Kentuckiana Interfaith Community

How Our Congregation Can Practice the Generosity of Our Faith

Sep 19, 2005

We want to practice the generosity of our faith in our daily lives as a faith community and as individuals.


SERVICE -- Performing a personal service for a worthy cause or persons in need.

a. Canvass our members to find out what talents and interests they have.

b. Conduct volunteer efforts that involve our members in service to others.

c. Follow-up on the sucesses and frustrations of our volunteers.


ADVOCACY -- Writing letters or making phone calls to public officials or the media. Participating in public meetings.

a. Join social justice networks such as Bread for the World, Save the Children, RESULTS, MAZON, Oxfam, or the One Campaign and participate in their letter writing campaigns.

b. Maintain a social justice e-mail network in our congregation.


WITNESS -- Participating in a walk or a vigil.

a. Recruit participants for the walks and vigils in our community.


FINANCIAL SUPPORT -- Giving money or items of value to a worthy cause or persons in need.

a. Make contributions from our congregation's funds.

b. Enthusiatically promote special appeals.


ORGANIZING --- Performing the leadership. managerial, and administrative tasks that maintain charitable an civic activities.

a. Conduct regular committee meetings and keep Minutes.

b. Prepare a list of the things we want to accomplish and update it as needed.


EDUCATION -- Teaching and learning about public issues and community action.

a. Teach our children about people in other neighborhoods and other countries. Teach them about the reality of hunger and poverty.

b. Regularly distribute literature about worthy causes.


INSPIRATION -- Connecting our faith to our deeds by study, reflection, and prayer.

a. Pray together for people in need.

b. Include our concerns about people in need in our liturgy and announcements.