A presentation on the book by Lupton, Robert D. (2011-10-11). Toxic Charity: How the Church Hurts Those They Help and How to Reverse It, HarperCollins.

2. "Everyone thinks of
changing the
World, But no one
thinks of changing
himself.”
- Leo Tolstoy

3. Lupton, Robert D. (2011-10-11). Toxic Charity: How the Church Hurts Those They
Help and How to Reverse It (p. 5). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.
As compassionate people, we
have been evaluating our
charity by the rewards we
receive through
service, rather than the
benefits received by the
served. We have failed to
adequately calculate the
effects of our service on the
lives of those reduced to
objects of our
pity and patronage.

4. Lupton, Robert D. (2011-10-11). Toxic Charity: How the Church Hurts Those They
Help and How to Reverse It (p. 4). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.
Giving to those in need what they
could be gaining from their own
initiative may well be the kindest
way to destroy people.
.

5. An Oath for
Compassionate Service
1. Never do for the poor what they
have (or could have) the capacity
to do for themselves.
2. Limit one-way giving to
emergency situations.
3. Strive to empower the poor
through employment, lending, and
investing, using grants sparingly to
reinforce achievements.

6. An Oath for
Compassionate Service
4. Subordinate self-interests to the
needs of those being served.
5. Listen closely to those you seek
to help, especially to what is not
being said – unspoken feelings may
contain essential clues to effective
service.
6. Above all, do no harm.

7. In developing countries where people
must constantly hustle simply to
survive, a work ethic is almost a given.
Not so in a culture like the United
States, where the welfare system has
fostered generations of dependency and
has severely eroded the work ethic.
Lupton, Robert D. (2011-10-11). Toxic Charity: How the Church Hurts
Those They Help and How to Reverse It (p. 121). HarperCollins.
Kindle Edition.

8. • Give once and you elicit appreciation;
• Give twice and you create anticipation;
• Give three times and you create
expectation;
• Give four times and it becomes
entitlement;
• Give five times and you
establish dependency.
Lupton, Robert D. (2011-10-11). Toxic Charity: How the Church Hurts Those They Help
and How to Reverse It (p. 130). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.

9. •Are recipients assuming greater levels of control
over their own lives or do they show up, year after
year, with their hands out?
• Is leadership emerging among the served?
• Are their aspirations on the rise?
• Is there a positive trajectory?
Lupton, Robert D. (2011-10-11). Toxic Charity: How the Church Hurts Those They Help and
How to Reverse It (pp. 106-107). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.
Questions To Ask

10. If we are Bringing resources, without also
helping people Build those resources, we are
keeping them trapped in a cycle of poverty.

11. To better understand
people from poverty,
the definition of poverty
will be
“the extent to which an individual does
without resources.”
The resources are the following …
DEFINITION OF RESOURCES

12. Financial
Emotional
Mental
Spiritual
Physical
SupportSystems
Relationships/
RoleModels
Knowledgeof
HiddenRules
IntegrityandTrust
Motivationand
Persistence
FormalRegister
Building
Brought
11 RESOURCES
Reprinted with permission. Copyright J. Pfarr Consulting.

14. Getting Ahead

15. Getting Ahead

16. Strive to empower the poor through
employment, lending, and investing, using
grants sparingly to reinforce achievements.
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17. “And when
the best
leader’s
work is done
the people
say, “We did it
ourselves!”
-Lao-tsu

18. Thank You!
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