Junior Youth Group - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/junior-youth-group/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Mon, 05 Feb 2024 10:56:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Cultivating Selfless Service in Young Hearts and Minds https://bahaiteachings.org/cultivating-selfless-service-young-heart-minds/ https://bahaiteachings.org/cultivating-selfless-service-young-heart-minds/#respond Sat, 03 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=82772 In the radiant tapestry of Hillcrest Orchard Camp’s Fall Program, an extraordinary initiative unfolds, intertwining the principles of the Baha’i Faith with the transformative power of experiential learning.  This innovative...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/cultivating-selfless-service-young-heart-minds/feed/ 0 Transformative Leadership: Empowering Young Hearts and Minds https://bahaiteachings.org/transformative-leadership-empowering-young-hearts-and-minds/ https://bahaiteachings.org/transformative-leadership-empowering-young-hearts-and-minds/#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=81425 As the summer sun shone on the picturesque landscape of a Wisconsin camp, a transformative journey unfolded for 11 to 15-year-olds seeking personal growth, camaraderie, and leadership development.  At this...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/transformative-leadership-empowering-young-hearts-and-minds/feed/ 0 How You Can Build Global Unity From the Grassroots Up https://bahaiteachings.org/global-unity-grassroots/ https://bahaiteachings.org/global-unity-grassroots/#respond Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=71585 The aphorism “think globally, act locally” rings true today more than ever – but how can one individual contribute? Sure, we all want a peaceful, unified, sustainable planet – but...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/global-unity-grassroots/feed/ 0 Finding Your Purpose Through Faith in Action https://bahaiteachings.org/finding-your-purpose-through-faith-in-action/ https://bahaiteachings.org/finding-your-purpose-through-faith-in-action/#respond Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=69890 “All over the world one hears beautiful sayings extolled and noble precepts admired,” said Abdu’l-Baha, the authorized interpreter of the Baha’i writings and the son of Baha’u’llah, the prophet and...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/finding-your-purpose-through-faith-in-action/feed/ 0 Mentorship: A Key to Building a Better World https://bahaiteachings.org/mentorship-a-key-to-building-a-better-world/ https://bahaiteachings.org/mentorship-a-key-to-building-a-better-world/#respond Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:00:38 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=69204 My focus, aside from work, involves mentoring youth groups in the Baha’i Junior Youth Empowerment Program. The Junior Youth Empowerment Program, one of the core activities of Baha’i community building,...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/mentorship-a-key-to-building-a-better-world/feed/ 0 How Meaningful Conversations Can Help Us Bridge Racial Divides https://bahaiteachings.org/meaningful-conversations-bridge-racial-divides/ https://bahaiteachings.org/meaningful-conversations-bridge-racial-divides/#respond Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=68747 Activities that build community contribute to the positive transformation of society. But can community-building activities — and conversations —  help us eliminate racial prejudice? Makeena Rivers, a Baha’i living in New...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/meaningful-conversations-bridge-racial-divides/feed/ 0 Learning Through Service: Building Community With the Navajo Nation https://bahaiteachings.org/learning-through-service-building-community-navajo-nation/ https://bahaiteachings.org/learning-through-service-building-community-navajo-nation/#respond Sat, 26 Dec 2020 16:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=66619 “Being a Baha’i, and adopting and seeing Baha’u’llah’s teachings for this age, doesn’t mean we erase the other beautiful aspects and traditions and spiritual beliefs of our past,” says Kim...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/learning-through-service-building-community-navajo-nation/feed/ 0 How Community Service Created Lasting Friendships https://bahaiteachings.org/how-community-service-created-lasting-friendships/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-community-service-created-lasting-friendships/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=63828 As more Americans report that they have little social support and few meaningful interactions, loneliness is, understandably, on the rise. According to a 2019 survey conducted by health insurer Cigna,...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-community-service-created-lasting-friendships/feed/ 0 What Is the Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program? https://bahaiteachings.org/what-is-junior-youth-spiritual-empowerment-program/ https://bahaiteachings.org/what-is-junior-youth-spiritual-empowerment-program/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=63541 Hormonal and developmental changes coupled with social pressure from peers and negative expectations from society —  welcome to the challenges of being a preteen! When you look back on your...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/what-is-junior-youth-spiritual-empowerment-program/feed/ 0 How a Mentoring Program is Empowering Adolescents https://bahaiteachings.org/mentoring-program-empowering-adolescents/ https://bahaiteachings.org/mentoring-program-empowering-adolescents/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=62552 “I love that one main element of the junior youth program is to help young people develop their powers of expression,” says Kim Wu, a Baha’i living in Los Angeles,...

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