Neighborhood Ministries

The following seminars and courses are available. For more information, contact me at robert.barr34@yahoo.com

A-Finances-Balancing The Budget

B-Basics Of Our Beliefs -A Scriptural guide to the church’s beliefs.

C-Needs of the Elderly and How to Minister to Them.

D-“Ministering in the 21st Century” (for pastors) 

E-For youth ministries

F-Ministering to the Unemployed

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 A- Finances

Many low-income families don’t worry about investments and stocks and bonds covered by most courses, they just worry about paying the bills. This is a very simple basic course on how to organize your finances and see that the bills are paid on time and that money is set aside to cover emergencies..

“I-Balancing The Budget For low-Income Families”  —————————————–Outline

Sessions

A-Balancing The Budget-A-Why Budget?

B-Balancing The Budget-Setting Up A Budget

C-Balancing The Budget-Balancing The Budget

D-Balancing The Budget-Plugging Spending Leaks

E-Balancing The Budget-Setting Goals

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B-Basics Of Our Beliefs

Few members today know or understand much of what the church believes. Few churches have any systematic teaching of the basics of what a church believes. As a result, I have written a book to help churches to orient new members to the Christian faith and for members who wish to learn more about the beliefs of the church. It can be used as a catechism for new members or a refresher course for members in long-standing whose church has never systematically taught them the basic beliefs of the church.

I-“God’s Word-Our Standard” A Scriptural guide to the church’s beliefs.

Sessions

I-God’s Saving Grace

A-Theology Of The New Testament

1-Fall of Man

2-Salvation

3-Living For Christ

B-The Sacraments

1-Baptism

2-Communion

II-The New Life

A-The Sabbath And The Church

B-The Word

C-Prayer

D-Tithing

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C-Ministering To The Elderly

People no longer work until they can’t any more and then die shortly afterward, now many live for many years and can take care of themselves for much of it. We need to understand and deal with the changes.

I-The Snowbirds

II-The Elderly

III-The Home bound

Video of seminar is on You Tube-see “Robert Barr Session 1”  (an intro to show to announce when the video will be shown is also available see  “Intro Robert Barr”

IV-Those in Nursing Homes

For more information on ministering to Seniors, check out the “The Elderly” section of “A Servant’s Heart-part-A” which I published in 2011 and the video on You Tube   “Robert Barr Session 1”.  A short Introduction  is also available on You Tube at “Intro Robert Barr” to use to announce the time and place of a showing.

 

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D-Ministering in the 21st Century 

Many churches in the U.S. today are struggling and pastors often ask me how changes in society affect the church.

1-Often have no church background

2-Fear of close relationships

3-Didn’t grow up in church

4-Families scattered

5-Many women work

6-Many members have no background in service

The message doesn’t change,  but the old lines of communication have been cut and we need to develop new lines to deliver  the message. Therefore we need to take a fresh look at the organization of our church and how we spend our time, are we just maintaining the organization, or are we making disciples who will carry on our work after we are gone?

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E-For youth ministries, women’s ministries, men’s ministries

I am available to speak on ministering to the elderly, homeless, as well as on Social problems such as abortion, Gay privileges,  etc. In addition, I have contacts with agencies wFor more information onho may be able to supply speakers on various topics.

F-Ministering to the Unemployed-

For information on ministering to the unemployed, a video is available on You Tube under “Ministering to the Unemployed” with an intro under “Intro Ministering to the Unemployed” to use to announce the time and place of a showing.

G-Christian Values Series

I-Value of life

II-For this reason-Value of marriage

III-God Created them male and female

IV-You shall subdue it-Having a purpose

V-Law & prophets

VI-Value of law

VII-What is truth