Compassionate Kids [Paperback]

Jim Hancock (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 16, 1996

In this practical, easy-to-use guide, Jim Hancock gives youth leaders a number of specific ways to help kids put their faith in action.

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From the Back Cover

Help your kids to transform compassion into action! Everyone wants to make a difference in a hurting world -- but how? Jim Hancock provides an abundance of answers in this practical, easy-to-navigate guidebook. Hancock dispenses with pretense and destroys some of the myths that can often make us feel like nothing can be done. He then offers a number of specific ideas you and your students can use to approach the problems of poverty realistically, creatively, and effectively, including: - How to give your kids a vision for service - How your kids can have an impact at home - Getting your church behind your efforts - How to make your giving dollar stretch. You'll also find ideas on careers your kids can pursue that can make a difference in the world, plus a complete directory of agencies you can go to for help. Compassionate Kids is the resource you've been looking for to help your kids put their faith in action.

About the Author

Jim Hancock writes and tells stories from San Diego. He is the author of Good Sex (Zondervan, January, 2001), Raising Adults (Piñon, 1999), Compassionate Kids (Zondervan, updated,1999) and Dramatic Pauses (Zondervan, 1995). Jim provides creative services and content to Compassion International, DCLA, EMI/Sparrow, International Bible Society, Ken Davis, Leaders Legacy, The Medical Institute for Sexual Health, Squint Entertainment, 10 to 20, and Youth Specialties. He speaks to parents, youthworkers, adolescents and GenX audiences.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (September 16, 1996)
• ISBN-10: 0310209447
• ISBN-13: 978-0310209447
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,504,680 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)