Brian Fikkert
@FikkertPresident & Founder of Chalmers Center; Professor of Economics & Community Development at Covenant College; Love Jesus, my family, & Green Bay Packers
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Look! Paul says, what all Christians ought to do if they want Jesus Christ to reign and there to be order in the church: it is necessary that the poor be cared for, and for this there must be deacons. John Calvin, Sermons on Acts 6:1-3
Yes!!!! May the heirs of Calvinism embrace the fullness of His teachings.
For Calvin, standing by while the poor, the immigrant, and the political refugee are suffering and exploited is a sinful act, a violation of the image of God. It is our Christian duty not only to alleviate this suffering through ministries of compassion but also to order our…
It is not enough for the church to go on repeating in different cultural situations the same words and phrases. New ways have to be found of stating the essential Trinitarian faith.
God could have chosen others, but he has chosen us. We cannot say why. But we know the wherefore: he has chosen us to be the bearers of his promise of blessing of all mankind.
Thank you for joining us as we help God's people rethink poverty and respond with practical biblical principles so that all are restored to flourishing. chalmers.org/finance/#minis…
We're celebrating 25 years of God's faithfulness and are excited to share the inspiring stories and milestones in 2024 in our Ministry Report!
We need the witness of Christians of other cultures to correct our culturally conditioned understanding of Scripture.
These two pastors are planting Hispanic churches in…WISCONSIN
The Kingdom of God has a terrible rival: the empire of humanity. JH Bavinck, “The Kingdom” in Between the Beginning and the End, 37.
If Presbyterians were to keep track of all money collected and expended on reaching the poor, "We greatly fear that such a statistical view would show that our gospel is generally confined to those who are able to pay for it."
In an 1864 essay for the Princeton Review, Presbyterian theologian Joshua McIlvane suggested every Presbyterian church keep track of how much money they are collecting and spending on the poor. This would prove that Presbyterians only preach the gospel to “those who are able to…
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So many voters are deciding based on what’s best for THEM - price of eggs, manufacturing jobs, lower taxes, etc. But self interest is not the Christian way. Instead we should ask which candidate will be most helpful to my neighbors - especially those who are poor and vulnerable.
Material poverty is complex and not reducible to a single cause. Healthy, sustainable poverty alleviation ministries need to address all five root causes of material poverty:
Marlene Valiente’s story is one of grit and perseverance.🌟 She used to collect trash for a living, but loans from Diaconía, HOPE's partner in Paraguay, helped her open a successful shop. She now leads a #microfinance group with Diaconía, empowering other budding entrepreneurs💪
We are called both to preach and to listen, and our preaching will be a mere beating of the air if we are not listening. But, we have good news to tell, a gospel to proclaim. It is entrusted to us. If we fail to proclaim it, we are unfaithful stewards.
A church that sees the cross of Jesus as the central event of history can never identify any political order with the reign of God.
When the Church tries to embody the rule of God in the forms of earthly power it may achieve that power, but it is no longer a sign of the kingdom.
After two-plus decades on Lookout Mountain, the Chalmers Center, which promotes an expansive Christian philosophy of poverty alleviation, has moved to a new office on Chattanooga timesfreepress.com/news/2024/oct/…
"Though Mark writes his story under the influence of the greatest of the apostles, Peter, he practically writes Peter out of the story by making clear that Peter is, in actual fact, the lead sinner." ~ Eugene Peterson There's only one hero, and his name is #Jesus
This #WorldSavingsDay we celebrate Christ-centered savings groups w/ our global church partners! Ppl in poverty can access group loans to start a business, recognize their God-given dignity, & more. Pictured: Neema, who used a group loan to buy a bike to get to work in Tanzania.
When work is your idol, success goes to your head and failure goes to your heart.
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