Table of Contents

List of Diagrams; Foreword by Steve Bradbury; About this Course; AcknowledgementsPART I: Compassionate Community Work Principles1 Introduction to Community2 Community Development3 The Church and Community Development4 The Strategies of Community Development5 The Spirit of Community Development7 Breaking through the Barrier of Selfishness8 Breaking through the Barrier of Fear9 Breaking through the Barrier of Spitefulness10 Building Bridges to People11 Building Bridges on Relationships12 Building Bridges through Groups13 Building Bridges for Co-operation14 Bringing about Personal Hope15 Bringing about Social Empowerment16 Bringing about Problem Resolution17 Bringing about Prophetic TransformationPART II: Compassionate Community Work SkillsCommunity Work Skill 1 - CommunicatingCommunity Work Skill 2 - NegotiatingCommunity Work Skill 3 - FacilitatingCommunity Work Skill 4 - ResearchingCommunity Work Skill 5 - Planning (A)Community Work Skill 5 - Planning (B)Community Work Skill 6 - BudgetingCommunity Work Skill 7 - ReportingCommunity Work Skill 8 - SupportingCommunity Work Skill 9 - PromotingCommunity Work Skill 10 - PerseveringAppendices: Articles; Stories; Bibliography of Sources; Funding Options; Internet Suppport Connections

About the Author

Dave Andrews and his wife, Ange, have lived and worked in communities with marginalised groups of people in Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal for more than thirty years. They are currently part of the Waiters Union, an inner-city Christian community network in Australia that supports Aborigines, refugees and people with disabilities. Dave is the author of Can you Hear the Heartbeat (Hodder & Stoughton 1989), Building a Better World (Albatross, 1986), Christi-Anarchy (Lion, 2001) and Not Religion, But Love (Lion, 2001/Pilgrim Press, 2003/Tafina, 2005).

Reviews

"Dave Andrews (is) one of the leading prophetic voices of our time."Mike Riddell, Third Way Magazine"This ... is much more than a text book. It is an invitation to participate in an experiential, highly practical, spiritually rich, and potentially life-changing learning process." Steve Bradbury, National Director of TEAR Australia & Chairman of the Micah Network