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Effective Compassion explores what’s really working in the fight against poverty and how thinking biblically aids in the restoration of human dignity. This seasonal program is made for people who want to elicit real change because they know true hope.


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Effective Compassion: Hard evidence - S3.E10

What proof do we have that prison ministry really works?

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WORLD Radio - Effective Compassion: Hard evidence - S3.E10


Effective Compassion: Carried on to completion - S3.E9

Spiritual support for inmates is just as important after their release as it is behind bars

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Effective Compassion: Get out, and stay out - S3.E8

Too many former inmates end up back in prison because they don’t know how to live productive lives on the outside

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WORLD Radio - Effective Compassion: Get out, and stay out - S3.E8


Effective Compassion: Loving the ones left behind - S3.E7

Prisoners’ families, especially children, are the often-overlooked victims of crime

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WORLD Radio - Effective Compassion: Loving the ones left behind - S3.E7


Effective Compassion: Teach a man to fish - S3.E6

College programs behind bars help train prisoners to live life on the outside

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WORLD Radio - Effective Compassion: Teach a man to fish - S3.E6


Effective Compassion: Setting prisoners free - S3.E5

At its most basic level, prison ministry is about sharing the gospel

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WORLD Radio - Effective Compassion: Setting prisoners free - S3.E5


Effective Compassion: Mending broken minds - S3.E4

Trauma healing is vital for many inmates seeking freedom in Christ

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WORLD Radio - Effective Compassion: Mending broken minds - S3.E4


Effective Compassion: The court of second chances - S3.E3

Drug court gives addicts the opportunity to stay out of jail and make a fresh start

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Effective Compassion: Pipelines to prison - S3.E2

Ministries that change the direction of young people headed down the wrong path

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WORLD Radio - Effective Compassion: Pipelines to prison - S3.E2


Effective Compassion: Belief in rehabilitation - S3.E1

The U.S. prison system began with the best intentions, but only the gospel offers hope for true transformation

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WORLD Radio - Effective Compassion: Belief in rehabilitation - S3.E1


Life behind bars

Season 3 of Effective Compassion focuses on prison ministry

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WORLD Radio - Life behind bars


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 WORLD readers and listeners. We call it our annual Hope Awards. In this episode of Effective Compassion, we highlight the four finalists for 2021.

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WORLD Radio - 2021 Hope Awards nominees


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 homeless, people who have lost everything and have nowhere to go. But these two organizations chose different strategies … and ultimately, got very different results.

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WORLD Radio - Season 2, Episode 10: Hope for life change


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.

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WORLD Radio - Season 2, Episode 9: Ministry mistakes


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 about eight or 10 semi-finalists. Just four make the final cut. This episode is about the runners-up.

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WORLD Radio - Season 2, Episode 8: Hope Award semi-finalists


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 face a difficult road. This episode is about the 50 million Americans dealing with mental illness.

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WORLD Radio - Season 2, Episode 7: Mending broken minds


Season 2, Episode 6: Repairing broken families

Coming from a good family doesn’t guarantee a trouble-free life. But having a shaky family foundation makes everything a lot harder. In this episode, journalists Anna Johansen Brown and Sarah Schweinsberg explore what compassion looks like for hurting children, young adults, and their parents.

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WORLD Radio - Season 2, Episode 6: Repairing broken families


Season 2, Episode 5: Compassion for refugees

This episode is about newcomers: Refugees and asylum seekers looking for a fresh start.

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WORLD Radio - Season 2, Episode 5: Compassion for refugees


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 ministry in the country faced the same disaster: COVID-19.

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WORLD Radio - Season 2, Episode 4: Compassion in crisis


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, and the intense, drastic life-renewal strategies that help vanquish it.

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WORLD Radio - Season 2, Episode 3: Addiction and recovery, part 2


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