If you have been to a summer youth camp or a concert for a big-name Christian artist, chances are you have heard of Compassion. They are a humanitarian aid organization whose mission is to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name. This movement started when Rev. Everett Swanson went to South Korea to minister to […]
Category: Young Adults
Redeeming|Love
Redeeming Love is an organization that was born out of the rising number of female sex-trafficking victims in the United States. Their mission is to bring restoration to survivors of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. Their vision statement states, “We are a Christ following, faith-based community. We believe it is our responsibility to fight […]
Humphreys Street Coffee
“Drink Good Coffee for a change.” You have my attention! Humphreys Street Coffee is a business that seeks to provide jobs, mentorship opportunities, and leadership skills for teens who find themselves in an under-resourced neighborhood in Nashville, Tennessee. Teens who work at Humphreys Street are provided with not only a positive financial opportunity, but also […]
Old Skool Café
Old Skool Café is a restaurant with a significantly redemptive impact on the youth culture of San Francisco. It is a jazz club/restaurant in the city of San Francisco that employs at-risk youth ages 16-22 in all aspects of the business. Their aim as a program is to break the cycle of poverty, violence, […]
Evangel Ministries
One of the big questions surrounding a church is how that church is going to have a positive on that church’s surrounding community. For many churches this looks consists of programs like soup kitchens, homeless shelters, or other volunteer organizations. While these are all excellent programs, Evangel Ministries, which is located in one of America’s […]
Bethel Express
Bethel Express is a ministry in Rochester, New York that provides a safe place for inner-city school students. Students in this environment often do not know what and/or where they are going home to and where their next meal will come from. Due to these issues, schoolwork and related events are the last […]
The Bible Project Learning Experience
Today there are many people that turn to the internet to learn. I find myself constantly using YouTube, a great resource available to learn about anything and everything. As I grew in my faith and read the Bible more consistently on my own I came across so many terms, phrases, and ideas that I found […]
The Innové Project
Pastor Daniel Harrell, of Colonial Church in Edina, Minnesota, founded the Innové Project after unexpectedly acquiring a large sum of money from a piece of land that he had sold. He has always been extremely mission minded, and he viewed this blessing as an opportunity to involve his church in mission work while using the […]
Reminder of Redemption
As I look back on the semester and think about how much we have learned and brainstormed, I am amazed at all the creativity in our class. I feel overwhelmed and blessed to be made in the image of God, and am so thankful for how He has given us the amazing gift of innovation. […]
Compassion International: Sponsor a Child
Compassion International, a child advocacy ministry, aims to “pair compassionate people with children living in extreme poverty to release the children from spiritual, economic, social, and physical poverty.” The man who started this non-profit organization, Rev. Everett Swanson, traveled to South Korea to minister the people fighting in the Korean war. As he walked the […]