Volunteering
Blessing Board
Last week, rich Garland from the Blessing Board spoke to our class. He told his story of how he got to where he is today. He was a political science and philosophy. However, he ended up in insurance because that was where he could find a job. Mr. Garland started a bulletin board in his…
Read MorePrison Fellowship
Prison Fellowship There are a lot of Christian organizations all over the world. Some are very public about their faith and others are more reserved about projecting their faith. I want to focus on the Christian organization Prison Fellowship. By the name you can already tell it is a Christian ministry, so they are a…
Read MoreBlog #1 – Stay Here
I went to Israel with Jacob Coyne, the founder of this organization called Stay Here. One day he wore a shirt that said, “Gen Z will be Suicide Free”. I was so taken back by the bold statement, but that is what led to hearing about his testimony and how the company came to be.…
Read MoreRedemptive Entrepreneurship – MCC Thrift
Mennonite Central Committee is an international, Christian non-profit that works in disaster relief, peacebuilding, education initiatives, and many other causes. It has several headquarters all of the world, and various branches and business connected to the larger non-profit. One of these branches is MCC Thrift, which consists of a network of thrift shops all over…
Read MoreRedemptive Entrepreneurship-Esther Homes
As a great sign of redemptive entrepreneurship, Amber Hornsby and Rachel Hanus have created this organization called Esther Homes. Their main goal and purpose for creating and furnishing these homes is to give places for pregnant women and women with children who are homeless a place to live. First off, as a mother or soon…
Read MoreYoungLife
Young Life has been the model for youth ministry for almost the past hundred years. High school and college students alike have flocked to their camps, meetings, and Bible studies. What is it about their model that makes it so effective? Young Life focuses on forming connections with the students before evangelizing, so it allows…
Read MoreGrace Community Church: Grace Beyond
As a large church, Grace Community Church has the ability to reach individuals across the globe. With domestic outreach programs to global ones from Latin America to Asia. I was most interested in their work in Southeast Asia. Islam is the most widespread religion in Southeast Asia, with over 280 million participating members. It is…
Read MoreFamily Promise
Family promise is a nationwide organization that seeks to help homeless and low-income families achieve sustainable independence. Their heart lies in seeing people’s lives transform, as well as seeing those they help succeed in what they do. Much of their ministry consists of providing food, shelter, and support services for homeless people. What is astounding…
Read MoreFeed My Starving Children
All around the world there are people hungry for food with no resources to get it. These people are living uncertain of where their next meal will come from. Feed my Starving Children seeks to change that. They are a nonprofit organization that runs off of volunteers to come in and pack bags of food…
Read MoreEmpowering the Church to Serve the Most Vulnerable
World Relief Atlanta, a non-profit organization, is on a mission to empower the local Church to serve the most vulnerable – refugees and immigrants. Their vision throughout their organization is to not only provide these people with economic, social, and spiritual change, but to also partner with the local Church in doing that, which sets…
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