Recently, it came to my mind that my own high school that I attended for four years was and is doing an incredible job of creating a redemptive impact felt by many impoverished people living in Africa. The name of this is called “NA Project Water.” North Allegheny is located in Wexford which is about […]
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Contextualizing the Gospel
Recently, I have been thinking about different ways the Gospel is contextualized in our culture. As we talked about in class, it seems as though the Gospel is contextualized differently in various areas of ministry. In our day and age, I think it is just as important to pay attention to the way we are […]
IJM: Non-Profit Anti-Slavery Organization
On Tuesday of this past week, I had the opportunity to explore different non-profit websites in my Foundations of Social Work class. While exploring, I came across IJM (International Justice Mission). I became very intrigued by the group’s website. Most of the website contains various stories of the successful rescue missions resulting from financial contributors. […]
Gen Z Pornography Crisis
In recent years, I have learned many shocking statistics related to pornography consumption among young people. According to Fight The New Drug, an organization that seeks to bring the porn crisis and its harmful affects into the light, 64% of young people, ages 13–24, actively seek out pornography weekly or more often (FTND). As is […]
Culture-Changing Church
In effort to continue the conversation developed in class this past Tuesday (2/18), I thought it would be interesting to analyze the way my church attempts to redeem culture. At home, I attend a Non-Denominational church called Northway Christian Community. This church started as a small group of people met in the pastor’s house in […]
Redempt. Entr. Blog #1
After learning some basics concerning the topic of “redemptive entrepreneurship” during our first couple of classes, I have realized just how many places entrepreneurial and ministry minded human endeavors are prevalent in our world today. One example of redemptive entrepreneurship that I have observed and worked for is Chick-fil-a. I find it interesting that although I […]