A New Approach - South Wisconsin District

Open In Prayer
Thank you for considering
going on this journey with
us...
There are many families and children that
need your help.
OUR GOAL FOR THIS PRESENTATION IS TO :
1. Discuss the struggle that many of our congregations are facing.
2. Identify our target audience for this ministry.
3. The value of trying a new approach to outreach through this ministry
4. Give a brief overview about Rebecca’s Garden of Hope and
the impact it is having both locally and nationally.
5. Discuss important issues surrounding children our target audience
and the difference we as the body of Christ, can make in their lives.
6. Discuss the value RGOH can offer your congregation.
7. Invite your congregation to partner with us.
Many of our congregations across
the country are struggling to find
ways to reach into the community.
As a result we have an epidemic
of young people and families
that don’t attend our churches
and faith based schools.
Rebecca’s Garden of Hope
helps congregations
explore a new approach
to developing
stronger relationships
in the community
with a focus on
children and families.
An approach that invites us, as the body
of Christ to start a conversation with
people that live in neighborhoods
surrounding our churches and schools.
An invitation to step outside of
our comfort zone and engage in
an inclusive approach to outreach
ministry.
Matthew 28:19-20 reminds us
that our mission is still to “Go
and make disciples of all nations”,
even while our
neighborhoods are
changing.
These changes give us a new harvest
field of people to invite into the body
of Christ.
People from all walks of life
that don’t necessarily look
like me or you.
To be relevant in our surrounding
communities we must find effective
ways to meet the challenges that
come with those changes.
One of those challenges may
not be easily identified by just
looking at the outside of a
person.
Many families outside our
church doors struggle to
make ends meet.
More than one in five children (22%)
statewide lived below the federal
poverty level in 2010 & 2011. That
equals 16.1 million children.
Information on Poverty and Income Statistics: A Summary of 2012 Current Population Survey Data September 12, 2012 By: ASPE Human Services
Policy Staff .
Poverty can have a devastating effect on all
people, but it can be especially difficult for young
children growing up in these communities.
Common issues in Low-income Families
 Depression
 Chemical dependence
 Hectic work schedules
 Poor parenting skills
 Lack of support
 Poor goal setting skills
 Lack of Structure
 Lack of food
 Unstable environment
 Violence in the home or neighborhood
Included in this number are
children who may not have
access to the basic necessities
of life.
Most parents, in these communities
want their children to succeed but
too often their idea of success may
be teaching their children
to only process in a
survival mode.
Re-education and love can
empower families and help
break the cycle of poverty
and distrust in our
communities.
A tutoring and mentoring
program is a simple way to
engage our neighbors and help
children succeed on a different
level.
We can accomplish this by addressing the
needs of the whole child:
1. Educational
2. Physical
3. Emotional
4. Spiritual
5. Social
With a focus on the following 4
critical areas in each child’s life.
1)Encourage Youth to Put Christ 1st In
Their Lives By:
 Teaching children about Jesus.
 Teaching children how to develop a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ.
 Teaching children how to live a life pleasing in God’s
sight.
 Inviting children to receive the free gift of baptism
 Training children how to understand and study God’s
word in Sunday School, church and confirmation, other
Christ based settings.
We provide
free Christ
based resources
to help you
teach your
children about
the love of
Christ.
2)Improve Educational Outcomes By:
 Assisting students with completing homework.
 Providing additional resources to help children complete
homework assignments.
 Strengthening students math, reading, writing, spelling
skills by using resources that focus on targeted skill sets.
 Working to foster a positive attitude toward learning.
 Providing resources that will challenge each child's
learning curve.
Our support includes free worksheets, tools and
training needed to start and run an effective
ministry.
Baseline Assessment Tools
3)Enhance Social Skills By:
 Encouraging and teaching youth to have better attitudes.
 Improving self-esteem by targeting specific aspects of character
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development.
Providing simple etiquette training sessions.
Exposing children to different social settings to practice their
enhance social skills.
Teaching children how to eat and live healthier lifestyles.
Teaching children effective nonverbal communication skills.
Teaching children basic money management skills using the
RGOH Bonus Bucks Program.
We provide resources and information to help
children develop better social skills.
4) Establish Lasting Relationships Through
Mentoring By:
 Modeling positive behavior through actions, conversation and
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interactions.
Coordinating off-site activities to expose children to more
opportunities.
Strengthening relationships through one-on-one interactions.
Discussing life lessons using video and other media outlets.
Teaching children proactive vs reactive responses.
Teaching children positive ways to resolve conflict.
We provide information to help you develop
strong impactful relationships with your youth
and families.
Tutoring programs affiliated
with public schools address
the educational needs of
youth and may even help
them excel academically…
…however public schools have
strategically taken Christ out of
the equation.
Rebecca’s Garden of Hope is
purposefully focused on
introducing Christ back into the
lives of youth and families in our
communities.
It is only
through
Christ that
these cycles
can truly be
broken.
That is why this ministry
and ministries like this are
so important.
Our “Vision” is clear….
Vision Statement
Changing lives and communities through
Christ-centered tutoring and mentoring.
Mission Statement
Rebecca’s Garden of Hope seeks to carry out its mission by enveloping children in
a loving and supportive tutoring and mentoring environment that evidences
God’s work in the world and each individual.
Empowering individuals in our churches and schools to take an active role in
enhancing and embracing the local community.
Equipping local churches and other community organizations to support outreach
that focuses on the unique needs of underserved children.
Educating and training partner organizations in the use of proven tools and
templates for tutoring and mentoring.
Encouraging growth and development of partner organizations through a
supportive advocacy council and encouragement of individualized approaches.
Values
Rebecca’s Garden of Hope believes that
Churches have an important role in the life of the
community, and those that do so thrive and grow.
Children in underserved communities must be encouraged
to develop appropriate self-esteem and self-worth
through capable and dedicated mentors and learn their
responsibilities as Children of God.
Communities can be transformed when children learn and
apply life skills from a Christian perspective.
As an established RSO(Recognized
Service Organization) with the Lutheran
Church Missouri Synod we are focused
on equipping congregations to engage in
ministry.
Our strategic plan is simple:
Invite others, like your church to
help us reach more children and
families with the love of Christ by
using this simple outreach tool.
Rebecca’s Garden of Hope is not just
about helping you develop a tutoring
and mentoring ministry but more
importantly it’s a way to build stronger
bridges in your community by bringing
churches and neighbors
together to facilitate change.
How?
We believe that by giving of your
time, talents and treasures to God’s
glory you will receive incredible
resources to help your ministry grow.
We call it reciprocal outreach
and we can accomplish
it this way…
1. Inviting our sister congregations to get involved
in our ministries will develop stronger bonds.
2. Developing working relationships with other
churches, schools, businesses and organizations
will help our ministries grow.
3. Requesting monetary support, tutoring and
mentoring support, support with transporting
children, grading papers and or assisting in
other areas of your ministry will help you more
easily access available resources.
4. Inviting members to get more non-members
involved in your ministry on some level will
help you touch more people with the love of
Christ outside of your sphere of influence.
5. Exposing more of our neighbors to the
Lutheran Church by letting them see us
working in the communities will help us
establish a stronger
“relational presence”
in our communities.
Fear sometimes clouds our perspective
on truth related to outreach.
1. Fear of the unknown
2. Fear of being harmed
3. Fear of not being able to relate
4. Fear of not feeling we can make a
difference
5. Overwhelming fear of failure
Those reasons can cripple
our ability to engage in
ministry, outside of our
church doors.
Many Christians struggle with
the Henny Penny fear ….
http://www.childrenstory.info/children-stories/folklore/henny-penny/
God’s word says…
1 John 4:18 (ESV)
18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.
For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears
has not been perfected in love.
2 Timothy 1:7 (ESV)
7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love
and self-control.
Through Christ, this approach gives
you an exciting way to engage in
ministry in a
variety of
different ways.
By inviting congregations
to get to know
each other through
RGOH we will identify
more un-churched people,
untapped resources,
available support staff
and ultimately get more
people involved in helping to make changes
in our communities which will also change their lives.
Included are 2 unsolicited testimonials
about the benefits of this ministry from
2 of our partners…
“We sought inroads into our community. We are now the
center of our community. This is the one evangelism
program above all others that is most effective and most
dear to my heart.”
Bruce Alberts, pastor,Titusville Florida
(Give him a call 321-289-7232)
“In my experience, Rebecca's Garden of Hope is
central to church starts.”
Christopher Bodley, pastor and ethnic mission planter,
Michigan District
We are here to help you every
step of the way and there are
others available to support you n
this journey as well.
Take a look at some of our
local and national
partners.
Local & National Partners
Our Savior Lutheran, Orlando, FL
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, New
Orleans
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, New
Orleans
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church,
Titusville Fl.
Grace Chapel Lutheran Church, St Louis, MO
Trinity Cristo Rey, Santa Ana California
Zion, Tampa Florida
Our Savior, Flint Michigan
St. Phillips, Philadelphia, PA
Bethany Lutheran, Leesburg, FL
St Andrews Hialeah, Florida
Trinity Lutheran Church ELCA Kissimmee, FL
Bethel Lutheran St Paul, Minnesota
Calvary Lutheran, Baltimore MD
Chatham Fields Evangelical Lutheran Church
Chicago, Illinois
Haitian Ministry Delray Beach, Fl
St John Lutheran Fallon, Nevada
Here are some of our
other partners from
around the country.
RGOH MINISTRIES
CALIFORNIA
Trinity Cristo Rey Lutheran Church
Santa Ana, CA 92701-5647
DCE Kristen Wyzard
FLORIDA
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Orlando, FL 32805-5132
Rev. Kenyatta Cobb
Director Sanya Parson
FLORIDA
RGOH MINISTRIES
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Titusville, FL 32796-3243
Rev Bruce Alberts
321-267-4323 pastorbruce@titusvillelutherans.org
Bethany Lutheran Church
Rev Marc Spaeth Leesburg, FL
Mrs. Thelma Moe
Hope Lutheran Church
Rev Patrick McKenzie
Jacksonville, FL 32256-5507
RGOH MINISTRIES
FLORIDA
Emanuel Haitian Lutheran Mission
Rev Daniel Bartley
Delray Beach. FL 33482-8319
Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev. Bob Schmalzle,
Kissimmee, FL 34741-3821
Pastor Zeig& Pastor Moore
Zion Lutheran Church
Tampa, FL 33602-1419
Rev Patrick O’Brien and
DCE Tabitha Chandler
RGOH MINISTRIES
FLORIDA
Chuluota Mission
Rev Brian Roberts
St Luke’s Lutheran Church
Oviedo, FL 32765-8524
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Rev Steve Wipperman
Lake Worth, Florida 33460-3670
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
Hialeah, FL 33014-4902
President, Mr. Bob Buhl
RGOH MINISTRIES
GEORGIA
Peace Lutheran Church
Rev. Victor Belton
Decatur, GA 30032-4615
Lord of Life Lutheran Church
Rev George Earhart
Stockbridge, GA 30281-4124
Incarnate Word Lutheran Church
Tucker, GA 30084-5401
Rev Dr Wilton Heyliger
RGOH MINISTRIES
LOUISIANA
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Rev. Gregory Manning
New Orleans, LA 70125-3610
Christ Lutheran Church
3300 Jupiter Chalmette LA 70043-6103
Rev. Philip Miller
RGOH MINISTRIES
LOUISIANA
Epiphany Lutheran Church
9004 Hickory St.
New Orleans LA 70118-1448
Rev. Calis Parham Sr.
St. Paul Lutheran Church
1625 Annette St.
New Orleans LA 70116-1322
Rev. Warren Malueg-Lattimore
RGOH MINISTRIES
LOUISIANA
St. Zion Lutheran Church
1401 Simon Bolivar Ave.
New Orleans LA 70122-2327
Rev. LimakastoNare
Christ Lutheran Church
3300 Jupiter
Chalmette LA 70043-6103
Rev. Philip Miller
RGOH MINISTRIES
LOUISIANA
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
6154 Press Drive
New Orleans LA 70126-1714
Rev. Watson
Bethel Lutheran Church
4127 Frankllin Ave.
New Orleans LA 70126-6007
Rev. Jerome Terry
RGOH MINISTRIES
LOUISIANA
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
6154 Press Drive
New Orleans LA 70126-1714
Rev. Watson
ILLINOIS
Ev Lutheran Church of Doctor Martin Luther
Rev Jacob Gaugert
Chicago, IL 60632-2226
RGOH MINISTRIES
MICHEGAN
Outer Drive Faith Lutheran Church
ReV. Eddie Morales
Detroit, MI 48235-2642
Bethany Lutheran Church
Detroit MI 48224-3226
Rev. Christopher Bodley
IglesiaLuterana Pan De Vida
Rev. Gregory Lorenz
Detroit, MI 48209-2456
RGOH MINISTRIES
MICHEGAN
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Rev. Richard Robinson
Detroit, MI 48227-2126
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Flint, MI 48505-2276
Rev. Randall Schultz
Greenfield Peace Lutheran Church
Detroit MI
Rev. Kenneth Spence
RGOH MINISTRIES
MINNEAPOLIS
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Eyota, MN
Pastor Jon Vollrath
St.John’s Lutheran Church
Stewartville, MN
Pastor Steve Andrews
Family of Christ Lutheran Church
Rochester, MN
Pastor Henry Biartt
RGOH MINISTRIES
MINNEAPOLIS
St John’s Lutheran Church
Austin, MN
Pastore Tom Oglivie and DCE Troy Miller
St Peter’s Lutheran Church
Edina, MN
Pastor Mark Schockey andDCE Faith Raittei
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
St Paul, MN
Pastor Brian Scoles
RGOH MINISTRIES
MINNEAPOLIS
Trinity Lutheran Church
Rochester, MN
Pastor Joel Haak, Pastor for Family Life
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Rochester, MN
Pastor Francis Green
RGOH MINISTRIES
WISCONSIN
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
West Salem, WI
Pastor Jason Schockman
Faith Lutheran Church
La Crosse, WI
Pastor Paul Mundinger
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
Onalaska, WI
Rev Don Stein
RGOH MINISTRIES
MISSOURI
Grace Lutheran Chapel
Bellefontaine Neighbers, MO 6317-1564
Rev. Nathan Rubackand
DCE MichaelKehe
NEVADA
Zion Lutheran Church
Rev Mark Kliewer
Winnemucca, NV 89445-3905
RGOH MINISTRIES
NEVADA
St Luke Lutheran Church
DCE John Scheuermann Jr
Reno, NV 89509-5239
St John Lutheran Church
Rev Alan Hilton
Fallon, NV 89406-8837
Faith Lutheran Church
Yerington, NV 89447-2219
Rev Everett Garwood
RGOH MINISTRIES
NORTH CAROLINA
Crown In Glory Lutheran Church
Rev. Donald Anthony
Salisbury, NC 28145-1384
Grace Lutheran Church
Concord, NC 28025-5244
PENNSYLVANIA
St Philip Lutheran Church
Philadelphia, PA 19131-5040
Rev. Howard Alexander
RGOH MINISTRIES
TEXAS
Calvary Lutheran Church
Houston, TX 77016-2703
Rev Rodney Emilien
SOS Center
Milwaukee, WI 53208
Herman Strozier
Rev. Dr. John Wille
We currently have 106 partners in 20
states, DC, and Ontario, Canada. We
were blessed to surpassed our goal of 100
partners by the end of 2014 so we are
focused on a goal now of 200 partners by
2015 with an average of 15-30 children
per ministry.
That means we could touch the lives of
3000 to over 6000 children by the end
of 2015.
All of these resources empower
our children and families to
make better choices in life.
Without this support we can expect
the cycle of poverty to continue, which
means...
We will have communities with higher
percentages of:
1.Teen pregnancies
2.Gang violence
3. Drug use
4.Youth dropping out
of school.
5. Increase
in apathy
in our communities.
Illiteracy and crime are closely related. Over
70% of inmates in America's prisons cannot
read above a fourth grade level.
www.neglected-delinquent.org/nd/docs/literacy_brief_20100120.pdfSimilar
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articles Jan 11, 2010 – Arne Duncan, 2009, Secretary, U.S. Department of
Education. Literacy and Juvenile Justice
For this reason many states determine how
many more prisons they will build and cells
they will add by tracking the number of youth
that cannot read by the 3rd grade.
It cost $238,034.77 to keep a
youth offender in juvenile detention
each year which averages about
$652.15 per day.
National Juvenile Justice Network
http://www.njjn.org/uploads/digitallibrary/DetentionToolkit_FIN_May2013b.pd
A report,"The Price of Prisons," states
that the cost of incarcerating one
inmate in Fiscal 2014 was $47,307 per
year. "In states like Connecticut,
Washington state, New York, it's
anywhere from $50,000 to $60,000.
The Cost of A Nation of Incarceration
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-cost-of-a-nation-of-incarceration/
The total 2014-2015 cost of
attending Harvard College
without financial aid is
$43,938 for tuition and
$58,607 for tuition, room,
board and fees combined.
We are the light
for the world!
1 John 3:17-20
17 But
if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in
need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide
in him? 18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in
deed and in truth.
19 By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our
heart before him; 20 for whenever our heart condemns
us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows
everything.
Rebecca’s Garden of Hope has been in
ministry for 4 ½ years and our goal is
to continue offering free RGOH CD’s,
training and resources to assist our
partners to help you establish roots in
your communities for the long haul.
Pastor Bruce Good Shepherd Titusville
Pastor Bruce recently reported that over the
years they have had 4 children in Sunday
School and after starting this ministry they now
have 30 children in Sunday School, more tutors
then ever and they are considering changing
their 11am service to a children’s service
because the impact in their congregation has
been so unbelievable.
In the last 2 years we have had
over 100 children involved in
our ministry and 75 children
and parents have been baptized
at Our Savior, Lutheran in
Orlando, FL from our tutoring
program.
Many of our partners have exciting
stories to share about the impact this
ministry is having on their congregation
and in their communities.
Rebecca’s Garden of Hope provides a unique
way to connect Churches → Schools →
Organizations →Resources → Ideas together
through Christ.
Luke 10:2
2 And
He was saying to them, “ The
harvest is plentiful, but the laborers
are few; therefore beseech the Lord of
the harvest to send out laborers into
His harvest.
What if you only touch one
child through this ministry, is
that enough?
Matthew 18:12-14English Standard Version (ESV)
12 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them
has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains
and go in search of the one that went astray? 13 And if he finds it,
truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninetynine that never went astray. 14 So it is not the will of my[a] Father
who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish
Invite us to your church and we will
provide information, resources and
training that can help you get started.
Thank you for understanding our vision
and our never ending commitment to
excellence and for considering going on
this journey with us. We are humbled by
the possibility of working with you to
introduce more children and families to
the love of Christ.
Rebecca’s Garden of Hope…
helping you meet the needs
of children and families in
your community.
Q&A
Close in prayer.