These are good questions to consider when beginning development in a rural community. Its true that often, dependency is created in the effort to help the poor. What I think a pastor should do is, first; study the context. Every community or group of people is different and have diverse needs making it necessary to identify those needs specifically. Secondly, involve the people from the beginning. When people are involved in the projects that are done in the community, they own it. And when they own it, they take care of it sustainability. That way, the chances of dependency is greatly minimized. Corbett, Stephen & Fikkert's book, When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor and Yourself, (2009), is a good read on this topic.