Today for the convocation Pastor Kelly Chatman spoke on Urban Ministry in terms of its importance and the methods which worked best for implementing his Urban Ministry in addition to all the programs he engages in with this ministry.
This convocation today certainly was reflective of the message of this unit which is taking action to help the lives of the impoverished. This is because Pastor Chatman has undertaken a great and noble responsibility in providing after school activities for the underprivileged. In addition to his great love of Christ, he is also a very open and tolerant individual and keeps his programs open to all those who need help or a safe environment to interact with others to regardless of their religious affiliation. Pastor Chatman uses his love of Christ as a call to action to help all those in need and help the marginalized feel welcome in society.
In listening to Pastor Chatman’s speech today I realized the undeniable positive impact that Faith based organizations can have when they do as Pastor Chatman has and use their love of Christ as a call to action to help the disadvantaged. In providing the services that he has, he has in effect provided a positive influence for many young minds and as a result has greatly improved their chances of success in life as he has given them self esteem and provided a great example of moral guidance so that not only will they leave feeling good about themselves and treating themselves well, but they learn how to treat others and how to be kind, compassionate, upstanding citizens in addition to possibly finding a personal connection with god.
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