To Give or Not to Give: Rethinking Dependency, Restoring Generosity, and Redefining Sustainability

Modern mission theory is guided largely by the &quotthree self paradigm&quot that suggests indigenous churches can only be healthy if they are &quotselfgoverning, selfpropagating, and selfsupporting.&quot Consequently, Western missionaries, their churches, and their agencies have been increasingly indisposed to giving generously. We must rethink the interplay of dollars dependency and what it means to &quotdo the right thing&quot with our money as we pursue twentyfirst century missions. This book answers the questions whether Westerners ought &quotto give or not to give&quot in support of global evangelism and encourages maximum generosity as the path most reflective of God’s heart on the matter.