“Go to New York City and help those boys.” When Pastor David Wilkerson, founder of Teen Challenge and TImes Square Church, heard that one evening in his home in Pennsylvania, 350 miles from NYC he knew that it was not a random voice in his head. It was the voice of God. Pastor Wilkerson started Teen Challenge, an organization that was made to help teens and young adults with problems. He also started Times Square Church, in New York City. This is why Pastor David Wilkerson should win the Pastor of the Century Award. The first reason that Pastor Wilkerson should win this award is that he started Teen Challenge. Teen Challenge is a faith based organization made to help teens and young adults with problems such as drug and alcohol addiction. Teen Challenge has led over 50 thousand people be led to the Lord [americanexperiment.org]. Teen Challenge has over 200 locations all over the world [americaneperiment.org]. Thanks to Pastor David, Teen Challenge has done amazing work. …show more content…
He has refused to accept any awards because he is doing it all for God. He said in his last public sermon “Like I told Pastor Carter (Conlon), you may have to wheel me out here in a wheelchair, but I’ll still be here (preaching).” When he was told by the Lord to go to New York City, and help people he did, even though he was 350 miles away in Pennsylvania [worldchallenge.com]. He was told to open a church in Times Square and he did even though it was a place where drugs were sold by kids, buildings looked horrible, and there were gangs everywhere [tscnkyc.com]. He loved everyone even though he was told many times that if he came near they would kill him. Nicky Cruz once told him, “Come near me and I’ll kill you.” Pastor David merely responded, “Yeah, you could do that. You could cut me up into a thousand pieces and lay them in the street, and every single piece would still love you.” Pastor David Wilkerson is truly
Scarelli and Whitaker-Duncklee found that schools were not receptive to their ideas, so they decided to start a program through Project Genesis. The only problem was money. After speaking with Peter Brigham, the director of youth services in Hillsboro, Scarelli put together a proposal for his program and began to search for funding.
What is religion? Religion is defined as a system of symbols, myths, doctrines, ethics, and rituals for the expression of ultimate relevance. There are several different types of religions an individual can follow. Often a religion is introduced to a person early in childhood. I attended the 9:20 a.m. Sunday morning worship service at Bellevue Baptist Church, 2000 Appling Road, Cordova, Tennessee.
A well-known program in New Orleans is The Covenant House. It is a well establish program that offer assistance to thousands of youth. Each day, scores of kids walk into Covenant Houses across the Americas for the first time. They get what they need immediately: a shower, a meal, clothes, a warm bed, and medical care if they require it – more than a third do. Then, Covenant House has expectations of the kids. Once they’re safe, clot...
Psychology Applied to Modern Life; Adjustment in the 21st Century. (9th ed). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. Youth Ministry is Holistic |.
Myra, H. & Shelley, M. (2005). The leadership secrets of Billy Graham. Grand Rapids, MI. Zondervan.
... The Delbert H. Johnson Man of the Year which is given annually by Lewis Adams Lodge No. 67 Prince Hall, Friendship and Service to the Community award, Advisor to the Atlanta-Tuskegee Alumni Club, Personalities of South Award in recognition of Achievements and Outstanding Service to the Community, Alpha Kappa Mu Regional Director’s Award, Award for Excellence in Fashion Design (Iota Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity).
Amy Wright deserves the number one spot because of her substantial work to change the lives of many disabled people who never had a chance before. Amy Wright said in an interview about why she is doing such a significant thing: ¨It is so validating to have this recognition… but the greatest reward that has come out of this is just raising awareness”(Wright). This shows that what she is doing will not only affect people who work in her coffee shop, but also many other disabled people around the world. Also, Amy Wright has two children with down syndrome, therefore she knows how much of a struggle it is for disabled people to live a normal life on a personal level. Amy Wright also says in the article that the disabled people are happy and they
Although he gave away cars, cash, and gifts to friends, family, and sometimes, strangers, I can't think of any of his contributions that merits his God-like status.
Trevor Pearlman is a member and past chapter chair of the Young Presidents’ Organization and a guest speaker for the American Leadership Academy. Family: In 1991, Trevor married Elaine Chaplik, an attorney from Indiana with a practice that specialized in Business Law, Banking Law and Savings and Loans failures, and Officer and Director Liability. Elaine’s father, Arnold Chaplik had been an Executive Vice-President of the Bunzel Paper Company who was also active with his Congregation and a member of Kiwanis International. Although Elaine is no longer a practicing attorney, she has been active in the Dallas non-profit and Jewish communities, and has served on the boards of Greater Lansing Jewish Welfare Federation, Jewish Federations of North America, Dallas Children's Theater, Dallas Summer Musicals and the Legacy at Willow Bend Retirement Community. She was also Co-Chair and Underwriter of Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Greater Dallas’ 2014 Woman-to-Woman fundraising event.
...angelical work among the poor must be accompanied by well-organized social relief work. The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was established in 1844 by George Williams. Williams, along with 11 friends, were troubled by what he saw in the streets and offered Bible study and prayer for young men trying to seek refuge from life on the streets. The YMCA was very different organization than what had been seen before. It offered openness to its members from all the social classes.
The next year, Nicky left for California and enrolled in a Bible school. While there, he met a lovely woman named Gloria whom he later married. After finishing his Bible schooling, he started Teen Challenge back where he grew up in Brooklyn. He brought many gang members, drug-dealers and homosexuals off the streets and to Christ. He turned his life around and lived strongly for the Lord.
Some of Dave's distinctive accomplishments have been recognized through a number of awards, as well as personal commendations from Presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush. Recently he was the recipient of The Points of Light Award for April 22nd, 2003. In 1990, he was the recipient of the J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award, making him the California Volunteer of the Year. In 1993, Dave was honored as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans. He joins a distinguished group of alumni which includes: John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Anne Bancroft, Orson Welles, Walt Disney, and Nelson Rockefeller. In 1994, Dave was the only American to be honored as one of The Outstanding Young Persons of the World. He also carried the coveted Centennial flame for the 1996 Olympics.
Young, D. S. (1999). Servant Leadership for Church Renewal: Sheperds By the Living Springs. Scottdale: Herald Press.
His church is a “good sized” suburban church that has been around for 295 years. He describes the parishioners as having a “broad tent” of theological views. This congregation is open to new ideas and re-visiting the old. They appear to be carrying out intentional missional work in their community
Christian counseling has benefited from the insight that psychologists have discovered about the human mind. However, it is important to note that many aspects of effective Biblical counseling differs greatly from that of its secular counterparts. This study will compare and contrast the theories of Dr. Crabb as outlined in his book, Effective Christian Counseling, and some of the theories held in popular secular counseling: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, and Rogers’ Client-Centered Therapy.