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Phil Barnard, PhD

Phil Barnard, PhD

On December 1st, Americans gave $2.47 billion

December 1, 2020, was Giving Tuesday — America’s annual (and very welcome) rebellion against consumerism. It began in 2011 as a fledgling…

5 min readDec 9, 2020

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On December 1st, Americans gave $2.47 billion

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Phil Barnard, PhD

We asked our church how they were doing during the lockdown. How they were really doing.

Here’s what we found out.

5 min readJun 17, 2020

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We asked our church how they were doing during the lockdown. How they were *really* doing.

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Phil Barnard, PhD

Strategic compassion acts at the point of vulnerability, not just need.

Stemming the generation of new poverty needs to become our highest priority — perhaps even higher than reducing existing poverty per se.

4 min readJun 17, 2020

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Strategic compassion acts at the point of vulnerability, not just need.

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Phil Barnard, PhD

Rethinking disabilities, poverty and the charity/capitalism divide.

In terms of brute wealth, the United States of 2020 is the richest country our species has ever established. Over 20 trillion dollars…

10 min readFeb 22, 2020

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Rethinking disabilities, poverty and the charity/capitalism divide.

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Phil Barnard, PhD

Faultless compassion: is it a realistic goal? — Phillip Barnard, PhD

In the last few weeks, I’ve been able to work alongside a church member as they sought to help someone experiencing poverty. A young man…

4 min readSep 9, 2019

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Faultless compassion: is it a realistic goal? — Phillip Barnard, PhD

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Phil Barnard, PhD

ASKING ‘WHY POVERTY?’ MIGHT BE MORE COMPLICATED THAN YOU THINK.

I have a four year old daughter. A beautiful, articulate and thoughtful young lady. A preschooler of her age usually has a vocabulary of…

6 min readJul 10, 2019

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ASKING ‘WHY POVERTY?’ MIGHT BE MORE COMPLICATED THAN YOU THINK.

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Phil Barnard, PhD

ARE “THE POOR” OUR FAMILY?

I was recently asked by a development expert at a large non-profit about the view of “the poor” in the Bible, particularly the Old…

3 min readJul 10, 2019

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ARE “THE POOR” OUR FAMILY?

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Phil Barnard, PhD

Phil Barnard, PhD

Passionate about helping your organization engage more intelligently with the issue of poverty. Co-Founder of Auxylios: We help people, help people.

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