KURT KANDLER
Kurt Kandler is the author of If You Really Want to Help – Redefining the war on poverty. He is the founder and Executive Chairman of The 410 Bridge – a Christ-centered, community-initiated community development ministry. Additionally, he is the Founder and Executive Director of the 410 Global Outreach Network – a peer-to-peer network exclusive to global mission leaders from the N.A. church. Before founding The 410 Bridge, Kurt had over 30 years of experience as an entrepreneurial leader in the private sector. His belief in redefining the war on poverty drives the mission of The 410 Bridge.
Kurt is committed to empowering the global poor to lift themselves out of poverty through Christ-centered, indigenously led, and sustainable development. The 410 Bridge currently operates in six countries in East Africa, Central America, and Indonesia. The 410 Global Outreach Network was created for global mission church leaders to share, learn, and network together, enhancing their effectiveness and impact around the world.
BTW Talk:
Redefining the War on Poverty. Good intentions aren’t enough... Good intentions aren’t enough. Everyone wants to see extreme poverty alleviated, but too often, well-meaning e=orts, especially from the North American Church, fall short. Poverty is more than just a material issue, and those a=ected are more than a set of problems to be solved. True change requires a comprehensive shift in thinking on both sides of the bridge and an understanding that we must do ‘with’, not ‘for’, the poor. Kurt Kandler, author of "If You Really Want to Help," will lay out a fresh blueprint on how to change the paradigm of how the Church engages the global poor.
Workshop:
Finding and Vetting Global Mission Partners. All too often, the process of finding and vetting global mission partners falls into two categories – people someone in our church knows or places on a map. But as stewards of our church’s resources, global mission leaders must do more. In this session, Kurt Kandler, Executive Director of the 410 Global Outreach Network, will share a comprehensive approach to thoroughly vetting global mission partners, ensuring that the partner and the church are aligned in their mission, values, and strategy.
Workshop:
Measuring Success in Global Mission. We’ve heard it hundreds of times, “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth measuring.” But what should we measure when it comes to global missions? Are we measuring activity or outcomes? In this session, Kurt Kandler – author of “If You Really Want to Help” – will share his insights on e=ectively measuring impact on both sides of the bridge.
