We read the bible’s understanding of poverty to be more about lack of power than mere cash. Poverty therefore includes destitution, but also includes marginalisation, exploitation and oppression. Therefore when we talk about responding to poverty we are talking about seeking to transform a sense of being marginalised to a sense of belonging, from exploitation to empowerment, from oppression to freedom in Christ to make choices.

Also check out what Claudio Oliver, one of our speakers at SURRENDER:10,  says about poverty: