Sixty-two percent of Food pantries and meal programs in the United States are faith-based.
Full of practical advice, this book emphasizes that building relationships and offering radical welcome is more important work for churches than efficiency or order..
Five Loaves, Two Fish, Twelve Volunteers tells the stories of 8 churches that share Food Ministry with people who need their services.
As volunteers become better acquainted, they can form deep, meaningful relationships, creating a new way to be the church.
Those needing Food share all aspects of the ministry, including planning, setting up, leading, serving, and cleaning.
People donating Food or money eat with the people who need Food and get to know them as they serve alongside them.
Elizabeth Magill advocates Relational Ministry as a better model for Food ministry.
Most of these ministries are transactional; people needing Food interact with church volunteers to earn access to direct service.
Sixty-two percent of Food pantries and meal programs in the United States are faith-based
