Church in Hard Places: How the Local Church Brings Life to the Poor and Needy
Written by Brian Fikkert, Mez McConnell and Mike McKinley
Narrated by Adam Verner
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About this audiobook
Brian Fikkert
Dr. Brian Fikkert is the Founder and Executive Director of the Chalmers Center for Economic Development at Covenant College, where he also serves as a Professor of Economics and Community Development. Dr. Fikkert earned a Ph.D. “with distinction” in economics from Yale University, specializing in Third World economic development and international economics. Dr. Fikkert has been a consultant to the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the United States Agency for International Development. Prior to coming to Covenant College, he was a professor at the University of Maryland and a research fellow at the Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector. Dr. Fikkert is in demand as a speaker and has numerous academic and popular publications, the most recent being When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5nicely put, timely resource, precise and informative for this generation
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a must read for church planters! These guys do a great job of holding up the primacy of the local church, the centrality of the Gospel, and the necessity of real discipleship.