Resources for your church.

Resources to help you learn more about the gospel, poverty and mission and to help you share about Compassion’s ministry at your church. There’s something here for everyone, no matter the age, size of the group or platform.

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Engage your church with the power of sponsorship

Christ, church, children. If those things matter to you as much as they do to us, then you’re in the right place. For us, child sponsorship isn’t just a development model. It’s an invitation to join God in the mission of releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name. 

These videos from our If Only You Knew campaign share real stories of the impact of sponsorship. We hope they inspire you as much as they inspire us. Download the full campaign toolkit to share these stories with your church and invite your community into the life-changing journey of child sponsorship.

What is Compassion Christmas

Compassion Christmas is a simple way for your group to celebrate Jesus and demonstrate His love for others during the Advent season. It provides an opportunity to reflect as a community on the birth of Christ using ornaments as a practical response tool. Each one highlights real needs such as shelter, food, care for moms & babies, education and sponsorship. This Christmas, we invite your church, school, business or group to support the most vulnerable in these five ways.

It looks something like this: the group will read passages of Scripture together (as provided in the Compassion Christmas Host Guide), then take time to reflect on the biblical story. This will be followed by a brief message and an invitation to respond by selecting an ornament representing a specific need in the global neighbourhood.

About the ornaments: These may be displayed to help your group visualize and understand its impact. Every ornament contains a QR code that can be scanned with a smartphone, leading to a secure giving page where individuals can choose an amount and complete their gift. We’ve included an extra ornament if you’d like to take an opportunity to support a local ministry.

This Christmas season, as we prepare to celebrate the arrival of Jesus, God with us, we invite you to consider using Compassion Christmas to share the hope, peace, joy and love of Christ with others.

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Gift guide

Choosing gifts from our Gifts of Compassion gift guide has become a beloved tradition in many homes. Place an order of gift guides for people in your church community!

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Small Group, Youth and Children’s Resources

Whether you’re leading a small group, youth ministry or family event, these resources help kids, youth, families and small groups discover God’s heart for the poor and consider practical ways to respond.

Eyes to See

This six-week journey equips churches, small groups, and individuals to see poverty through God’s eyes, understand the root causes, and respond with compassion.

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True Story

A six-week curriculum to help teens discover how God is calling them to respond to poverty and their role in God’s story of restoring the world.

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Step Into My Shoes

Children are invited to see the world in a whole new way through immersive and interactive experiences designed for church groups and families.

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“Eyes to See offers us a chance to explore God and change the way we see the world. This is how salvation comes to earth! Eyes to See offers us an encounter with the God who sees us. It is a world changing perspective that is deeply needed in our current culture.”

Danielle Strickland, Toronto, Ontario

“Part of our role as youth workers is to teach the whole counsel of God, to teach all of what Scripture has to say. and a part of that is clearly that God has a heart and a deep concern for the poor and the oppressed of the world. Teaching on social justice and God’s heart for the poor and for the oppressed needs to be part of the regular teaching cycle of any youth ministry and True Story is simply the best stuff available to do that. Compassion’s done a lot of work to get this right.”

Jeremy Best, St. Thomas, Ontario

“Compassion is the real deal. Having been on several trips with Compassion, I’ve seen first-hand the incredible impact their work has on children, families, and communities. Best of all, it’s administered effectively through the local church… an approach that truly advances the Kingdom. [Eyes to See] will open your eyes, and your heart, to the role of the Church in caring for those in need.”

Carey Nieuwhof, Barrie, Ontario

“Eyes to See gives us a unique view and shares how we can practically bring the love of Jesus into a hurting and dying world. It brings a message of hope and solution and invites us to open our hearts and our hands to make a difference in the life of one person at a time. I truly appreciate the vibrant message of faith, hope and love that is woven into every chapter of this beautiful book.”

Helen Burns, Surrey, British Columbia

“I thought it was really cool that [True Story] makes students understand that the Scriptures aren’t just a collection of many stories, they’re one big story of how God is redeeming the world and that it’s really their story. I saw students come alive in the sense that they realized, ‘Hey, God has blessed me with the ability to do something… in Jesus’ name.’”

Nate Arena, Kitchener, Ontario

“So often it feels like we can agree that something should be done to alleviate global poverty but we quickly get stuck in the overwhelming quicksand of, ‘Yes, but how?’ Thanks, Compassion, for giving us the eyes to see how to become active parts of the solution. Personally, as a parent and as a pastor, this resource is an incredible gift!”

Jeff Lockyer, St. Catharines, Ontario

YouVersion devotionals

Devotionals from Compassion Canada available on the YouVersion Bible App.

Request a Compassion artist or speaker

Looking for an inspiring artist or speaker for your church or event? Consider one of our talented and passionate Compassion Ambassadors.

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Contact us

A member of our Partnership Development Team would love to connect with you to learn about your church’s global mission strategy and craft a Compassion partnership that fits your context and maximizes impact.