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Outreach  to  America’s Majority  Minority:   Finding  Our  Niche  in Hispanic  Ministry
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What  do  we  need  to  know about  Hispanics in  the  USA? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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What  are  Key  Needs  in  the  Hispanic  Community? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What  are  Hispanic  Churches Already Doing in Community Ministry? ,[object Object],[object Object]
Twelve Most Common Types of Social Service Programs Offered   “ Does your church offer community ministries; that is, “social services” such as assistance with food, tutoring, job training, etc., to help people in the community? (These ministries may be formal, with established offices and volunteers or paid staff, or may be informal. We are interested in both types.)” Extent of Community Outreach by Hispanic Congregations 10.7%  50 12. Parental training n = 468  12%  56  11. Substance abuse rehab/counseling  15.4%  72  10. Tutoring programs  16.5%  77  9. Aid to prisoners & their families  18.6%  87  8. ESL classes  19.9%  93  7. Aid to immigrants  27.4%  128  6. Emergency financial assistance  34.6%  162  5. Referrals to other helping agencies  41%  192  4. Clothing assistance  44.9%  210  3. Family counseling  52.8%  247  2. Food assistance  55.6%  260  1. Pastoral counseling  Percent of Churches  Number of Churches  Service Type  72.8% YES n = 468 27.2% NO
Comprehensive Listing of Services Offered Outreach to Gang Members Mentoring and Reintegration Program  for Ex­Convicts Men’s Home for Addictions/Rehab  Management Classes  Literacy Program  Life Skills  Legal Aid  Job Training/Placement  Housing  Homosexual Recovery  Help with Income Taxes  Health Care  Head Start   GED (Training for High School  Equivalency)  Furniture  Food Assistance ESL (English as a Second Language)  Classes Emergency Financial  Assistance  Deaf Ministry  Women, Infants, and Children  Daycare  Tutoring Programs for Youth  Counseling – Pastoral  Transportation  Counseling – Family  Translation Services  Computer Classes  Toy Distribution  Clothing Assistance  Teen Pregnancy Prevention  Clean Parks  Summer Camp for Youth  Citizenship Classes  Substance Abuse Counseling/ Recovery/Prevention  Church­Sponsored Schools  Sports Outreach Children’s Ministry  Special Education  At-Risk Youth  School Readiness Program  Aid to Prisoners and/or their  Families  Scholarship Program Aid to Immigrants  Referrals to Other Agencies for Help  After School Programs/ Activities  Parental Training Advocacy  Outreach to Prostitutes  Adopt a Block
Listing of Case Studies   Health Clinic  135  C&MA  Atlanta, GA  Iglesia Cristiana Emmanuel  College Prep  800  Congregational  Boston, MA  Leon de Judah Congregational Church  Housing  300  Assemblies of God  Whittier, CA  My Friend’s House  ESL  66  Methodist  Bethesda, MD  Iglesia Metodista Hispanic de Bethesda  At­Risk Teens  500  Assemblies of God  Houston, TX  El Tabernaculo  Job Training  125  Non­denominational  Orlando, FL  Centro Cristiano Misionero Internacional  Men’s Residential  Rehab  150  Pentecostal  Riverside, CA  Path of Life  Community Center  <100  Evangelical Covenant  Downey, CA  El Encino  Ministry Type  Size  Denomination  Location  Church Name
With Whom Do Hispanic Churches Partner in Outreach Programs? Types of Collaboration Exemplified by the Case Study Ministries   21 Social service nonprofits 15 Schools 13 Courts/probation/parole 7 Local government 5 Hospitals 24 Police Department 28 Other churches Number of churches Partner schools, public library, other churches  ESL  Iglesia Bethesda Metodista  courts, police, local gov’t, business  men’s rehabilitation  Path of Life  schools, secular nonprofits  community center  El Encino  schools, police  teens at risk  El Tabernaculo  Nellie Mae, Inter­Varsity, other churches, High schools, HEIC  college prep  Leon de Judah  business, other churches  job training/mentoring  Centro Cristiana  HUD, business, local gov’t agencies  housing/daycare  My Friend’s House  state gov’t, business  health center  Iglesia Cristiana Emmanuel  Partners  Ministry Focus  Church  Number of churches Partner 1 Emergency Personnel 1 Counseling centers 1 Lawyers 1 After-school centers 3 Fire Department 5 Food bank
Why Are Some Hispanic Churches  Inactive  in Community Ministry? Note:  The  respondents could select more than one reason.  As a result, the percentages total to over 100%. 33% “ There are  individual church members who minister in the community in various ways, but the church as a whole does not operate formal outreach programs.” 55% “ We have the desire to help the community, but we are not sure how to start effective programs.” 38% “ We have future plans to do more outreach in the community, but right now we are focused on other priorities.” n=127 8% “ We believe it is more important to engage in evangelism than in outreach ministry or social services.” 46% “ We are a very small church and have no resources for outreach ministry.” Percent of churches Reason for inactivity
Strategic Investment Opportunities 1. Theological education
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Strategic Investment Opportunities 2. Invest in leadership development programs for young Hispanics
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Some Models of Ministry Bernabe Community Center ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Some Models of Ministry Pharr Literacy Project ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Some Models of Ministry Pescadero Community Church’s Farm Workers Ministry ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Hispanic Ministry:  Small Group Discussion Questions (1)   What Hispanic outreach ministries have you already tried in your congregation? With what results? What challenges did you face? How did you overcome them? (2) What are some steps INSIDE your congregation that you could take to better “ready” the church for launching a Hispanic outreach ministry? (e.g., take an inventory to identify all the current members/attenders with Spanish-language ability) (3) What changes/additions could you make to your congregation’s current mercy ministries to make them more accessible/relevant/attractive to Hispanics in your community? (4) Identify at least ten (10) ways you could identify and begin to make a connection with Hispanic pastors in your community. (e.g., send a Spanish-speaking member of your  congregation to an Hispanic ethnic food market/store in your town and have them ask shoppers there if they know where there are Spanish-language church services available)
Hispanic Ministry:  Small Group Discussion Questions (5) Imagine your church has decided to conduct a one-day Saturday “Fiesta in the Park” in an attempt to minister to and connect with Hispanic families in your community: a) how would you go about advertising the event? b) what sorts of activities would you have at the Fiesta? c) where would you hold the event -- and why there? d) how would you follow-up with the families that attended? (6) In many Hispanic outreach ministries, the issue of illegal immigration/undocumented aliens arises. What Biblical principles should be brought to bear on our understanding, as a Church, of this issue?

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MNA Hispanic American Ministries Slideshow

  • 1. Outreach to America’s Majority Minority: Finding Our Niche in Hispanic Ministry
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  • 9. Twelve Most Common Types of Social Service Programs Offered “ Does your church offer community ministries; that is, “social services” such as assistance with food, tutoring, job training, etc., to help people in the community? (These ministries may be formal, with established offices and volunteers or paid staff, or may be informal. We are interested in both types.)” Extent of Community Outreach by Hispanic Congregations 10.7% 50 12. Parental training n = 468 12% 56 11. Substance abuse rehab/counseling 15.4% 72 10. Tutoring programs 16.5% 77 9. Aid to prisoners & their families 18.6% 87 8. ESL classes 19.9% 93 7. Aid to immigrants 27.4% 128 6. Emergency financial assistance 34.6% 162 5. Referrals to other helping agencies 41% 192 4. Clothing assistance 44.9% 210 3. Family counseling 52.8% 247 2. Food assistance 55.6% 260 1. Pastoral counseling Percent of Churches Number of Churches Service Type 72.8% YES n = 468 27.2% NO
  • 10. Comprehensive Listing of Services Offered Outreach to Gang Members Mentoring and Reintegration Program  for Ex­Convicts Men’s Home for Addictions/Rehab Management Classes Literacy Program Life Skills Legal Aid Job Training/Placement Housing  Homosexual Recovery Help with Income Taxes Health Care  Head Start   GED (Training for High School  Equivalency) Furniture Food Assistance ESL (English as a Second Language)  Classes Emergency Financial  Assistance Deaf Ministry Women, Infants, and Children Daycare Tutoring Programs for Youth Counseling – Pastoral Transportation Counseling – Family Translation Services Computer Classes Toy Distribution Clothing Assistance Teen Pregnancy Prevention Clean Parks Summer Camp for Youth Citizenship Classes Substance Abuse Counseling/ Recovery/Prevention Church­Sponsored Schools  Sports Outreach Children’s Ministry Special Education At-Risk Youth School Readiness Program Aid to Prisoners and/or their  Families Scholarship Program Aid to Immigrants Referrals to Other Agencies for Help After School Programs/ Activities Parental Training Advocacy Outreach to Prostitutes Adopt a Block
  • 11. Listing of Case Studies Health Clinic 135 C&MA Atlanta, GA Iglesia Cristiana Emmanuel College Prep 800 Congregational Boston, MA Leon de Judah Congregational Church Housing 300 Assemblies of God Whittier, CA My Friend’s House ESL 66 Methodist Bethesda, MD Iglesia Metodista Hispanic de Bethesda At­Risk Teens 500 Assemblies of God Houston, TX El Tabernaculo Job Training 125 Non­denominational Orlando, FL Centro Cristiano Misionero Internacional Men’s Residential  Rehab 150 Pentecostal Riverside, CA Path of Life Community Center <100 Evangelical Covenant Downey, CA El Encino Ministry Type Size Denomination Location Church Name
  • 12. With Whom Do Hispanic Churches Partner in Outreach Programs? Types of Collaboration Exemplified by the Case Study Ministries 21 Social service nonprofits 15 Schools 13 Courts/probation/parole 7 Local government 5 Hospitals 24 Police Department 28 Other churches Number of churches Partner schools, public library, other churches ESL Iglesia Bethesda Metodista courts, police, local gov’t, business men’s rehabilitation Path of Life schools, secular nonprofits community center El Encino schools, police teens at risk El Tabernaculo Nellie Mae, Inter­Varsity, other churches, High schools, HEIC college prep Leon de Judah business, other churches job training/mentoring Centro Cristiana HUD, business, local gov’t agencies housing/daycare My Friend’s House state gov’t, business health center Iglesia Cristiana Emmanuel Partners Ministry Focus Church Number of churches Partner 1 Emergency Personnel 1 Counseling centers 1 Lawyers 1 After-school centers 3 Fire Department 5 Food bank
  • 13. Why Are Some Hispanic Churches Inactive in Community Ministry? Note: The respondents could select more than one reason. As a result, the percentages total to over 100%. 33% “ There are individual church members who minister in the community in various ways, but the church as a whole does not operate formal outreach programs.” 55% “ We have the desire to help the community, but we are not sure how to start effective programs.” 38% “ We have future plans to do more outreach in the community, but right now we are focused on other priorities.” n=127 8% “ We believe it is more important to engage in evangelism than in outreach ministry or social services.” 46% “ We are a very small church and have no resources for outreach ministry.” Percent of churches Reason for inactivity
  • 14. Strategic Investment Opportunities 1. Theological education
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  • 20. Strategic Investment Opportunities 2. Invest in leadership development programs for young Hispanics
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  • 29. Hispanic Ministry: Small Group Discussion Questions (1) What Hispanic outreach ministries have you already tried in your congregation? With what results? What challenges did you face? How did you overcome them? (2) What are some steps INSIDE your congregation that you could take to better “ready” the church for launching a Hispanic outreach ministry? (e.g., take an inventory to identify all the current members/attenders with Spanish-language ability) (3) What changes/additions could you make to your congregation’s current mercy ministries to make them more accessible/relevant/attractive to Hispanics in your community? (4) Identify at least ten (10) ways you could identify and begin to make a connection with Hispanic pastors in your community. (e.g., send a Spanish-speaking member of your congregation to an Hispanic ethnic food market/store in your town and have them ask shoppers there if they know where there are Spanish-language church services available)
  • 30. Hispanic Ministry: Small Group Discussion Questions (5) Imagine your church has decided to conduct a one-day Saturday “Fiesta in the Park” in an attempt to minister to and connect with Hispanic families in your community: a) how would you go about advertising the event? b) what sorts of activities would you have at the Fiesta? c) where would you hold the event -- and why there? d) how would you follow-up with the families that attended? (6) In many Hispanic outreach ministries, the issue of illegal immigration/undocumented aliens arises. What Biblical principles should be brought to bear on our understanding, as a Church, of this issue?