Team Training Recommendations

Recommended reading:  

• When Helping Hurts is a must read book for those working with the poor, an excellent resource for team training, a companion workbook and online videos are available

• Toxic Charity, by Robert D. Lupton

• Why Nations Fail, by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson

•  The Art of Helping by Robert Carkhuff

Recommended training tools: 

Serve-smart connects service programs with the training tools they need to realize their potential for impact.  This excellent resource will help train your mission team to:

• Serve effectively through partnership, not charity

• Acknowledge and navigate cultural differences

• Think critically about their role and goals for service

• Engage in deep listening and relationship building

The Diocese of Central Florida’s Honduras Commission welcomes the opportunity to visit churches in Central Florida to aid in the development of Parish to Parish mission.  Please call the Diocese, (407) 423-3567, to have someone in your area contact you.