The Poor Will Be Glad is an honest, insightful and practical resource forged from the vast experience of the authors who deeply care about seeing people lifted from poverty. I am grateful to have this book in my hands . . .
Peter Greer
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Peter Greer
Biography
Peter Greer is an award-winning author and president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered economic development organization serving regions across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.
Peter has coauthored 15 books, including Mission Drift (selected as a Book Award Winner from Christianity Today), Rooting for Rivals (selected as a Leadership Resource of the Year in Outreach magazine), The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good (selected as one of the top 40 books on poverty by WORLD magazine), Created to Flourish (which his mom reviewed with five stars and a smiley face emoji), and Lead With Prayer, (releasing in January 2024).
Prior to joining HOPE, Peter worked as a microfinance adviser in Cambodia and Zimbabwe and as managing director for Urwego Bank in Rwanda. He received his B.S. in International Business from Messiah University and an MPP in political and economic development from Harvard's Kennedy School.
More important than his role at HOPE is his role as husband to Laurel and dad to Keith, Liliana, Myles, and London. While his sports loyalties remain in New England, Peter and his family live in Lancaster, PA.
Peter Greer
Featured Keynote Programs
Enduring Hope
Around the world, discouragement erodes the vitality of transformational organizations. Visionary leaders succumb to cynicism. Zealous advocates give up. Seasoned ministers coast as their passion for the cause grows cold. Peter encourages followers of Jesus to move past the false hope of idealism, reorient amid the faint hope of disillusionment, and rekindle the forgotten hope stolen by cynicism to sustain true hope in long-term service. He shares candidly from his own experience, from global leaders, and from the book of Jeremiah as he points to the God of hope.
Mission Drift
Without careful attention, faith-based organizations will inevitably drift from their founding purpose. It’s that simple. Slowly, silently, and with little fanfare, organizations routinely drift from their mission. Peter shares how to keep the organizations, schools, churches, and ministries you love to stay on track.
The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good
Too often, we hear of good people doing good work who make very bad decisions. From making ministry your mistress to Christian karma, this talk explores the hidden attitudes that can derail Christian leaders. In an honest and personal style, Peter explores the ways to serve faithfully—and how the greatest danger we face isn’t an external factor, but the internal attitude that matters most.
Rooting for Rivals
Faith-based organizations are sometimes known for what we're against--and all too often that includes being against each other. But amid growing distrust of institutions, nonprofits have a unique opportunity to link arms across our organizational boundaries and pursue a calling higher than our own agendas. Rooting for Rivals reveals how your organization can multiply its impact by cooperating, rather than competing. Peter explores case studies illustrating the power of collaborative partnership and shares failures and successes in pursuing the power of openhanded leadership.