Here's Life Inner City: iHope Community

Welcome to the iHope Community!

iHope is designed to foster discussion about inner-city poverty. This site is produced by Here's Life Inner City, the compassionate urban ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. Click here for more information about the work we do around the nation.

Ministry Spotlight: Compassion by Command

Compassion by Command is an innovative resource for churches to explore the issues of poverty and delve into Biblical directives related to the poor.

Compassion by Command is a Bible study package, a training tool that includes a full-length movie, real life stories, and biblically-based discussion questions. It also provides a forum for determining practical steps for making a difference in your community.

- Read more about Compassion by Command
- Join in and discuss Compassion by Command
- Get Compassion by Command for your church!

How to Engage in the iHope Community!

1) Join the Ning community by signing up for an account, of course!

2) Invite friends and others interested in inner-city poverty to join (it's easy)

3) Join or create a Here's Life group, then interact

4) Upload, embed, share and rate videos

5) Post, share and view events or campaigns

6) Post your thoughts, encouraging verses and perspective in the forum

Members

  • Matt Shenk
  • Linda Laetz
  • Matt Topping
  • Daniel R Rude
  • Daniel Yoon
  • Christopher
  • Billy Hallowell
  • John Nalls
  • Uncle Jim Bates
  • Beth Hasbrouck
  • Kristin Newberry
  • Dave Mikesell
 

iHOPE Central: The Two Waves/Tim Keller

Understanding the "Two Waves"

Here's Life Inner City is committed to reaching those in need with spiritual and physical resources. As we partner with churches and individuals around the nation to carry out our mission, there are two converging patterns we've noticed. We like to call these societal occurances "waves."...Read the "Two Waves" report

The Gospel & the Poor: A Case For Compassion

In July 2009, Rev. Tim Keller, of Redeemer Church in Manhattan, NYC, discussed The Gospel and The Poor: A Case for Compassion at Campus Crusade's U.S. Staff Conference. We'd like to share the video and hear what you think! Feel free to discuss the seminar after you watch the video! Also, read Tim Keller's outline and handout entitled, "The Gospel and the Poor." In addition to Rev. Keller's talk, we've posted an exclusive interview below!

Tim Keller Interview from Here's Life Inner City on Vimeo.

Forum

Billy Hallowell

What are you doing to help the poor this Thanksgiving?

Started by Billy Hallowell Nov 24.

Here's Life Inner City

U.S. Census Data on Poverty in America: What are your thoughts?

Started by Here's Life Inner City Sep 11.

Here's Life Inner City

A Case for Compassion: Reaction to Tim Keller 16 Replies

Started by Here's Life Inner City. Last reply by Carol Sands Aug 8.

Here's Life Inner City

Ministering to People in Generational Poverty 1 Reply

Started by Here's Life Inner City. Last reply by Chellee Brown Jul 27.

Billy Hallowell

Ideas for Engaging the Poor

Started by Billy Hallowell Jul 25.

Here's Life Inner City's Wholistic Ministry Model

In our discussion of contextualization, we tend to focus on ministering across cultural barriers. However, at the core of the concept of contextualization is the idea of relating the good news of the gospel to needs or life situation of the hearer. So even within our own cultural framework their may be barriers that keep people from understanding why the Gospel is indeed good news. The barriers of poverty and all the related pain and suffering that it brings with it may create a barrier for the gospel. See the graphic below and click here for more...

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What are you doing to help the poor this holiday season? Share your volunteer experiences, information, etc.!
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