1. For Christian Service Learning I volunteered at Salvation Army Ingle Farm. Salvation Army is non-profitable organisation that helps people around the world because it’s a part of the Christian Church. Moreover, during the CSL I had to help sell second hand equipment’s such as clothes, toys, and books. On the first day I was given the duty of cleaning up the store to make it look spotless. On the second day I was given the role of putting price tags onto the equipment’s that did not have one. On the third day I was given the responsibility of helping customers with their need and on the final day I was in charge of helping a new volunteers with their duties.
2. Parable of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31)
During the parable a man named Lazarus was homeless and poor, so he decided to visit the house of a rich man to beg for food and money. When the rich man saw Lazars at his house he instantly told him to leave and go somewhere else. A few days later both man got ill and died. The body of the rich was wrapped with golden cloth and was buried in a special place, whereas the body of the Lazarus was left on the streets. Everyone thought the rich man would enter heaven because he was rich and that Lazarus
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Christian Service Learning has taught me that that helping someone will not change the world, but it will change the world for that person. During my work experience I gained new skills and experience that will help me in my future career because I need a lot of experience to gain a job in the building industries. Small things such as a week of experience will increase my opportunity against other candidates to obtain a job in the future. I will definitely do it again because I want to get more leadership skills and confidence in the environment I’m not used to. Moreover, on the last day of work experience the manager gave me a good feedback about how well I worked with the team members and that he would definitely allow to work there again in the
The Salvation Army is an advocate for fighting against human trafficking that are for sexual and labor purposes. The founders are Catherine and William Booth who founded this church organization in 1865 in London, England. I believe they relate to the United States as a hegemony because the Booths were different than other churches. They took their ministry to London's east side streets which were very dangerous. The United States helps other countries to succeed by risking their own lives or the safety of the country to help. The Booths efforts started a mission for the rest of the generations in this organization which includes protecting women and children from sex trafficking. The Salvation Army's efforts did not stop there. Right now
In 1630, the Massachusetts Bay Company set sail to the New World in hope of reforming the Church of England. While crossing the Atlantic, John Winthrop, the puritan leader of the great migration, delivered perhaps the most famous sermon aboard the Arbella, entitled “A Model of Christian Charity.” Winthrop’s sermon gave hope to puritan immigrants to reform the Church of England and set an example for future immigrants. The Puritan’s was a goal to get rid of the offensive features that Catholicism left behind when the Protestant Reformation took place. Under Puritanism, there was a constant strain to devote your life to God and your neighbors. Unlike the old England, they wanted to prove that New England was a community of love and individual worship to God. Therefore, they created a covenant with God and would live their lives according to the covenant. Because of the covenant, Puritans tried to abide by God’s law and got rid of anything that opposed their way of life. Between 1630 and the 18th century, the Puritans tried to create a new society in New England by creating a covenant with God and living your life according to God’s rule, but in the end failed to reform the Church of England. By the mid 1630’s, threats to the Puritans such as Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, and Thomas Hooker were being banned from the Puritan community for their divergent beliefs. 20 years later, another problem arose with the children of church members and if they were to be granted full membership to the church. Because of these children, a Halfway Covenant was developed to make them “halfway” church members. And even more of a threat to the Puritan society was their notion that they were failing God, because of the belief that witches existed in 1692.
First off, if you are not one of the thousands of people who have already read this parable, I will give you a brief synopsis. Let us start with the two main characters. There is a rich man (not named) and a poor man named Lazarus. Lazarus is on the ground with sores and injuries. Since he is poor, he begs for food and comfort. Beside him is the rich man. He is dressed in fine, purple linen, but pays not even the slightest attenti...
The goal of the Salvation Army is, “Serving the most people, meeting the most needs, doing the most good” (Salvation Army). The Salvation Army offers numerous programs for those in need, such as social services. Food pantries, soup kitchens, and other meal programs are a few of the services offered. Available year round, these programs are held at multiple locations throughout the United States. Lock Haven’s Salvation Army has a food pantry available on Wednesdays and a hot lunch program called More Than Bread Monday through Thursday (Salvation Army). All donations given to the Salvation Army are received from businesses and individuals in the community.
The lunch bell rung at full volume as the main doors flung open. I predicted that a herd of people will rush in like the water from a spill gate. But instead every person was a line; in fact it was a neat single filed line. Another thing I was astonished to see was to the fact that every single person I served to was superbly well mannered. It was the magical word of thank-you which left great remarks in my life and made my volunteering experience an enjoyable one. After the shift, I have come to realize that everything my family and friends have said about impoverished people was nothing but just a stereotype. In addition, I have self-discovered that volunteering is what I want to do on my spare time. The joy from making new friends, appreciated and making a difference in society was too meaningful to put in words. From then on, volunteering had become one of my most highly valued priorities. Whenever I have time to spare, I will go
An author can take hours and describe an image but it will never have the full effect of actually showing the audience the image. Images are a very powerful tool to utilize when not only trying to show viewers the topic you have described to them, but also when attempting to make viewers feel a certain way about the topic. The Salvation army uses a graphic image to successfully persuade viewers into seeing things that culture tries to avoid discussing and to get the audience to take action against this topic.
Volunteering for a poverty program, policy group, or community service organization is an experience that will educate oneself and endure an involvement with those who may be in need of assistance for a period of time. When deciding where I wanted to do my volunteer experience for the class I wanted to make sure that I found experience that I would learn from. There were a variety of places that I could choose from that were in the area. For my experience I chose to volunteer at a salvation army in my hometown Springfield, Oh. This is an organizational group that provides services to those who are poor in a variety of ways. The Salvation Army is an organization that has several different branches in various locations. This branch helps in a variety of ways by having summer camps for children, social service programs that offer assistance with topics such as bills, food, clothing, furniture and a variety of other resources. They also provide several different opportunities around Christmas to help with the different assistant groups that they have available.
Every year The Salvation Army helps about 30 million people each year. They help millions of people provide shelter, help disaster survivors, overcome poverty and many more other ways to help the world become a better and more unified community.
Having just finished this long and arduous tome. Written by Doug Fields entitled “your first two years in youth ministry. I personally do not feel that I could have started out my educational journey into
My service is appreciated by my church where I have volunteered for years in many projects.
One of the oldest organizations who assist those who are homeless is the Salvation Army. “The Salvation Army is not purely a charity but also a Christian church, founded in the U.K. in 1865 on mainline Methodist principles” (Giles, Matt. New York Magazine.) Although the Salvation Army is well known for volunteers placed around town with bells and red kettles, accepting donations from others. “Day-to-day, it runs drug-and-alcohol rehab programs that are free. During emergencies — hurricanes, earthquakes — the group deploys units of its soldiers and volunteers to feed and support victims and also offer counsel and prayer” (Giles, Matt. New York Magazine). The biggest impact that the Salvation Army has on a day-to-day basis is it’s drugs and alcohol
My first project which I worked for was serving lunch at the Salvation Army in our city. Before my first shift, I have heard from many people that the people whom I will serve are rough and disrespectful. But I signed up already, and there was no turning back. On the day of the shift, I arrived at City Hall Station at 8:30 in the morning waiting for the rest of my team. All of the team members arrived by 9 and our leader walked us over the building. As we walked into the building, a whoosh of warm air struck my face and I thanked the leader for holding the door. Some people were walking around greeting us with joy which created a warm and welcoming environment. We explored around the complex and gathered around in the kitchen. The staff kindly informed us of what to do and soon the shift
Through the years, I observed many people not specifically called to “service jobs” transform a so-called “occupation” into a fulfilling service career. Often people view occupations as physically frustrating, emotionally draining, and spiritually fruitless. Such thinking is deplorable. When an occupation is solely for “putting bread on the table,” in a sense, labor is being prostituted. Many people trade their time, labor, and bodies to corporations who pay the most. Similarly, prostitutes sell their body and time to the highest bidder. When looking at this issue, one could draw a parallel between themselves and prostitutes. This mentality is especially evident among employees of large corporations and even
Throughout the first three gospels, Jesus uses short stories to illustrate or teach the truth known as parables. A parable is simply an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. In Matthew chapter eight verse ten, the disciples asked Jesus, “Why speakest thou unto them in parables?” Jesus replied, “Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the heaven, but to them it is not given.” There have been many discussions about the meaning of these parables as ministers and religious leaders have continued to spread God’s word. A parable, not so well known is about a rich man and a beggar named Lazarus. Jesus uses this parable to stress the evils of wealth, particularly towards the Pharisees who believed that riches bought righteousness. Patrick Hogan believes this parable is a statement that the very life of wealth is damnable, and that the poor deserve to be raised up. He believes the parable is a harsh condemnation of those who perpetuate a system of wealth and poverty .
Volunteering enables a person to develop new skills that he or she would otherwise not have been able to develop. Unlike most other organizations, a charitable organization is happy to give positions to passionate, though inexperienced, individuals who desire to help others and benefit the community. Therefore, an individual with little experience in a field of work can gain meaningful skills that he or she can use in the future. For example, while I volunteered at the hospital this summer, I learned about the daily work lives and professional duties of doctors and nurses. Had I not volunteered, I would not have learned about these things. I was always interested in the medical field, but volunteering at the hospital let me explore my interests and en...