11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
at Fellowship Church
8000 Middlebrook Pike
Lunch is provided ($3 for adults, $1 for children).

The Compassion Coalition sponsors public meetings designed to alert the Christian community and connect them to the “front-lines” of our city.  To date, over 120 congregations have attended the meetings from over 15 denominations.

Each meeting, a different social need or concern is discussed, analyzed, and acted upon in some manner. Meetings include lunch, live worship music or a brief devotional, and an hour of honest and thoughtful probing into the issue at hand.  The meetings are designed to educate the Body of Christ about community needs and resources while providing genuine opportunities to sign up and get involved.  They have proven to be an excellent means for networking. The executive director of Teen Challenge reports, “The monthly meetings provide us with information and personal contacts that can take years to develop in other ways.”

Moreover, the meetings are designed to encourage tired front-line workers (e.g., non-profit staff, ministry workers, teachers) while networking them to each other and to trained compassion ministry leaders from area churches. The executive director of Knoxville’s largest social service organization wrote, “I have seen good, hardworking staff, frustrated and angry at the circumstances they face on a daily basis, energized and invigorated when they and the work they do are lifted up and valued at a Compassion Coalition meeting.”

We want you to see for yourself!  Learn about our community, feel the passion of the speakers, sense the presence of God, and join us on the long journey toward community transformation.  God has a place for you, your family, and your congregation alongside Him as He quietly goes about establishing His kingdom throughout greater Knoxville.
 

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Next Meeting:  

Come hear about the impact of service-based relationships between churches and schools in our community.

Thursday, August 28th, 2008 from 11:30 am - 1 pm
Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike.

Please reserve your spot for lunch by calling 865-251-1591 or by emailing gina@compassioncoalition.org.

Past Meetings:
 

NOTE: underlined titles link to additional information on the subject.

2008

• April: Mental Health and Faith: Bridging the Gap

• February: Mobilizing Volunteers (Dr. Don Simmons)

2007

• November: Its All About the Resources: Meeting the Needs of Distressed Families in Our Community

• August: Southern Hospitality: Welcoming our Latin Neighbors

• May: Mentoring

• March: Why Christians are the Last Great Hope for Saving God's Creation

• January: You Make the Difference

2006

• December: Operation InAsMuch

• September: Assistance for a Lifetime?

• May: Growing Our Youth

• April: Embracing Disabilities

• March: Celebration Evening

• February: Finding Jobs

• January: Katrina Survivors

2005

• November/December: Ending Chronic Homelessness

• October: Eliminating Health Disparities: It's About time!

• August: Orphaned Elderly

• June: Love INC

• May: The Church and Knoxville's Hip-Hop Culture

• April:  Bringing Shalom to Knoxville Through Commerce

• March: Former Offenders: Loving Them for Real

• February: Refugees in Crisis

• January: Serving our Schools

2004

• November/December: How Can we Meet our Community's Full Potential?

• October: The Power of a City at Prayer

• September: Building Healthy Ministry Partnerships

• August: Being an Externally Focused Church

• July: Mobilizing Your Church for Mercy Ministries

• May: From Despair to Hope: The Journey to Self-Sufficiency

• April: Adoption and Foster Care

• February/March: Compassion Coalition - Inside and Out

• January: Homeless Children and Youth - There is Hope!

2003

• November/December: Love INC is Finally Here

• October: Group Homes - Loving Kids in Crisis

• September: Compassion Theology - Hearing the Heart of God

• August: Poverty & Hunger - A Glimpse at Local Realities

• July: Compassion – In the Mayor’s Office?

• June: Juvenile Delinquency – What Can We Do?

• May: Latinos – Are they Welcome Here?

• April: Foster Care

• March: Disabilities – Understanding and Getting Involved

• February: Meet Your Inner City Schools

• January: Making Knoxville a Great Place to Grow Old

2002

• Nov/Dec: Salt & Light Research is Done!

• October: Domestic Violence: What Can We Do?

• September: Urban Compassion

• August: Knoxville’s Special Schools: Let’s ADOPT Them!

• July: One Church: A Challenge to Love Our City TOGETHER (Doug Banister)

• June: Congregations Impacting Our City

• May: Youth Homeless: A Heartbreaking Look at Local Realities

• April: Substance Abuse Within Our Community – The Church’s Role

• March: How Would Jesus Engage People with HIV/AIDS?

• February: Love INC Coming to Tennessee

• January: Moving Beyond Event Compassion

2001

• Nov/Dec: How God Can Use Our Churches in Powerful Ways in 2002 and Beyond?

• October: Pastor Todd Stewart – “How God is Turning His Church Inside Out.”

• September: Urban Youth Ministry Panel

• August: Overcoming Compassion Fatigue

• July: Compassion Fatigue

• June: Knoxville’s Homeless

• May: A Look at Mental Health

• April: Knoxville’s Promise

• March: God Stories-How God is at Work in Our Midst.

• February: Tim Keller’s book “Ministries of Mercy – The Call of the Jerico Road”

• January: Prayer and the Compassionate Life

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