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Awana offers resources and Bible-based training programs for children ages 2 to 18 in churches. Children are encouraged, but not required, to memorize Bible verses for credit or to redeem for small prizes. [5] Each Awana program is arranged into different groups that are separated by the ages and grades of the children attending.
Unbound, formerly Christian Foundation for Children and Aging, is a nonprofit international development organization headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas. Unbound was founded by lay Catholics acting on the Gospel call to serve the poor. Its sponsorship program provides direct cash transfers to sponsored members who determine how to use their ...
The Commission included a variety of religious representatives, including Judaism and Islam. In addition to the religious panel, there was also a legal panel, and a non-profit panel. [12] In April 2011, ECFA named members to the commission. [13] ECFA was the sponsor and host for the commission and responsible for the logistical costs of the ...
Evangelistic and discipleship ministries (such as The Navigators, Cru (Christian organization), and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship) Music and print publishers, radio and television stations, film studios, online ministries; Study centers and institutes, schools, colleges and universities; Political and social activist groups
NET Ministries was founded in the United States and is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.NET's roots go back to the St. Paul Catholic Youth Center (CYC), [1] which offered a variety of programs from 1939 to 1989.
Young Life also operates two "discipleship focus" camps, a ten week long work/study program for college students. [14] The largest of Young Life camp is the Washington Family Ranch (and accompanying Big Muddy Ranch Airport) in Antelope, Oregon. The ranch was formerly the site of an commune in the Rajneesh movement. [15] [16]
Children in the child sponsorship program are provided food and clean water, medical care, education, life-skills training, and spiritual guidance through a direct sponsorship. Sponsored children are selected by the sponsors from lists provided by the ministry, and two-way communication is encouraged between the sponsored child and the sponsor.
These bodies can be businesses, non-profit corporations, or private associations. [1] Most parachurch organizations, at least those normally called parachurch, are Protestant or Evangelical. Some of these organizations cater to a defined spectrum among evangelical beliefs, but most are self-consciously interdenominational and many are ...