Doing unto others to inspire hope and determination.
A practical and powerful guide for stimulating growth and development to improve the quality-of-life of people groups, drawn from real mission field experience.
The lives of the prophets remind us: divine messages often arrive through ordinary people.
Author
Joseph A. Rogowski
Joseph A. Rogowski is a former pharmacist, missionary, and educator whose ministry and teaching have reached across four continents. With over three decades of global service, he has presented training seminars to international aid workers, universities, churches, bible schools, and grassroots leaders in the principles of community development, self-reliance, biblical worldview, and practical approaches to improving self-sufficiency for the marginalized and needy. His extensive experience from Asia to Africa, Australia to South America, and Mercy Ships to academic lectures, conveys devotion to equiping others for compassionate, sustainable, charitable outreach.
He continues this calling today through Arise Development Services, the nonprofit, small project consulting firm he and his wife Ursula direct from Richmond, Virginia, where they help local and various communities develop elevating solutions to poverty.
Seeing Others
Successful
The Joy of Elevating People
Seeing Others Successful blends practical instruction, personal testimony, deep philosophy, and biblical insights into one compelling manual. Drawing from his personal experiences in ministry across Asia, the Pacific, Africa, and beyond, Joseph A. Rogowski invites readers to explore a rarely told side of mission work that isn’t only about words, but about helping others rise from poverty and dependency into dignity and self-reliance.
This book offers a clear and focused introduction to community development as a tool for compassionate, effective service. Rogowski challenges conventional mission strategies and presents a refreshing, honest look at how practical helps can be a powerful expression of faith and love of neighbor. He walks readers through foundational principles, obstacles, and cultural realities in helping the poor while avoiding the snares of dependency.
Whether you’re in social service, ministry, or simply want to lend meaningful support, this book will equip and inspire you. It’s a must-read for aid workers, NGOs, business professionals, educators, organization leaders, missionaries, church leaders, and anyone passionate about linking lasting, benevolent lifestyle change with societal transformation.
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