Faith Communities
Faith communities—including churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, and other places of worship—have tremendous potential for building assets and nurturing the healthy development of young people. Search Institute seeks to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to strengthen the capacity and effectiveness of the faith community to contribute to young people's growth in body, mind, and spirit.
Pilot Project Engages Faith Communities in Asset-Based Service-Learning
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Inspired to Serve: Youth-Led
Interfaith Action is a three-year pilot project of Search
Institute and Interfaith Youth Core to enhance the
capacity of America’s 350,000 churches, mosques, synagogues, temples,
and other faith-based organizations to engage young people in effective
service-learning that increases interfaith cooperation, contributes to
healthy development, and enriches community life. It is made possible
with major support from Learn and Serve
America’s community-based grants program. More information . . .
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Finding Common Ground: Community- and Faith-Based Youth Workers Agree on Key Priorities
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August 24, 2007—Youth workers in community-based settings and faith-based settings agree
that it's essential that youth workers develop positive relationships with youth, are
positive role models, and involve and empower youth, according to a just-released
study from the National Collaboration for Youth and Search Institute, which was
supported by the Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Read more...
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Free Electronic Newsletter for the Faith Community
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The
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Update on Search Institute's Initiative on Spiritual Development
Search Institute has launched the Center for Spiritual Development in
Childhood and Adolescence, a global initiative to advance research and
practice in this vital but understudied domain of human development.
Supported by a three-year grant from The John Templeton Foundation, the
center seeks to:
- advance the scientific study of spiritual development
of young people;
- contribute to building an interdisciplinary, international field of scholarship;
- strengthen practice across traditions and sectors; and
- communicate with the public.
The hub of the center is its website:
www.spiritualdevelopmentcenter.org. It
features updates on the centers' international activities, an extensive,
searchable library catalog of references on spiritual development, and a
forum for dialogue about the study, practice, and experiences around
spiritual development.
Asset-Building Information and Resources for Lutherans
Search Institute's Healthy Communities • Healthy Youth initiative has
received generous support from
Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans in 2004 and 2005. Search Institute offers
unique asset-building resources and
opportunities for Lutherans in the United States.
Learn
more about how you can access these resources.
Spread the Word
Download
An Introduction to Asset Building in Congregations (PDF): a two-page handout that may be copied and used to introduce others in the faith community to asset building and its potential for congregations.
