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Website Provides Directory of Hundreds of Christian Volunteer Opportunities for Holidays

TechMission's ChristianVolunteering.org website provides a comprehensive directory of hundreds of volunteer opportunities in ministries for people who would like to volunteer during the holidays.

 

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Just Be Hush

Submitted by Bil Mooney-McCoy on Wed, 09/19/2007 - 18:37

Let the record show: I don't think that gospel music has gone too far. And there are plenty of contemporary Praise & Worship songs that I like. And I have no quarrel with Christian hip-hop. But I cut my spiritual eye teeth on hymns, the old traditional, multi-verse, theology-packed statements of faith with rhyming stanzas and one chord per note melodies. And today, these hymns remain a vital component of my spiritual diet.

There are three types of hymns: hymns I like, hymns I don't like, and hymns that make me cry. The other morning, I sat down to the piano with troubled heart and the hymnal decided to open to a category three selection.

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TechMission Conference Materials Toolkit

TechMission Conference Training and Workshop Materials Toolkit.

Taking Christian Volunteerism to the HighTech Level

A spokesman for an organization that has launched a new website to provide Christian volunteers says it will tap into the largest pool of volunteers available in the country.

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5 Trends in Urban Ministry

5 Trends in Urban Ministry

Attached is the PowerPoint presentation for Andrew Sears' keynote talk at the AGRM New England Regional Conference at Schroon Lake on October 18, 2007.

UrbanMinistry.org Topic Channels Page Featuring Our Volunteer Bloggers

A screenshot of our All Channels page found at http://www.urbanministry.org/allchannels

Now there is a new way to find information on social justice topics with the click of a button! UrbanMinistry.org has launched their Channels section at http://www.urbanministry.org/allchannels with twenty-eight different topics covering different aspects of social justice. Each channel features issue-related resources and media and features articles from our volunteer bloggers.

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Website Launched with the Goal of Matching Hundreds of Thousands of Christian Volunteers

TechMission has launched a free website ChristianVolunteering.org with the goal of matching hundreds of thousands of volunteers to Christian volunteer opportunities in urban ministries and short-term missions. 

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Homelessness & Addiction Recovery: A Lasting Solution

Submitted by Michael Liimatta on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 09:00

2_men_drinking_under_a_streetlightEvery substance abuse counselor has probably at one time or another pointed to the "skid row bum" and said, "You don't have to be like him to be an addict or alcoholic! " While this type of person may represent only 5% of all addicts, Christians who are in recovery have a lot more in common with him than they may think!

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Are "Virtual Volunteers" the wave of the future?

Are 'Virtual Volunteers' the wave of the future? May 13, 1999; Canadian FundRaiser A rich resource of volunteer expertise and support is available in cyberspace and just waiting to be tapped. Right now, there are at least two Web sites ready -- or almost ready -- to help you make the most of this resource: Virtual Voluneers www.serviceleader.org/vv/index.html, and at the Volunteer Opportunity Exchange at www.voe-reb.org. Read more

Addressing Pornography in the Church

Pastors Anti-Porn Toolkit

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Black Church Responds to Internet Pornography Companies Targeting Black Communities

Black pastors across the country are taking a stand on Internet pornography companies that are targeting the Black community by highjacking domain names of Black leaders to use for pornography websites.

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Clergy Group Warns of Porn Sites Linked to Civil Rights Names

Two Boston-based religious groups are cautioning churches and parents about Web sites including two featuring the names of civil rights leaders that may lead unsuspecting children to pornography.

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Group targets porn site deception (Boston Globe)

Black clergy in Boston have launched a national effort to alert parents that a pornographic Internet website is using the names of civil rights leaders to draw people to scenes of sexual perversity.

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March 2008 Newsletter

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The YouthLearn Guide: A Creative Approach to Working with Youth and Technology

The YouthLearn Guide: A Creative Approach to Working With Youth and Technology

This guide is an easy-to-use, hands-on manual with more than 160 pages of lessons, worksheets, and sample activities on how to set up a new learning program or enhance an existing one. The guide helps practitioners combine new technologies and proven teaching techniques in ways that will make your work even more rewarding for you and the children you serve.

Programs

AC4

The Association of Christian Community Computer Centers (AC4) is a program of TechMission to support any program using technology to serve at-risk communities. There are over 500 centers that have joined AC4, and in 2003 they served 108,865 participants in technology programs with budgets totaling over $16.5 million.

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City Vision College

City Vision College is a fully-accredited distance learning institution offering a certificate or Bachelor of Arts in Missions to urban ministry leaders. Ten-week courses are available in the following topics: Urban Ministry, Missions, CFRE Fund Raising, Accounting, Nonprofit Management and Counseling, among others.

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TechMission Corps

The TechMission Corps is an AmeriCorps program that provides a one-year internship experience in urban ministries using technology to serve at-risk communities.

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TechMission Safe Families

The TechMission Safe Families program assists parents in protecting their children from pornography and other dangers on the Internet.

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TechMission Volunteer Network

The TechMission Volunteer Network matches volunteers to volunteer opportunities and helps organizations recruit volunteers through online volunteer matching at www.christianvolunteering.org. Individuals can find opportunities as a local volunteer, virtual volunteer (volunteering from home), short term missionary, or intern at organizations across the US and internationally. Organizations can post volunteer opportunities to recruit volunteers online.

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TechMission UrbanMinistry.org

UrbanMinistry.org is TechMission's "Web 2.0" destination site for workers in urban ministry and Christian community development: a website designed to connect individuals and Christian ministries, empowering them to bring social justice in Jesus' name. Users can listen to MP3 podcasts; share resources via the UrbanMinistry wiki; and browse an extensive library of sermons and lectures, recommended books, justice-related videos, and Christian workshops and presentations.

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TechMission Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York & Denver

TechMission city hub programs provide resources to all TechMission's regional partner sites which are focused on serving at-risk youth.

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TechMission Christian Freeware CD

TechMission’s Christian Freeware CD is a collection of freeware and open source software that would be of use to Christians.

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TechMission Computer Curriculum Materials

In this section, you will find instructor's guides, course syllabi, lesson plans, and exercises for the computer classes developed by TechMission. These materials may also be [[Computer Curriculum Downloads|downloaded]].

Urban Ministry Training Materials

Urban Ministry Training Materials

Social Class | Ethnic Identity | Social Healing | Intervarsity Materials | Black Campus Ministries Materials | Urban Youth Workers Institute Materials

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Conference Call Webcasts

Conference Call Webcasts 

Click on the presentations below to get a webcast with synchronized audio and presentation . Requires Internet Explorer 5.0 or later or Netscape 7.0 or later

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Get a Site Tour

Wondering what this site is about and how to use it? This tour will show you how to get started and take you through some of UrbanMinistry.org's hottest features. Take the tour now.

 

Volunteer Opportunities: TechMission

Title Organization Name City, State/Country
City Vision Intern City Vision
Miami, FL
United States
City Vision Intern City Vision
New York, NY
United States
City Vision Intern City Vision
Denver, CO
United States
City Vision Intern City Vision
Tacoma, WA
United States
City Vision Intern - Resident Assistant City Vision
Albany, NY
United States
City Vision Intern City Vision
Beverly Hills, FL
United States
City Vision Intern City Vision
Des Moines, IA
United States
City Vision Intern City Vision
Lexington, KY
United States
City Vision Intern City Vision
Long Beach, CA
United States
City Vision Intern City Vision
Los Angeles, CA
United States
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