How to "Really" Help the Materially Poor with Kurt Kandler | The 410 Bridge

Today on the podcast I'm welcoming Kurt Kandler. He is the co-founder and Executive Director of The 410 Bridge. Founded in 2006, and deriving its name from 1st Peter 4:10, The 410 Bridge is a Christ-centered, community-initiated development organization.

From time to time, I like to bring guests on in a thought-leader capacity to help us think about issues of humanity in a new way. This is one of those episodes where Kurt helps us understand that if we really want to help the poor, a perspective-shift and change is necessary. In this episode, he will challenge your worldview and help you come to understand a new way of looking at poverty and community development!

Episode topics:

• Hear Kurt's personal story of how his well-meaning intentions to help the poor became a catalyst to finding a better way that actually helps, and how that lead to the founding The 410 Bridge.

• Dig into the model of The 410 Bridge and understand how they truly empower communities to lead their own community development.

• Learn why they dive deep into each community, focusing on long-term, holistic community development.

• Understand how building faith as a strong foundation and focusing on shifting their worldview of themselves, empowers the community to sustain their own development long after The 410 Bridge leaves.

• Hear why Kurt believes our worldview in the west needs to shift just as much as the worldview of those we're trying to help.

• Hear inspiring personal stories of empowerment and how The 410 Bridge has been able to walk alongside community members in bettering their own lives!

In this episode, you'll come to understand how The 410 Bridge's unique community development model allows for a shift in worldview - aka how the materially poor sees themselves, serving as a catalyst for true development and poverty alleviation!

Grab Kurt's book, If You Really Want to Help: Redefining the war on poverty, and learn more at 410bridge.org. Also, follow The 410 Bridge on Instagram and Facebook!

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