Jesus' Economy: A Biblical View of Poverty, the Currency of Love, and a Pattern for Lasting Change [Paperback]

You know people around the world are struggling.A homeless man holds a sign that reads, “Anything helps.” A poor child lives in a slum swarming with flies. A refugee mother is on the brink of starvation. You ask yourself, “But what canI doabout such big problems?” 

You’re looking for long-term solutions.John D. Barry shares incredible, and often shocking, stories about working among the impoverished and unchurched in the U.S. and abroad. And since Barry is a Bible scholar,Jesus’ Economyis also deeply rooted in the Scriptures. It is a personal, sometimes funny, often heartbreaking account that presents a revolutionary pattern for lasting change.
 
Jesus' Economyis based on self-sacrifice. His currency is love.It’s calledJesus’ Economybecause it’s about creating a spiritual and physical economy for those who need it most. Here is a thoroughly biblical and compassionate pattern for addressing issues of poverty and offering the hope of the gospel.Jesus’ Economy: 

•    Shows howyou as an individualcan best encourage renewal in your community.
•    Demonstrates howyour church communityor any group can alleviate poverty.
•    Presents a unified plan forcreating jobs, spreading the gospel, and meeting basic needs.
•    Focuses on community development and sustainability—lasting change, globally and locally. 

Jesus’ Economyis a call to address our own spiritual poverty—as people who can too easily become distant from Christ—and it is a call to address the physical poverty all around us in a smart and sustainable way. Jesus’ teachings show that with simple, everyday choices, you can make the world a better place and create enduring change.l³æ