© 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center Living System Ministry Unintended Negative Returns Why Our Best Efforts at Solving Problems Can Make Things Worse.

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© 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center Living System Ministry Unintended Negative Returns Why Our Best Efforts at Solving Problems Can Make Things Worse

Law of unintended negative returns © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center

Why is that? A fallen creation in a fallen world © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center

Why don’t we see this? © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center

Why don’t we see this? © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center

Why don’t we see this? © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center

Housing a homeless individual © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center  Isolation  Paranoia

Giving Christmas gifts to needy families © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center  Shame  Cultural conflict

Doing something for the poor © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center  Dependency & expectation  Hopelessness

So… What are unintended negative returns? © 2012 Emmanuel Gospel Center