Success Story:

Faith in Action is a Widespread and Long-Term Effort for St. Paul

"We’re a downtown church," explained Doug Widger, Director of Student and Serve Now Ministries for St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fort Worth, Texas. "But almost none of our people live downtown; in fact, they’re spread out in 66 different zip codes. We already minister in several ways downtown, but this time we wanted our people to minister where they live. We also wanted Faith in Action to be a catalyst for a lifestyle change towards ministry – not just a one-time, check-the-box-we-did-it program."

In order to help facilitate this lifestyle change in its members, St. Paul first changed the way they did small groups last fall….Read More

Service Project Idea:

Participate in an athletic event to raise awareness and support for a cause.

Organize a group from your congregation to participate in an athletic event (like a 10K, marathon or half-marathon) and raise funds for a particular cause.

You can help support World Vision’s work by joining Team World Vision. When you join Team World Vision, you can reach your personal fitness goals while also raising awareness and funds for children and communities in need. Visit www.Teamworldvision.org to learn how.

Organization Spotlight:

Meals on Wheels

Meals on Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) is a member organization representing mostly senior nutrition programs in the United States. Member programs throughout the United States provide nutritious meals and services to men and women who are elderly, homebound, disabled, frail, or at risk. Volunteers with Meals on Wheels help deliver these services to the needy in their community.

To find out more or to get involved, visit www.mowaa.org.

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Resource Spotlight:

PutYourFaithInAction.org

http://putyourfaithinaction.org/interact/

Here you can discuss how to get a Faith in Action campaign started, share service ideas and coordinate joint service projects with other churches and ministries in your area. Post a question or answer one. Help encourage other churches by sharing your FIA experience. Interact with other church leaders and members around the world using our discussion boards. It's all found on the PutYourFaithInAction website!