Prepare for Holiday Volunteers on ChristianVolunteering.org

Statistics show good news and bad news for North Americans this holiday season.  The bad news:  Some of us cookie-monsters are likely to gain a couple extra pounds.  The good news about the holidays:  We are also more likely to volunteer.

Check out www.ChristianVolunteering.org to browse over 5,000 volunteer and short-term missions opportunities from over thousands of organizations.
Some sample holiday volunteer opportunities from the site include:


• Helping serve Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless
• Helping wrap Christmas gifts for homeless children
• Spending Thanksgiving or Christmas with low-income elders without families
• Sorting and bagging food to give to low-income families
• Volunteering at a Christmas party for homeless children

For Organizations: It’s not too late to post a holiday opportunity in our listing!

Upcoming Online Courses

Spring 1 Term - January 4, 2010


Course 301 - History of Urban Missions (3 credits ) An introduction to the history of the urban mission movement. The course begins with the early efforts of evangelicals in the nineteenth century and concludes with an up-to-date look at urban missions today.

Course 308 - Food Services (3 credits) An introduction to food service operations. Topics include nutrition and menu planning, principles of food procurement and purchase, safe food handling and preparation, systems of serving and food service equipment, sanitation and health standards, budgeting, and cost controls. Also includes a look at using volunteers and clients in a nonprofit organization’s operations.


Course 309 - Fund Raising Basics (3 credits)Along with an introduction to the essential elements of fundraising, direct mail, capital campaigns, annual funds, etc., this course is intended to help the student to develop a Biblical perspective of development. This course counts toward credit as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE Certification).


Course 413 - Drugs of Abuse (3 credits)How to identify the most commonly abused drugs, recognize patterns of use and develop approaches for treatment. (This course serves as an overview of the chemicals that are commonly being abused in our current society. It will address the classes of drug and the effect of each class of drug. It will discuss the common methods of administration, the speed of transmission to the brain and the neurological impact on the brain. There will also be a brief look at the treatment continuum of care.)

Course 416 - Mental Illness and Addiction (3 credits ) An overview on Counseling the Mentally Ill Substance Abuser: clients who have both chemical dependency and mental health issues. Students will learn the most significant predictors of treatment success, how to provide an empathic and continuous treatment relationship, how to distinguish between the criteria of substance abuse vs. substance dependency and more. Students will also learn how to recognize the diagnostic features of the more common mental health disorders such as affective and anxiety disorders, but will also study psychotic, cognitive disorders, and many others. Finally, students will understand how to implement general treatment strategies and tactics when working with the dually diagnosed client as well as with families.


Enroll Now or Download Course Catalog.

Christianity Today and ChristianVolunteering.org News

Almost two million Americans go on short-term missions trips each year, sponsored by the more than 40,000 American churches, schools, and other organizations that send teams around the world.

Christianity Today and ChristianVolunteering.org have partnered to provide a searchable directory of short-term opportunities for individuals and groups. Click here to read more.

Back from CCDA‘s Annual Conference 2009!

TechMission interns and staff attended the Christian Community Development Association Conference (CCDA) in Cincinnati, Ohio this October.  We returned gratefully to our offices in Boston with an extra helping of joy and excitement about the work we do in serving others.

For those who were not able to make it to the meeting, there is good news!  Audio and video from the 2009 conference will be available on www.urbanministry.org in just 6-7 months, and materials from the past several years are already up as urbanministry.org CCDA podcasts.

Don’t miss out: stirring messages from plenary sessions and workshops mobilize listeners and will encourage you to persevere in service and ministry.


ChristianVolunteering.org Partners with the American Bible Society

TechMission is pleased to announce a new partnership with the American Bible Society (ABS).
The highlight of the new partnership, http://volunteer.americanbible.org, will connect ABS website visitors to the same volunteer-matching capabilities of ChristianVolunteering.org, in an environment similar in appearance to the ABS website. Click here to read more.

The new website was launched this October and is available at http://volunteer.americanbible.org

Find a place to Volunteer!

Paid Urban Ministry Internships

Looking to make a difference? Have a passion for justice and the city? You may be the right person for a one-year, paid AmeriCorps urban ministry internship in one of the following positions:
  • Web developer
  • Grant Writer
  • After-school program coordinator
  • Volunteer Coordinator
  • Teen Program Coordinator
  • Rescue Mission Worker
For more information or to apply visit: www.TechMissionCorps.org

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What is ChristianVolunteeering.org?

Staff of ChristianVolunteering.org were invited to Cornerstone TV to answer questions about the vision and mission of the website and volunteering. Watch the interview and then visit ChristianVolunteering.org to learn more about opportunities to serve in your community and abroad!

TechMission is proud to present our 2007-2008 Annual Report. Read up on what's new and what we've accomplished this past year. Read or download our full annual report here.

 

 

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About Us

TechMission is a Christian nonprofit social service organization.

Our Values are Jesus, Justice and Technology.

Our Mission is to support Christian organizations, churches and ministries using technology to serve at-risk communities through community technology centers, online safety and technology in youth programs.

Our Programs are CityVision.edu, ChristianVolunteering.org, UrbanMinistry.org, SafeFamilies.org, and TechMissionCorps.org.

Our Staff