Editing World Vision International (section)

==Beliefs==
World Vision's staff comes from a range of [[Christian denomination]]s. Its staff includes followers of [[Protestantism]], [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]] and [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodoxy]]. Around the world its staff includes followers of different religions or none.<ref>Michael Barnett, Janice Gross Stein, ''Sacred Aid: Faith and Humanitarianism'', Oxford University Press, UK, 2012, p. 46</ref> Some staff participate in [[Church service|religious service]]s provided by WVI. They stress that one can be a Christian in any culture. However, World Vision also respects other religions that it encounters, stating that "to promote a secular approach to life would be an insult to them".<ref name="Gender and Development">Tripp, Linda. "Gender and development from a Christian perspective: Experience from World Vision." Gender and Development 7.1 (1999): 62–64. Print.</ref> [[Richard Stearns (World Vision)|Richard Stearns]], president of World Vision US, stated that World Vision has a strict policy against [[proselytizing]], which he describes as "using any kind of coercion or inducement to listen to a religious message before helping someone".<ref name="Richard Stearns interview">Stearns, Richard. "World Vision CEO Richard Stearns Charts Course, Spirit For Nonprofit Sector ." Huffington Post March 3, 2011: 1–2. Print.</ref>

The World Vision Partnership and all of its national members are committed to the concept of transformational development, which is cast in a [[bible|biblical framework]] and which is seen as a witness to the love of God for all humanity.<ref>"World Vision Mission Statement." In: Graeme Irvine: "Best Things in the Worst Times: An Insiders View of World Vision", BookPartners, Inc. (1996) {{ISBN|1-885221-37-1}}, Appendix C.</ref>