
Ready-to-Go Service Projects : 140 Ways for Youth Groups to Lend a Hand.
Title:
Ready-to-Go Service Projects : 140 Ways for Youth Groups to Lend a Hand.
Author:
Ragsdale, Susan.
ISBN:
9781426734878
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (180 pages)
Contents:
Acknowledgements -- About the Writers -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Basics -- What Is Service-learning? -- What Is the Service-learning Process? -- Making the Move From Service to Service-learning -- Part 2: Readying Your Hands -- AN INTRO TO SERVICE-LEARNING -- EXPERIENCES WITH SERVICE -- EXPLORING THE MEANING OF SERVICE -- THE POWER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE -- UNITING IN PURPOSE -- EXPERIENCES IN SERVANT LEADERSHIP -- CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE -- ISSUES WE CARE ABOUT -- LEADERSHIP: IT'S ALL ABOUT US -- LIVING A LIFE OF KINDNESS -- USING YOUR TALENTS -- THE POWER OF KNOWING A PERSON -- OVERCOMING OBSTACLES -- EMBRACING THE INVISIBLE PEOPLE -- MAKING MR. ROGERS PROUD* -- LIVING IN PEACE -- TRULY SEEING OTHERS -- FAITH SHARING THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS -- Part 3: Hands in Action -- NURTURE CHILDREN -- PROMOTE EDUCATION AND LEARNING -- VALUE OLDER ADULTS -- CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT -- EMBRACE PEOPLE WITH CHALLENGES -- CARE FOR THE SICK -- FEED THE HUNGRY -- CARE FOR THE HOMELESS -- FOSTER HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS -- THE POWER OF ENCOURAGEMENT -- BUILD SAFER COMMUNITIES -- COMPASSION FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND DATE VIOLENCE -- SEEK GLOBAL JUSTICE -- BUILD CULTURAL BRIDGES -- PROMOTE CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY -- SUPPORT FAMILIES -- REMEMBER THE PRISONERS -- Part 4: Putting the Pieces Together -- Reproducible Pages -- SERVANT LEADERSHIP TRIANGLE -- SERVICE-LEARNING CONTINUUM -- A MONTH OF KINDNESS -- A LOOK AT YOU -- YOU AT YOUR BEST -- GETTING THE WORD OUT -- CELEBRATION AND RECOGNITION -- MY MOTIVATION.
Abstract:
This ready-to-go tool will help youth groups find meaningful ways to connect and make a difference in their communities through service-learning. Practical and interactive activities will help youth consider the connection between faith and service, discover the ways they are uniquely designed to serve, and explore service project ideas. It also profiles activities and conversation starters to help you tap into the power of service-learning for building character, challenging perceptions, and shaping leaders. It's easy for a youth leader to scan and it's flexible enough to use with diverse groups from middle school to college. Part One: The Basics What you need to know about service-learning - the definition, the benefits, the process, and how to make the move from volunteer service to service-learning. Part Two: Readying Your Hands 17 easy-to-use activity plans to help youth realize the value of service, discover what scripture says about serving others, identify what gifts each person brings to the group, and begin to explore the community. Part Three: Hands in Action 17 topical issues that include sample service project ideas, reflection questions, prayers, scriptures, stories about youth in service, and resources for further study.Find our more about the book, the authors, and training opportunities at www.theassetedge.net.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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