Neighborhood Ministries

When the churches supported para church organizations, the churches worked along side the organizations and were able to meet spiritual needs while the organization ministered to physical needs. Clients suffer because most physical needs either derive from spiritual needs or create spiritual needs so the two are intertwined. Since the churches have divorced themselves from the para church organizations, it leaves the para church organizations without the resources to minister to the spiritual needs of their clients. Since those in need go to the organization rather then the church, the church no longer has the contact with those in need that would enable them to minister to the spiritual needs. Most Social Service units in the Salvation Army are attached to churches and the pastor and Social Worker work together to minister to physical and spiritual needs but most para church organizations lack that support.