Bible Group Assessment For this assignment the group that I observed was the Churches Touching Lives of Christ Bible study located at W Ave G Temple, TX 76504.The bible study group was small, it consisted of six adult group members in total. Each individual person had their own uniqueness about themselves and their contribution to the group. The leader of the group was a slender Asian male in his late forty’s who was well spoken and maintained order in the group while still delivering a short sermon to the group. Whenever a person would speak out of turn he would let them speak and when they were done he would publicly correct them and tell the other adult group members that they should wait their turn to speak and if they have a …show more content…
As soon as I heard the way that the Asian male spoke to the group I could tell that there was a previous bond with the client. The reason that I can to the conclusion that there has to be a previous connection is because the Asian male did not ask for them to do anything he told them. Even though the members were all adults they did not rebel or even give any rebuttal. They did just as he asked, so that shows me that they have respect for him. I do not think that he would have spoken as demanding as he did if he did not know them, if I was trying to develop members for any organization I would be passive and eager to please so the member would feel welcome and want to return to my groups. After everyone was seated the Asian male asked if anyone had a special scripture that they wanted to focus on. No one replied. The leader seemed to be a little disturbed. He became a little angry, he told them that he was disappointed because he assigned them homework, which was to find a scripture and bring it to the group. Luckily he came prepared and had his own bible verses he wanted to talk about since he didn’t have anybody volunteers. At this particular meeting the leader spoke about homosexual relations, he asked me did I want to participate but I told him I was only present for documentation purposes. Although I am a Christian my social work values are also very clear everyone is the same, there is no discrimination. While talking
In my experience at first progressive Baptist Church I was very much out of my comfort zone because not only did I not feel as welcomed but it was a little awkward because of all the looks I was receiving. I felt I was not dressed as they were and felt as if I didn't fit in and right away I just didn't feel appropriate with my attire. While I was there I actually had people wanting to shake hands and asking me questions about me coming and there was one man who just stared at me and so it was uncomfortable and didn't know how to react. While I was there I started to notice that there is a little difference from the church I go to and the music was way different as well, everyone will talk back with amen or thank you Jesus. The difference
I am the minority of the usual church; typically I am one of four white people who attend the 8am service. I first went with a friend’s family after she had pass away. I was never nervous about going to a predominantly African American church. Everyone welcomed me. The family I went with had me stand up when they called for new people to the church. It then took me 30 extra minutes to get out of the church because everyone gave me a hug. Going into part two of this project I was actually very nervous about going to the Korean church. I think being by myself had a lot to do with it along with not know the language. I was very nervous about not understanding anything that was going on. Additionally I was worried they would not want me there.
Although the small group of church goers were mostly elderly Caucasian people, they were diverse and friendly towards new individuals. Those who wore the traditional, elegant attire of a Sunday worship service greeted with a firm handshake and a gentle smile. On the other hand, those who preferred to wear casual outfits greeted with tight hugs and hearty laughter from seeing a new face. After talking to more than half of the attendants, it was evident that everyone knew a lot about each other. It was nice to hear that most of them had overwhelmingly positive words to say about the church itself. Then, I finally met the middle-aged pastor who was glad to see someone new and introduced me to his wife. She had a stoic expression and had nothing to say. Honestly, the wife’s silence struck me as surprising considering how the other people were talkative, but it is nothing to be overly concerned about. After all, it was almost time for the Sunday service to
The demographics of the DBSA group are a dynamic one in which comprises of people from all works of life, race, age and sex. The support group was made up 19 members in attendance on this night. Eight of the nineteen members were male and the reminder is female. The group is comprised of mostly Caucasians, 2 African Americans and an Asian lady. This is excluding the support group team leaders that are three in attendances and myself. I was in attendance about twenty minutes before the meeting commenced for an introduction with the team leader. He gave a brief introduction of the support group and ascertains my role in the meeting; which is to listen, no name or any identifying information was allowed and he will be introducing me to the members of the group. The meeting began at about
I am assuming you were already a member of the church, but not a part of the Senior's Bible Study. You used wisdom to evaluate the senior's class and sought out the missing pieces of the learning puzzle. It was great that God led you to use illustration materials for the seniors because everyone learns in a different manner.
On Friday, June 5th, Megan Crews and I attended a community support group meeting at New Horizon Church of Christ. This meeting was a for teens and young adults that were experiencing issues of emotional abuse, substance abuse, sexual abuse, depression, co-dependency, and anything else that was causing them struggles. The Landing (what this group is called), is a daughter program of Celebrate Recovery, which has been helping people in different communities for 20 years. This collection of groups is faith based and helps the whole family, not just the individual experiencing the problem. It is set up as a fifty-two week program, based on principles that Jesus shared in the Sermon on the Mount. They use a 12-step program model using Jesus Christ as their focus and not psychological theory. There are over 20,000 programs in churches around the world. The programs have also had great success being used in the prison system. Since the beginning of these programs, many people have found peace and healing from their issues, hurts, and habits.
Gary United Methodist Church is a small congregation of less than fifty members with an average worship attendance of ten or less. The congregational leaders, known as the administrative council, are looking for ways to increase attendance, which has been dwindling over the last few decades, and find new ways to engage in mission work in their small northern Minnesota community of less than 3,000. A decrease in employment opportunities over the last thirty years and the shutdown of two major employers in the town have led to the mass exiting of families with children. The town has several properties that are either condemned or dilapidated. Recently their schools combined with a neighboring town to offset the lack of enrollment and suspend the closing of both sets of schools.
How was Grace Bible Church founded? Who has the ultimate and final human authority under Christ for the direction, doctrine, discipleship, and discipline of the church? Since the church is elderly led, what are the qualifications for the office of elder and what are their responsibilities? What is the process of selecting an elder? What is the mission, vision, and core values of the Church?
I had only been to services at this location twice prior, but I was somewhat familiar with the pastor’s presentation style and had acquainted myself with several members of the congregation. In this situation, I found myself being more focused on content during the formal portion of the service, and completely people-oriented during the post-service gathering. Even though the pastor was speaking of very emotional and personal issues, I focused more of my listening on the information being relayed and the Bible verses to which he referred us. I also found myself mentally organizing the information into data categories; which I now feel was very inappropriate and may be indicative of the characteristics of an action-oriented listener.
In Experiencing the Lifespan (2016), Belsky quotes a person as a teenager and they said "at about age 15, I decided the best way to keep myself off the streets was to get involved in my church youth group. It was my best time of life." In order for Victor to become success he need to become involved in something he is passionate about. Many teens of his age turn to extracurricular activities such as musics or sports. Extracurricular activities are important for teens Victors age because it helps them develop working skills, people skills, and much more. He should Victor should also engage himself in cliques and crowds. Typically when we think of cliques and crowds we think of them in a negative way. These groups are actually beneficial in helping
According to the records in 1912, “There was Difficulty within the church that caused a division within Mount Calvary Baptist Church, reluctance to move the church to a different location. It is believed by many that some of these members are founding fathers of some of the other churches in the area but we have no written proof of this as a fact. It is not apparent why Rev. Turner left in 1929, but God dispatched E.W. Williams to direct the Church.
One of the issues facing larger churches is the inability for the pastors and ministers to intimately connect and engage with each individual member on a regular basis. While
I am currently an officer for my church youth group. Every year, the youth are responsible for organizing a bible camp. In order to prove myself, I agreed to lead every aspect of the camp. However, I quickly realized that this project was too complicated to handle by myself. Instead, I enlisted my fellow officers to assist me. Another obstacle was the lack of event awareness. Since our original marketing methods were unsuccessful, we pursued other avenues (i.e. social media campaign, promotional video). By overcoming these obstacles, my goal of conducting a successful bible camp was achieved.
After the desert, I thought we were going to pray or sing some songs before the Bible study. But I saw two seniors were chatting loudly. Soon after, the whole group joined the conversation and all chatted loudly. The leader of the group gave me an embarrassing smile, after he failed to stop the chats. He comforted me that situation was totally normal. Soon after, I realized the topic they were talking about. They were discussing where should they go for their next outdoor activity. After several suggestions, they decided to postpone their
I entered into the worship service, unaware of what to expect. I was not familiar with this church, it was a non-denominational church, but the pastor had his roots in the A.M.E. Zion Church and branched out to establish his own church. I walked into the sanctuary prepared to participate in the Sunday School. I found a seat and readied myself to engage in some meaningful discussion. After sitting for several minutes, I asked one of the gentlemen who was standing at the front of the church if they had already started and where was the lesson coming from. He looked at his watch and indicated that he didn’t know if we had time for Sunday School. A puzzled look came over my face and I couldn’t help but express my confusion as I looked at