Neighborhood Ministries

Category: Social Work

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    Bob Barr
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    God tells us to feed the hungry and cloth the naked but the church is very reluctant to help and is often resistant to efforts to involve it in helping the poor. It is hard to pin down the reasons for that reluctance but I feel that part of it stems from a feeling that…

  • Social Work-I

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    Bob Barr
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    The belief that we are entitled to government help is penetrating the church. When my pay was severely cut  due to budget cuts, I debated whether to apply for Social Security since I was 65. Many in the church urged me to take partial retirement since I paid into it and though I would get…

  • Social Work-H

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    Bob Barr
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    When it comes to actual use of funds, private agencies look at possible resources and determine if there is a need, while public agencies just determine eligibility. One size doesn’t fit all as different clients have different needs based on their circumstances. Depending on expenses, someone may meet the eligibility guidelines but not need it…

  • Social Work-G

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    Bob Barr
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    There is a feeling of many government workers that if private agencies get the funds, it will take funds from government agencies and result in widespread layoffs. While it will open more jobs in the private agencies, many government workers aren’t suited to work in private agencies. When I worked for the welfare department, I…

  • Social Work-F

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    Bob Barr
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    -I was in a meeting once where the subject of government assistance came up because the fight over cutting assistance or maintaining it came up. I made a comment about our agency possibly losing our government assistance. A man from another organization (a supposedly Christian organization) then spoke up and said to me “you’ve already…

  • Social Work-E

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    Bob Barr
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    If you use a conservative definition of a caring person who comes alongside someone to determine their needs and help them work out their problems and get back to self sufficiency, Yes, a Conservative would make a good Social Worker but a liberal would not. The liberal would not be willing to get personally involved…

  • Social Work-D

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    Bob Barr
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    When I worked for the Salvation Army Social Services, one of my volunteers from Bowling Green State University stated that her professor told his class that Conservatives do not make good Social Workers and she wanted to know how to respond to him. I feel this attitude is prevalent in many of our secular colleges…

  • Social Work-C

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    Bob Barr
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    Assistance needs to be based on need, not eligibility. You can give a man a fish and he will have food for today, but if you teach him to fish, you can feed him for a lifetime. They have begun providing job training, job search assistance, and even work requirements but if the person does…

  • Social Work-B

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    Bob Barr
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    I am often amazed at how many people, even Christians, believe that the government can save this country and the world.  The Bible tells us that we should be always vigilant because Satan prowls around like a roaring lion seeking who he will devour (I Peter 5:8) and that there will arise false prophets who…

  • Social Work-B

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    Bob Barr
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    I am often amazed at how many people, even Christians, believe that the government can save this country and the world.  The Bible tells us that we should be always vigilant because Satan prowls around like a roaring lion seeking who he will devour (I Peter 5:8) and that there will arise false prophets who…