Endorsements
In Beyond Poverty, Terry Dalrymple presents the challenge of moving Christian servants of God beyond sustainable development work in a single village to transformational movements that sweep the countryside, based on the strategy of Community Health Evangelism (CHE), a global network which Terry founded and now serves as coordinator. I have come to know and appreciate Terry as a co-catalyst for Transform Worlds Poverty Challenge, which focuses on transforming communities among the unreached and unengaged people who live in the 10/40 Window. Terry envisions the Million Village Challengewhich is strategically based on clusters, models, and tipping pointsas a bold mission initiative that has the goal of reaching one million mission villages where the remaining unreached people groups and the poorest of the poor live.
LUIS BUSH, PHD
former international director, AD 2000 & Beyond
international facilitator, Transform World 2020
I am so honored to endorse Terry Dalrymples book. Terry introduced me to wholistic mission work years ago and mentored me through the transition from an evangelistic relief model of our church to a wholistic evangelism model. I cannot even begin to tell you the transformational impact his teaching has had on our global missions work and our church. And now its documented in his book. This book captures a lifetime of one mans obedience to God as he presents what he has learned. Beyond Poverty is a playbook for those of us who desire to restore dignity and honor to those who are struggling and giving them hope. Truly a masterpiece!
LARRIE FRALEY
founding member and lead global outreach pastor
Christs Church of the Valley, Peoria, Arizona
Even among the mass of global volunteerism in our world today, there is still a need for leaderseven more so, generals. They must see beyond the obvious, into the seemingly unknown realms, lay hold of vision, and cast then that vision to the masses in order for great things to be moved from the realms of impossibilities to the daily realities of changed lives. My friend, my colaborer and mentor, Terry Dalrymple, is such a general. For decades, and in this soul-challenging book, with its scriptural principles and proven practices, he seeks to inspire and call to arms every true believer in Christ to engage wholeheartedly in obeying the singular mission commandment to make disciples, while alleviating wholistic poverty for untold numbers of the worlds poor. Be ready to learn and to join the movement of transformation that is already shaking the globe!
REV. KEITH HOLLOWAY
senior director, Missions Development
In Beyond Poverty, Terry has beautifully laid out the Biblical basis for wholistic ministry and foundational principles for transformational movements. The inspiring stories of movements that he shares have been catalyzed by ordinary people with an extraordinary passion to be obedient to the cause of Christ. The book is easy to read, very informational, and hopefully the reader will be inspired to become a part of this movement that will ultimately bring new life to a million villages.
DR. RAVI I. JAYAKARAN
president/CEO, Medical Ambassadors International
catalyst of integral mission, The Lausanne Movement
Beyond Poverty could well be one of the most influential books for this century, as it is a catalytic spark for global awareness of the gathering wave to fulfill the Great Commission of our Lord. The Joshua Project clearly stated several years ago that the remaining unreached tribes are poor and rural. May God open your mind, eyes, and heart through this amazing work!
HAL JONES
founder and former president, Global Hope Network International
founder, Geneva Institute for Leadership and Public Policy (GILPP)
Beyond Poverty gives a blueprint for a true integral missional approach that leads to sustainable communityand church owned development. Terry Dalrymple convincingly demonstrates through practical examples that this outcome is the result of an unconditional commitment to follow Jesus and to seamlessly integrate evangelism and compassion with an intentional focus on working collaboratively within the body of Christ. This book can become a new standard reference for Christian professionals in the global development arena. Terrys deep experience as practitioner and master trainer in gospel-driven community development enriches the work throughout. This is a must-read for anyone with a serious interest in the growing role of development in the changing missiological landscape.
GIL H ODENDAAL, PHD
former senior vice president, Integral Mission
World Relief
Beyond Poverty: Multiplying Sustainable Community Development
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As a manager of international Christian development programs and then as consultant to Christian development ministries globally, I have had the privilege of getting a look under the hood at the engine that makes transformational development happen. I have witnessed projects in a single village fail. I have also seen work in single villages catalyze transformational movements that lifted one community after another out of cycles of poverty while multiplying disciples in every place.
These experiences have left a burden in my heart to share what I have learned with everyone investing in poor villages. It must be the same feeling experienced by conscientious investment counselors who want to see their clients investments bring a maximum return.
I have seen gospel transformation move from community to community in many places around the world, changing the lives of the village poor forever. I am convinced from experience and research that we dont have to be content with doing projects that improve the situation for a small group of people, but rather that with the same level of investment we can catalyze transformational movements that will sweep the countryside. In this book, I will articulate proven principles for facilitating change in individuals and communities and then multiplying that change from village to village.