Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person fails, the other can reach
out and help.
-Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 […]
Journey to Success
Category: Stories
Churches Accomplish More When They Work Together
Do you have a passion to see more churches working together? We do too and we are seeing God work through groups of churches in so many different ways. Jesus gave his disciples a new command in the gospel of John. He says “So now I give you a new commandment: Love each other. Just […]
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Whole Health is the Prescription for Unmet Health Needs
We can all agree that there are a lot of unmet health needs in the United States. The delay of regular health visits and lapse of care for some of those who suffer chronic diseases, due to the pandemic has been devastating to neighborhoods whose cities are moving on and starting to see life return […]
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Journey to Success, Part One: The Church
What makes us feel successful? We at Job One consider this question while working with local churches to find the answer. Job one is a workforce program that is operated out of a local church. This creates multiple opportunities for the many people involved to make a program such as this a success for the […]
Putting Priority on Improving Community Relationships
A church partner in the Western United States is planning a move into a new building, only a few miles from where they are currently located, so they felt like now is a great time to do a Neighborhood 360˚ Assessment. As they interviewed community members, they quickly learned the neighbors were not very excited […]
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Seed to Oaks Salutes Our Nation’s Teachers
This past week the nation has honored the backbone of our educational system: Teachers. May 3-7 was set aside to recognize and appreciate the talent, dedication, and grit it takes to stay in the classroom and faithfully instruct the hearts and minds of the next generation. And after this year, boy do they deserve it! […]
Extend Kind, Compassionate Care
Every day church members and neighbors have opportunities to interact in healthful, meaningful ways. Sometimes those interactions are far-reaching. Sometimes a qualified church member is inspired to deliver compassionate care in their neighborhood and sometimes their neighbor is inspired to express gratitude in ways that touch other lives. Church leaders and healthcare workers in the […]
Spring Forward!
Job One is in full bloom during this spring season! Throughout this uncertain time, we welcome Spring’s arrival and we find God’s beauty all around us. This is soothing for our souls as we may be weary from months of social distancing, masks and hand sanitizer! We are excited as we look forward to our […]
Recover Learning Losses from “COVID Slide” with an Oaks Summer Academy
The term “summer slide” refers to the way a student’s essential reading and math skills slip into decline over summer break. If summer break allows enough time for students’ skills to suffer, imagine what 12 months of “COVID slide” have done! An Oaks Summer Academy can help students recover from this setback and regain academic ground that will ready them to start the new school year strong. […]
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We Are Whole-heartedly Here For You
Through collaboration between Whole Health and Seed to Oaks’ other programs, churches have been able to pivot to meet the health needs of their neighbors in some exciting, but practical ways. By placing a flu shot table at a Job One hiring event, or a hiring event calendar at a Covid-19 vaccination clinic, church partnerships […]