What are some good ideas on how to treat the homeless in a ministry setting.?

Answer 1

Watch the movie "Pursuit of Happiness". The preacher you see in the movie is the actual guy that helped the homeless in San Francisco. There were hundreds of homeless, and this one ministry did what it could.

Answer 2

First of all I admire your willingness to minister to the homeless.

The homless have no one to count on, no place to stay and most of them have no income. So I would think, that by giving them a place to stay (shelter) Providing a way for them to work (income) and then just being a friend, would help them out a lot. You cant make a person believe in God, So maybe if in that shelter, you had mini Praise and worship... Or maybe a "life lesson" Like a sermon or something, that would be a good way to minister.

Answer 3

i think you should treat them the same as any other person. i read that homeless people feel less than dirt because no one will ever look at them in the face, instead people just turn away or look at something else. so i guess just treat them as an equal, like everyone else. the only difference is they don't know where they are going to sleep at night.

Answer 4

well my church put together a ministry with free haircuts,groceries,job searchs,and best of all a foot washing station and we actually bathed their feet like Jesus did. it was a real blessing to humble my self enough to do that and love another person.

Answer 5

Union Gospel Mission, Salvation Army. They have been successful in their mission for decades, without government assistance.

Answer 6

make them smile, encourage them listen to there deepest stories and thoughts and desires, feed them let them know they work hard too, let them know about Jesus and they can live with Him in there heart. answer there questions with knowledge encourage them remind them or help them to remember a time when when they did something extroidinary in life , and somethings they enjoy doing for others!