The Christian Community

Each individual has an identity in relation to other individuals, communities and most importantly the world. This identity is developed by how an individual views oneself and the world and in turn how the world sees them. An individual’s identity changes from the amount of power an individual has in relation to other individuals and groups. Through shaping your identity your power changes along with your relationship to others and the world. Notably some identities you’re born with race, gender…

Regardless if a community is a sports team, a religious group, or American society, communities give their members some set of perks. These are opportunities the members would not ordinarily receive on their own. Although some opportunities are for the benefit of their members, some opportunities extend outside their population into other communities. Not only are there potential opportunities to gain knowledge and experience when two or more communities begin to intertwine, there is also a risk…

Some examples of these primary exclusive groups are, Latino, White, African American, or Catholic and Christian. These are some of the groups that people all over the world fall into place based on their background. Often it is the influence of one’s family that contributes to the groups that one interacts with and understands. A major aspect of the “group” you belong too is your neighborhood community because they are likely to share the same interests and values as you. However, there is a…

Communities Define the term community A community is normally referred to as a group of people, varying in numbers, living in a specific geographical area (e.g. urban/rural area, town, neighbourhood, or village) . These group of people normally share certain things in common such as race, religion, interests etc. Distinguish between a community based on shared space and shared social organisation A community based on shared space often refers to a certain amount of people living in, sharing, or…

millennial activist, and the co-founder and CEO of Service Never Sleeps (SNS), a non-profit that mobilizes communities to promote…

at first I thought that the 60 hours we had to turn in by senior year was just going to be a hassle and it was unnecessary. But the help of my mom I figured out that helping the community is easier than I thought. My idea for my Christian service hours was to join Jack and Jill of America. It is a leadership and community service group for African-American children within the Twin Cities. I joined Jack and Jill my freshman year and it is brought so many new experiences and so many great people…

were in charge of handing out towels and any spare clothing that we had behind the counters. In order to receive the towels a person would trade their Dorothy Day community card just in order to make sure that the towel is given back.…

Doukhobors background: Doukhobors were/are a peasant, religious group that are German speaking Russians which origin is unclear (hard to know when they were originally created). The Doukhobors rejected church and instead practised an easier form of the christian religion, that speaked in psalms and hymns instead of using the bible and called it the Living Book. They did this because they believed that god is in each human being is unnecessary to have a church for that reason. At meeting the…

only social service agency within the community. It has been providing services to Fishtown and the Philadelphia area since 1902. The services since then may have changed but it’s core mission of “empowering individuals, families, and communities to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency through an integrated program of social, educational, and advocacy services” has not ("History | Lutheran Settlement House | Empowering Children, Adults, Families, and Communities Since 1902," n.d.). Today,…

improvements to three key areas of the community and city design: (1) the physical and built environment; (2) the social environment; and (3) housing. Physical and built environment Menec et al. (2011) describe the built environment as comprising the outdoor spaces (e.g. green spaces, parks, walking trails), buildings and natural environment of a community, such as its air and water quality. The physical and built environment are important factors in age-friendly community design. For older…