Episode Details

In this episode of the Wisdom Calling podcast, host Bobo Beck interviews Allan Sherer, Director of Global Connections at North Hills Church in Taylors, SC, about the wisdom of cultivating God's heart for the marginalized and vulnerable.

Sherer discusses the importance of seeing the poor and vulnerable through the lens of God's love and compassion, and he shares practical ways that we can live out our faith in this area. He also talks about the importance of connecting our hearts to our theology, and how our understanding of God should shape the way we treat others.

This episode is a great resource for anyone who wants to learn more about how to live a life of generosity and compassion, and how to be a better advocate for the marginalized and vulnerable in our communities.

Key takeaways from the episode:

• Poverty is often rooted in brokenness of relationships (with God, self, others).
• There is a direct connection between our personal piety/holiness and how we think about and treat people, especially the poor.
• Generosity is not just about money, but also about time, skills, and leveraging human and social capital.
• God wants our hearts more than anything else.
• There is a relationship between obedience and blessing, and between disobedience and cursing/lack of blessing.
• We can cultivate a heart for the marginalized and vulnerable by getting to know God as the one who hears the cries of the poor and is compassionate.
• We should not think about or engage with the poor and marginalized in a way that is patronizing or dehumanizing. Instead, we should see them as people who are loved by God and who deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• North Hills Church https://northhillschurch.com/
• New Way Global https://www.newway.global/
• The Judson School https://thejudsonschool.com/
• Yass Prize https://yassprize.org/awardees/new-way-global/
• Acton Institute - Effective Stewardship (curriculum) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2YhagjmWvB9W74vf16yuVx6IH1RM7SsO
• Chalmers Center https://chalmers.org/
• When Helping Hurts (book) https://chalmers.org/resources/books/
• Walking With the Poor (book) https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Poor-Principles-Transformational-Development/dp/1570759391
• Tyler Staton https://www.tylerstaton.com/
• Bryan Stevenson; Just Mercy (book/film) https://justmercy.eji.org/
• Bob Goff; Dream Big (book) https://www.bobgoff.com/shop

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