{"id":1850,"date":"2010-01-04T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2010-01-04T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=1850"},"modified":"2021-12-09T15:04:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T20:04:10","slug":"homelessness-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/homelessness-church.htm","title":{"rendered":"Homelessness: How to Get Your Church Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nYou believe that Jesus takes how we respond to people’s needs personally. You see the needs of the homeless and want your church to get involved in this kind of ministry. Yet, even the mention of homelessness raises concerns.<\/p>\n

Concerns Related to Homelessness & Getting Involved<\/h2>\n

Homelessness is broad and far reaching.\u00a0 As an individual believer or church, you might feel there isn’t much you can do.<\/p>\n

Homeless ministry demands a lot of resources.\u00a0 You might feel you have enough problems and needs of your own.<\/p>\n

Homelessness takes many of us out of our comfort zones.\u00a0 You might have fears and insecurities about involvement.<\/p>\n

Reasons not to get involved will abound\u00a0so you need to just begin, but how?<\/p>\n

A process for getting your church involved in Ministry with the Homeless:<\/h2>\n
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  1. Promote\u00a0an awareness of the causes\u00a0and\u00a0 solutions of homelessness. \u00a0 Look at it from a biblical, theological perspective as well as the practical side.\u00a0 — Educate people about homelessness.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n