E215. How Churches Can Serve Their Communities With Humility and Impact with Kent Annan
How Churches Can Serve Their Communities With Humility and Impact
5 Practices for Faithful Community Engagement with Kent Annan
Many churches care deeply about their communities but feel overwhelmed by the complexity of the needs around them. Where do you start, and how do you help without causing harm or burning out your team?
In this episode, Laura Howe talks with Kent Annan, co-founder of Haiti Partners and author of Slow Kingdom Coming, about how churches can engage their communities with humility, wisdom, and long-term impact.
Kent shares five practices that help leaders discern where they are called to focus and how to serve in ways that honor dignity and build meaningful partnerships.
If you want to serve your community well without trying to fix everything, this conversation offers practical encouragement and perspective.
Resources Mentioned
- Slow Kingdom Coming CAN Link / US Link
- When Helping Hurts CAN Link / US Link
- Haiti Partners
- Spiritual First Aid
- Slow Kingdom coming Discussion guide
Quotes from the Episode
- “If the primary takeaway from being with people who are suffering is that we feel better about our own lives, we are disrespecting them.” – Kent Annan
- “The practices of attention, confession, respect, partnering, and truthing are both spiritual disciplines and practical ways to do justice work well.” – Kent Annan
- “The slow kingdom coming means we can lament that the world isn’t as it should be, hold onto hope that transformation is possible, and commit ourselves to participate in that work.” – Kent Annan
- “When you enter a community, you slow down and ask: Am I coming with honor, and am I waiting to be invited in with respect?” – Kent Annan
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