A new plan: Achieving goals

Two years into her recovery process, Sue heals daily from a heroin addiction that almost landed her in prison. She has a plan for the first time in her life. Sue’s participation on our Step Forward training team has helped her to set and achieve goals, including going to college. Read more about Sue’s life transformation.

Relocation Information

Learn about City Gospel Mission’s relocation.

"City Gospel Mission doesn’t just do the Lord’s work, it does the City and community’s work. We truly value the partnership we have formed with City Gospel Mission."
— Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls

Resources

A Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby K. Payne

Beyond Charity: The Call to Christian Community Development by John M. Perkins

Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities by Ruby K. Payne

The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey Sachs

Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin'-By World: Building Your Resources for a Better Life by Philip E. DeVol

The Hole in Our Gospel: What Does God Expect of Us? The Answer That Changed My Life and Might Just Change the World by Richard Stearns

Hope for Children in Poverty: Profiles and Possibilities by Ronald J. Sider, Heidi Unruh

Just Generosity: A New Vision for Overcoming Poverty in America by Ronald J. Sider

The Life Model: Living from the heart Jesus gave you by James G. Friesen, E. James Wilder, Anne M. Bierling, Rick Koepcke, and Maribeth Poole

Listening for heaven's sake : building healthy relationships with God, self, and others by Gary Sweeten, Dave Ping, and Anne Clippard

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together by Ron Hall, Denver Moore, and Lynn Vincent

Until It's Gone: Ending Poverty in Our Nation, in Our Lifetime by Scott C. Miller

Walking With the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development by Bryant L. Myers

What Every Church Member Should Know about Poverty by Bill Ehlig and Ruby K. Payne

When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor. . .and Ourselves by Brian Fikkert, Steve Corbett, and John Perkins