b'OUR MEMBER BENEFITScontinuedPartnership with CitygateDocuments and Data Network has been invaluablePosition StatementsPrecept documents presenting a Citygate Network in moving our missionresponse to various hot topics and social concerns. forward. The resources, educational opportunities,ToolkitsHow-to documents outlining various steps a member ministry can and community they offertake to address challenging concerns. has taken us to the next level of service and careBest PracticesDocuments detailing processes that can help ministries Sheryl Balthropoperate more efficiently and effectively while increasing accountability. Eugene Mission, SurveysAnnual industry snapshot of member ministries, plus tabulated Eugene, Oregoninfo on salaries, trends, services, expressed needs, and more. Moving people from human suffering to human flourishing. Around the world, there are basically four ways that Christians and Christian organizations try to move people from human suffering to human flourishing. The first is humanitarian aid. This is where food and emergency supplies are shipped to places where there is famine, or medicine and medical teams are sent to places where there is an outbreak. Its digging wells where there is drought to provide life-giving clean water.The second way is disaster relief. This is about rushing to places where there has been a catastrophe and rescuing people from their rooftops or storm cellars and taking them to gymnasiums or community centers where food, shelter, temporary aid, and counsel are offered. And it includes helping people eventually repair or rebuild their houses and places of business. The third way is community development. This is where young families move into depressed neighborhoods and commit to long-term residency. They love on people and work with church leaders, civic-group leaders, politicians, and concerned citizens to construct better housing, improve education, ensure safe recreation, bring in jobs, and increase economic development. The fourth way people are moved from human suffering to human flourishing is life transformation. This is what missions and kindred ministries dohelping poor and powerless individuals and families, through the power of the gospel, progress from destitution and bondage to the point where they are self-sufficient and giving back to their communities.'