Homelessness is broad and far reaching. As an individual believer or church, you might feel there isn’t much you can do.
Homelessness demands a lot of resources. You might feel you have enough problems of your own.
Homelessness takes many of us out of our comfort zones. You might have fears and insecurities about involvement.
Reasons not to get involved will abound so you need to just begin. Here’s a process for getting your church involved:
- Promote an awareness of the causes and solutions of homelessness. Look at it from a biblical perspective. — Educate people about homelessness.
- Partner with other ministries and community programs through giving of time, finances, and other resources. Encourage individual giving but also set the example as a church and an easy path for individuals to give. — Expose people to homelessness.
- Present or provide opportunities for people to help both in preventing homelessness and assisting those who are homeless locally and beyond. Encourage everybody to do their part in ways that fit with their gifting and skill sets and you will make greater inroads into motivating them to get involved. — Engage people with the homeless.
Note the process:
Educate, expose in less threatening ways, and then engage.
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I spend my life as an advocate for the homeless. The need for education about homeless is great. As a victim of domestic violence I found myself homeless with two children. You can read my story. I just wanted to say thank you for your post on Homelessness. If I can do anything to help you please let me know. Pastor Tracey
You are an example of 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 in action, using your own life experiences to help others. — “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.”