Asset Based Community Development for Churches - 1
From a webinar by Church Urban Fund
Sometimes answers lie within our community, within our shared experiences. Listening to one another, acknowledging our collective knowledge can guide us. But do our current responses exacerbate issues?
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From community engagement to ownership
From a resource by Facilitating Power
6 developmental phases - a pathway to strengthen, transform our communities. Thriving, diverse, equitable communities are possible through deep participation, unleashing capacity to address our toughest challenges.
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Confronting the toll of hook-up culture
From an article by The Institute of Family Studies
The consequences are tangible psychological distress, embarrassment, loss of respect, distrust, difficulties with maintaining steady relationships, STDs, depression, anxiety. We need to model something different.
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A mother’s answered prayer
From an article by The Salvation Army
At 16, Cindy started dating a young man and found herself pregnant. After months of painful decision making, she decided that adoption was the best route. Her son Tom was born and she held him for four days and prayed..
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The first 1001 days
From infographics by the Parent Infant Foundation
Children’s development in the early years sets them on a positive trajectory. Children’s development at just 22 months has been shown to predict their qualifications at 26 years.
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God in a construction company
From an interview by Heaven In Business
5 lessons and counting from leaders who have given a company to God and are stewarding it... Listening and obedience, united prayer, wise counsel, trust and rest, fathering..
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