Below are some reflections from SOS’s Executive Director, Philip Walkley, about a conference he recently attended. “What kind of conference are you going to?” That was a question I was asked several times leading up to my recent trip to Chicago for the first ever Launch Conference sponsored by Mission Year. “I think it’s a [...]
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SOS Welcomes DANIEL FALLER to our Full Time Staff Team! Daniel will join our team on May 31st as our new Construction Director. He will supervise all aspects of construction at SOS including homeowner selection and communication, planning all home repair projects, and leading and training all of our summer staff and volunteers. Daniel grew up [...]
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The last several years we have been asking ourselves, “How do we fulfill our vision to Empower Persons and Transform Neighborhoods?” “How can homeowners be more involved in the process?” “How can we seek a partnership system of two-way exchange rather than merely a one-way system of giving?” Bob Lupton, of FCS Ministries in Atlanta, [...]
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The following is from Bob Lupton’s montly newsletter, Urban Perspectives. You can subscribe to the newsletter or read more here. We highly recommend Bob’s latest book Toxic Charity. Check it out here. Back Pack Pals “We have started a Back Pack Pals Program (kids that are hungry will get a back pack of food for the weekend). [...]
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The idea that SOS only repairs roofs is a very serious underestimation of how God uses this home repair ministry. One homeowner from this Spring Break shared with a staff member exactly why SOS has a vision to empower persons and transform neighborhoods with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Students who came to Memphis to [...]
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During March, SOS hosted college students who chose to partner with homeowners in Binghampton and Orange Mound to express the gospel of Jesus Christ through word and deed. These students could have easily chosen to go with friends on a vacation, but instead they had the opportunity to expose themselves to something beautiful going on [...]
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Over President’s Day weekend SOS hosted 26 former campers (current high school juniors and seniors) for the first-ever SOS Leadership Summit: a weekend of intensive servant-leadership training, urban ministry development, and biblical discipleship. This was a very special occasion as it was the first Leadership Summit and the campers had to be nominated by [...]
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SOS is looking to hire a full time Construction Director. SOS is Christ-centered home repair ministry that seeks to empower persons and transform neighborhoods by utilizing volunteers to renovate the homes of economically disadvantaged homeowners in Memphis, TN. Each year SOS will partner with homeowners to make significant repairs to more than 40 homes in [...]
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Not Barack Obama. Nor the former Prime Minister of England. John Major, SOS Construction Director. John, or Mr. President, as he has been affectionately called for years, is leaving SOS after almost 9 years of faithful service. John first came to SOS as a Construction Manager for the summer of 2004. Shortly after he was [...]
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UPDATE: For those of you who tried to sign up before and it didn’t work, the problem has been fixed! Do you love SOS and want to support our work? Do you regularly shop at Kroger? If you answered YES to both of these, then we have some exciting news for you! SOS is [...]
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