1. HOMELESSNESS
MYTHS, METHODS &
BIBLICAL MANDATE

2. PASTOR REGGIE STUTZMAN
• Lead Pastor/Church Planter of Real Life
Church, Bronx, NY
www.RealLifeChurchNYC.com
• 10 years at The Bowery Mission
• 2 years at New York School of Urban Ministry

3. MYTHS
METHODS &
BIBLICAL MANDATE

4. MYTHS
• It‟s only for the ADDICT.
• A job will „CURE‟ it.
• It‟s a CHOICE.
• „They‟ DESERVE it.

5. MYTHS
•The reality is that ANYONE
can become homeless at
ANYTIME because of an
array of situations.

6. METHODS
•HEART
•ENGAGE
•LEVEL

7. METHODS
•Get a HEART
• Seek the Lord for His heart
• Matthew 5 Concept
• 1 John 3:17 – “But if anyone has the world’s
goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes
his heart against him, how does God’s love
abide in him?”

8. METHODS
•ENGAGE
• Definition: “To occupy the attention or
efforts of; to attract and hold fast”
• James 1:27 – “Religion that is pure and
undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to
visit orphans and widows in their
affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from
the world.”

9. METHODS
•LEVEL
• Any Level matters
• Find your own level and go & engage.
• Soup Kitchen, Pantry, Making your
sandwiches & toiletry bags, other agencies.
• “If you can’t feed 100 people, then feed
one.” – Mother Teresa

10. BIBLICAL MANDATE
• “Who is MY neighbor?”
• Luke 10:29-37
• “YOU GO, AND DO LIKEWISE.”