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Transformational Development

Transformational Development Definitions [PDF]
Five definitions used by various organizations to guide their work in transformational development plus one from Bryant Myers, the author of Walking with the Poor.

A Conceptual Framework for Transformational Development [PDF]
This paper provides an overview, definitions, and indicators of transformational development as well as a brief discussion of the important role of the church. The next section is focused on the microfinance sector but the final section (cultural barriers) and conclusion are more broad and relevant to our work.

Transformational Development
World Vision’s Transformational Development website is a resource that promotes a movement of development practitioners with a passion for learning, working together for quality programming. This movement seeks to model a culture of learning, quality programming and research and development.

Research on Transformational Indicators [PDF]
This is a compilation of the works of a few faith-based organizations and other organizations that are working in  transformational development.

What about Justice? Toward an Evangelical Perspective on Advocacy in Development [PDF]
Advocacy work as a part of transformational development is still approached with ambivalence by many in the evangelical community. It is clear, however, that distal causes, rooted in structural sin, contribute greatly to the kind of poverty that development practitioners face, even though articulating the causal mechanisms through which this occurs is difficult.

The Rise of the Mega-Church Efforts in International Development [PDF]
Evangelical ‘mega-churches’ are awakening to the importance of tackling poverty and social issues even as they continue their focus on evangelism and church planting. As a result, they are moving into carrying out their own development efforts globally, emphasizing direct relationships with churches in the developing world. This is changing their engagement with the ‘professional’ evangelical development organizations, leading the mega-churches to search and experiment with development methods, approaches, and choice of issues, and bringing them up against questions and challenges inherent in development work. Written by Gramby-Sobukwe, S. and Hoiland, T; Transformation, V 26, No 2, April 2009. 

Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development and Exploring World Mission(Available on Amazon.com)
This book was written by Dr. Bryant L. Myers, Professor of Transformational Development, School of Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary and former Vice President for Development and Food Resources at World Vision International. Dr. Myers shows how Christian mission can contribute to dismantling poverty and social evil. Integrating the best principles and practice of the international development community, the thinking and experience of Christian non-governmental organizations and a theological framework for transformational development, Myers demonstrates what is possible when we cease to treat the spiritual and physical domains of life as separate and unrelated.

Transformation: an International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies
This scholarly journal, published four times a year, explores the cutting edge of the application of biblical faith to the world, with a special emphasis on the Two-Thirds World. The Transformation website contains a searchable index of issues going back to 1984 as well as free articles and summaries of those issues which are available in digital format. There are now 1097 articles by 642 authors available in digital form on the website.

Tearfund International Learning Zone for US churches
Tearfund believes that local churches around the world can make an immense contribution to overcoming poverty, at a local, national, and international level. Their passion, rootedness in the community, commitment to relationships and spiritual hope, mean that they can be tremendous agents of transformation. 

Tearfund International Learning Zone for churches overseas
Tearfund is strongly committed to involving the church, at local and national levels, in the work of integral mission. Tearfund International believes that the ideal implementers of integral mission in each community are local church congregations, and they therefore believe that the primary means by which they can fulfil their mission of bringing good news to the poor is by enabling partners to mobilize and empower local church congregations to transform their communities.