Book Interaction: When Helping Hurts (Book Review Sample)

Book Interaction Assignment – When Helping Hurts
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Introduction
The Lord has called us to help bring his children to his kingdom. It is the principal goal of establishing the urban ministry. However, the task requires disciples to interact with types of materials that help in the mission. For this reason, works of literature contribute to creating a thriving urban church. Accordingly, the article aims to conduct a comprehensive review of one of the top books in the course: "When Helping Hurts." It is a book with topics and discussions relevant to contemporary urban ministry. Today, the modern church needs to know the dynamics of the urban setting and the communities to serve. In the contemporary world, the urban ministry's role is to bring people to the kingdom of God. In the process of professing the gospel, Christians will meet various barriers. In the book "When Helping Hurts” it helps Christians know the barriers they face, hence enabling the creation of frameworks for spreading the gospel. It is in the best interest of the church and the community that the obstacles that might prevent success be identified and analyzed. In the assignment, disciples will see how “When Helping Hurts" is critical to a solid urban mission. Accordingly, the assignment will review the experience in the areas that need further development and explore the main arguments and the supporting evidence in the book.
What is my current experience with the topic?
My experience with the topic involved church work in communities and donating materials to the poor in the urban mission. The metropolitan church identified the lack of material resources as a critical barrier to the success of the urban mission. Accordingly, the leadership team mobilized the congregation to provide materials such as food and clothing. During mission work, church leaders have helped communities get food and shelter, and this is the first experience I had with helping the poor members of the community. Helping the poor people in the urban community requires various steps. In my previous mission, the first stage was to hold meetings and identify the needs of the people. Commonly, the church leaders suggested the basic requirements. The next step involved coming up with an action plan on how to get the resources and then distribute them to the materially low-income families. It means the leadership often held a meeting and assigned roles to each individual. The roles ranged from awareness to actively campaigning in the community. It exposed me to the city and the different issues affecting the people.
The mission work intended to help the poor resulted in interactions with many people. It was a process that involved a lot of communication and ensuring the interaction medium remained active. The leadership often provided information communication channels such as the official social media platforms. In the communication process, the team has written various pieces of literature on the problems that affect members of the urban community. Also, it provided the opportunity to create relationships with the people the church serves. Church services and bible studies on engaging the poor are another previous experience with the topic. The urban church regularly designs Sunday sermons with themes such as helping the poor. As a youth leader, I have helped senior pastors develop sermons and even ministered at the church and the community level. It has allowed me to