioned servers. --Fred Smith, The Gathering Lupton is one of the sharpest, freshest, sassiest community developers out there. He is helping us all become wiser so that we don't settle for charity when we could have justice. --Shane Claiborne, author of Irresistible Revolution Lupton offers a roadmap for turning short-lived good intentions into lasting transformation [and shares] his vision for a new way of doing missions. --Christianity Today Lupton continues his mission to transform the way charities operate. Most efforts to help relieve poverty are ineffective, he says...The road to charity hell has been paved with good intentions, but Lupton provides an inspiring roadmap for an alternate route. --Spirituality and Health magazine [Charity] efforts, while necessary in a crisis, do little to improve people's socioeconomic status. Lupton uses this well-worn critique of churches' charitable activities as a springboard for positive action... all readers will find in this book a useful way to reexamine outreach programs. --James Wetherbee, Wingate Univ. Libs., NC When Bob Lupton speaks of the inner city, the rest of us ought to sit up and take notice... [His work is] deeply disturbing--in the best sense of the word. --Philip Yancey, author of What Good Is God?

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Robert D. Lupton is founder and president of FCS Urban Ministries (Focused Community Strategies) and the author of Theirs Is the Kingdom; Compassion, Justice, and the Christian Life; and the widely circulated ""Urban Perspectives.""

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