A New Testament approach to poverty alleviation as a social centered model for evangelism

Abstract

The church has always indicated a desire to bring about spiritual transformation, finding this mandate as a response to the Great Commission voiced by Jesus as he returned to his Father: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations ...” (Matthew 28:19a). It is possible that the spiritual transformation so desired by the Church will only come in the measure that the Church responds to the clear Biblical mandate to engage with the desperate needs of the poor.