2021 Hope Awards nominees
Every year, WORLD recognizes a handful of non-profit ministries serving on the front lines of poverty fighting. Those ministries are nominated by WORL...
Effective Compassion
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Effective Compassion is an investigation into American poverty-fighting. WORLD editor in chief Marvin Olasky joins journalist Anna Johansen to report on what's really working in the fight against poverty and how thinking biblically aids in the restoration of human dignity. Hosted by WORLD Radio features editor Paul Butler, this program is made for people who want to elicit real change because they know true hope. Effective Compassion is a production of listener-supported WORLD Radio. Learn more at wng.org.
Season 2, Episode 10: Hope for life change
In this final episode, journalists Anna Johansen Brown and Sarah Schweinsberg visit two organizations with similar goals: They want to help the homele...
Season 2, Episode 9: Ministry mistakes
Nonprofits, both Christian and secular, have to watch out for some common pitfalls that threaten to undo all their hard work. In this episode, journal...
Season 2, Episode 8: Hope Award semi-finalists
Every year, WORLD hosts the Hope Awards for Effective Compassion. Readers and listeners nominate hundreds of ministries, and we narrow the list to abo...
Season 2, Episode 7: Mending broken minds
Just about anyone working in mental healthcare, criminal justice, or social work will agree: people with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders f...
Season 2, Episode 6: Repairing broken families
Many of the people who struggle with addiction or homelessness grew up with a family member with unhealthy habits. Or they experienced abuse. Some did...
Season 2, Episode 5: Compassion for refugees
This episode is about newcomers: Refugees and asylum seekers looking for a fresh start. Journalists Anna Johansen Brown and Sarah Schweinsberg explain...
Season 2, Episode 4: Compassion in crisis
Natural disasters are disruptive and traumatic, especially for people already in emotional, physical, or spiritual crisis. Last year, every compassion...
Season 2, Episode 3: Addiction and recovery, part 2
This episode of Effective Compassion is part two of our dive into addiction and substance abuse: The cauldron of stewing ingredients that leads to it,...
Season 2, Episode 2: Addiction and recovery, part 1
This episode of Effective Compassion is all about addiction. The patterns and choices and life circumstances that lead to it...and the patterns, choic...