Customer Service – Meeting Needs

Dr. Young will provide insight into some of the challenges of connecting citizens to resources. Experience as a minister, Human Services Commission member, student, and community leader has allowed him to serve and to make a positive difference in the lives of people with humility and faith.

Why the Faith Community Should be Involved in Human Services: Stories of Compassion

There is ample data of the vast needs in our community, such as children who are abused and neglected, addictions of all kinds and the basics of just needing food for the next meal. Much of this data is typically communicated through numbers and technical reports. Dr. Michelson will merge data with stories of those whose path to dignity, though not easy, have moved them from a black hole of challenges to a meaningful life of planting seeds of dignity for others.

What Role Should the Faith Community Have in Human Services?

Tony Campolo, PhD

What role can and should the church have in human services? The lecture will focus on how participants and the state can engage the church to better serve their communities.