Fight the Hate is a collaborative Ministry, of
youth and young adults from Seventh Day Adventist churches across the
Central California Conference. Our objective is to build formidable
army of young people who will fulfill the gospel commission of Isaiah
58.
Our purpose, which is based on our Seventh-day Adventists pioneers’ view of social
justice, is to address and restore the imbalance in human relationships
that cause the injustices we see in our lives, or churches, or
communities and in our world.
Fight the Hate has been very active in events reaching out to the
community and strengthening our young people to be proclaimers of God’s
gospel of Love around the world.
- Janet Abbey
Mission Statement
We believe that there
must be a resurgence of uncompromising truth mingled with the action of love. We
believe that Bible contains a special message that provides the only remedy for
the escalating volatility and injustice in our world. It is our mission to
share the gospel message of Jesus and his love through outreach and service as
we fight the hate.
Target audience
The objective of this project is to attract, engage and retain a
diverse community of SDA and non SDA young people, predominantly from, but not
limited to within the Bay Area. By engaging young people in relevant and
purposeful ministry and outreach. This community will include youth and young
adults from across the social and cultural spectrum, including those from low
income families and diverse urban communities, that may find themselves
excluded from Adventist private
education and conference led initiatives, due to financial constraints
or cultural barriers. Part of our objective is to provide a safe non judgmental
space of love and acceptance for young people who are not Christians but are
seeking answers and looking for purpose in their lives. We also provide a safe
space for those who have become disillusioned with ‘church life’ and have left the church.
Ministry objectives
FTH will to continue its pursuit into
secular spaces, where we can create partnerships with external organizations
and continue to
create opportunities to interface with community leaders. It is our intention
to expand the ministry goals so we can remain relevant as we give focus not
only to the spiritual and social needs of our young people, but to also to the
spiritual and social needs of our communities at large. Our intention is to be
transparent as we address sensitive yet relative topics that affect the lives
of young people both in our churches and communities.
MENTORING & TRAINING
Intentional opportunities for
regular mentoring and training are implemented to develop both their gifts and
their faith and to prepare young people to become spiritual leaders. This will take
place through one-to-one and group mentoring sessions. Young people will be
given the opportunity to lead out in Bible studies, vespers, youth and young
adult rallies/days. FTH leader will be encouraged to model Christ like
leadership that is inclusive, promotes horizontal communication, authenticity,
transparency, unconditional love and acceptance.
Our plan in
2020 is to continue to organize community
seminars, workshops, rallies and monthly church based programs that raise
awareness and address the injustices in our communities and our world. Alongside
this we continue to create opportunities for regular, relevant and purposeful outreach programs in areas such as homeless ministry,
vulnerable groups, crisis and disaster relief. By engaging young people in these methods of service and outreach
which are unique to the times in which we live, we will seek to fulfill the
spiritual, social and emotional needs that young people have which is to both
see and experience the relevancy of the gospel message.
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Our world is growing
increasingly volatile. Hatred has become the dominant source of energy. Hatred fuels crime and violence, oppression
and discrimination. Hatred leads to abuse and domestic violence. It’s
the cause of suffering and injustice. FTH is a collaboration of Seventh-day
Adventist youth and young adults from in and around the Bay Area who are
committed to responding to the injustices in our communities and in our world
that are caused by hate.
FTH encourages its leaders
and members to adopt a Christ like approach to ministry that is based on inclusion, promotes horizontal communication, authenticity,
transparency, unconditional love and acceptance.