Poverty 101: Understanding & Ministering to Those in Generational Poverty
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2024 Heart4Schools Regional Training August 22 – FBC Rock Hill September 26 – FBC Holly Hill October 24 – Millbrook Baptist Church, Aiken 10am – 2pm, Doors open at 9:30am Cost: $35 or receive the Early Bird Cost of $25 by July 12th Register by August 5th to guarantee your Heart4Schools T-shirt! This training is
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South Carolina Baptists have been steadily increasing their involvement in local schools. From April 2023 to April 2024, Heart4Schools and SCBaptists have experienced significant growth in both school partnerships and church participation. In April 2023, SCBaptists were partnered with 503 schools, a number that rose to 590 by April 2024. This increase of 87 schools represents a 17.3% growth over just one year, showing
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Renee’ Atkinson, the South Carolina Teacher of the Year for 2024, exemplifies shining a light for Christ in the classroom. With over 21 years of experience in the education field, Atkinson never anticipated the platform that she would have as the Teacher of the Year. Throughout the year, Atkinson has traveled across the state, speaking to other
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May 6 – 10, 2024 Ideas for 2024: Talk to the principal. He/She will know what is needed!
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Are you trying to serve your local school on your own? Everyone needs a team of people to help! Pray about 4-5 who might be a Heart4Schools Team who helps lead and carry out your ministry. Once you have this group, consider ways to enlist volunteers. Help your church members see the opportunities and experience
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Support needed for new teachers*Between 40 and 50% of early career educators leave the profession within their first 5 years.*Before the pandemic, 25% of new SC teachers left after their first year!*The number of new college graduates with a bachelor’s degree in education has decreased to 4%. (Pew Research Center, September 22)*October and January are
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September 8 September 17 October October 2 October 6 October 27 November 11 November 4-8 November 20 November 18-22 January February 3-7 February 15 February 22 March 2-8 March 7 April 2 April 4 April 7-11 April 20-26 April 23 May 1 May 2 May 5-9 May 6 May 7 May 18 World Physical Therapy
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Looking For a Powerful Way to Serve a Local School? All public schools (but not charter schools) are required to have a School Improvement Council, and they need community members to be a part of this special group. Many of our South Carolina pastors volunteer on the SIC at their local school. This gives them
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Principals/Assistant Principals Heart4Schools leaders usually first connect with their local school’s principal or assistant principal, if the principal encourages them to make this connection. If you try to connect at the beginning of the school year, know that our principals are very busy. Ask to make an appointment. If you do not get a response,
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