Family and Community Ministry

The church has amazing opportunities to bring God’s healing and restoration to our communities. DBA can help you discern how God is leading your church to love your neighbors. Then, our extensive network of church-based ministries and community collaborations throughout Dallas County can provide your church with the means by which to answer that call.

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VBS Online Training, 2020: Concrete and Cranes

by James Pendergrast | May 21, 2020 | Children, Church Strengthening, Evangelism, Ministry, Online Meetings, Smaller Church Leadership, Special Needs, Spiritual Development, Students

DBA's VBS team has recorded these training videos to help train your VBS leaders for 2020's Lifeway Concrete and Cranes theme.Learn about the Directors guide, VBS strategies during Covid-19 and Lifeway Director’s Club Learn how to create a follow-up plan and...

Sewing in Reynosa

by Jana Jackson | Feb 19, 2020 | Blog Posts, Church Strengthening, Jana blog posts, Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Refugees, Social Media, Women's Leadership

Last month I went to the border town of Reynosa, Mexico, with 7 other women from my church. We spent several days with migrant families who were staying at a church shelter while they were navigating the difficult process of securing the documentation...

Community Ministry

by Chelsie Hoard | Mar 21, 2019 | Church Strengthening, Family and Community

love God, love your neighbor Bringing God's healing and restoration to communities. Dallas Fellowship of the Blind

Poverty and a House of Cards

by Jana Jackson | Mar 11, 2019 | Blog Posts, Church Strengthening, Family and Community, Social Media

COPE is co-hosted by Have you ever tried building a structure out of a deck of cards? One false move, one gust of air, one jiggle of the table, and the whole thing comes tumbling down. Then, you get to play 52 card pick up! Living in poverty is a lot like trying to...