Spiritual Growth in Creation

Spiritual Growth in Creation

Sep 10, 2016

Spiritual Growth in Creation

Family Peace Association conducts “Outdoor Adventure Workshops” for all ages above elementary school that involve more intensive experiences in nature.

FPA’s Outdoor Adventure Programs offer participants experiential learning opportunities in the greatest classroom of all – God’s pristine Creation. Immersed in a wilderness setting, participants have the opportunity to apply theoretical principles in a challenging environment that tests and cultivates their character and spirit.

Activities range from hiking 10,000 foot peaks, 4 day overnight hikes, orienteering competitions, 30-hour solo reflection times, campfire bonding talks and more.

Program Objectives:

Cultivate Intellectual Honesty

Unlike the environments participants are used to in contemporary society, nature provides un-abridged feedback to their decisions and actions. Nature gives participants the opportunity to see themselves honestly based on the immediate feedback provided by nature.

Personal Relationship with God

Participants are encouraged to seek a genuine, personal relationship with God during the adventure workshop. Free from the distractions of modern civilization, participants are guided to focus their attention on the more essential matters of life. Insincere attitudes and too casual behavior are discouraged in order to challenge participants to reflect more deeply and sincerely on their spiritual lives.

Self-Reflection

Ample time is given at the end of each day for journal writing and reflection. As the goal for the day’s experiences is to internalize valuable lessons and apply them to daily life after the program, written reflections are an essential part of the program.

Challenging your limitations

Based on an honest self-assessment of their current spiritual, mental, emotional and physical state, participants are given opportunities to challenge their limitations to expedite their growth and development and make a habit of striving for excellence. Participants set internal and external goals daily, while also being guided on the importance of choosing goals that will not needlessly endanger the safety of themselves or others.

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Sep 10, 2016

Marriage and Family Education

Peaceful families are the substantial building blocks for a peaceful world. The Family Peace Association brings a new approach to spiritual life with a core focus of providing principle-based educational content for the entire family. FPA believes marriage is a blessing from God that grants couples the gift of co-creation with God as they build God-centered families by bringing new life into this world.

FPA provides profound and indispensable marriage and family education that provides the foundation for truly happy and meaningful marriages and families blessed by God. FPA is continuously developing its marriage and family education content. Central to FPA’s family education is “true love,” an unconditional love that originates and emulates the character of God the creator.

 

Marriage Preparation

Students experience God's love in nature.

Family Peace Association believes marriage is a blessing bequeathed by God through which a couple which unites the masculine and feminine aspects of God who become parents who form a God-centered family. FPA’s approach to marriage focuses on the joining of two families who form a new lineage that expands into an extended family that is passed on through generations living harmoniously .

Marriage preparation workshops are available for high school age and above. Workshops are held every quarter. Education content includes the significance and purpose of marriage, how to make a commitment, purity and preparation before marriage, complementary aspects of masculinity and femininity, and how to cultivate good relationships in the extended family.

An outdoor adventure component is included in marriage preparation workshops to allow participants to reflect on the education and how to apply it in their life. Personal mentoring is also available to help guide each participant in their personal journey to prepare for a healthy God-centered marriage.

Couples Education

True love requires patience and effort. It is a long-term investment towards an eternal relationship. FPA runs monthly programs for young couples, covering various topics relevant to couples that are striving for a God-centered relationship of true love.

Examples of Couples’ Workshop Topics:

  • What it means to be a God-centered couple
  • How to invite God into our relationship
  • The unique value and qualities of man and woman
  • Building a holistic relationship
  • Preparing to be a good father and mother
  • Sexual relationship of true love
  • Building an extended family
Students experience God's love in nature.

Parent Education

Students experience God's love in nature.

The parent-child relationship defines the relationship between God and human beings. When people become parents and experience intense unconditional love for their children, they get a taste of God’s heart towards humanity. God feels tremendous joy when his children grow to resemble His character, just as a parent feels great pride and joy as their child grows and matures. It is the desire of every parent that their children grow up to become respectable citizens that are able to contribute to society, and create a loving family of their own. FPA conducts regular meetings on parenting as well as organizes Family Workshops for more in-depth education.

Young parents’ meetings are held monthly for parents with infants or toddlers. Discussion is based off of books written by experts on parenting and marriage relationships.

Topics Include:

  • What is your child’s love language?
  • How do you discipline your child?
  • How do you create a good family culture?
  • How do you deal with siblings’ rivalry?
  • What is your view on academic education?
  • How do you cultivate your child’s character?

Family Support, Counseling and Intervention Services

FPA provides support for family through small group meetings and one on one family visitations to help families overcome various challenges that may emerge between couples, between parents and children and crisis that children may face.

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We offer programs for every age group that provide education and support to cultivate healthy, purpose-driven families.

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Sep 10, 2016

Core Values Life

Core Values for Life (CVL) is Family Peace Association’s a spiritual community for young adults.

Age range: 17 (after high school) to young professionals. Those who are married and are beginning family life usually move on to join the Young Families’ Programs.

Mission Statement: CVL is a faith community of young adults that supports each other in developing qualities essential to raising a healthy God-centered family.

CVL Values

 

 

 

 

 

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Living for the Greater Good

Living for the Greater Good is the most essential core value of CVL. As stated in the Mission Statement, CVL aims to prepare young adults to raise healthy God-centered families. In a healthy family, every member strives every day to practice true love, which means willingly and joyfully sacrificing one’s desires for the benefit of others. The family is the school of love where one expands their heart through the “Four Great Realms of Heart”. Such a family expands their love out to the greater community through acts of service.

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Ownership

Each person needs to own their relationship with God and their knowledge of the truth. Weekly study sessions are held for the research of Divine Principle, and other holy texts. CVL also encourages learning about the beliefs of other faiths in order to gain a richer understanding of various beliefs and come to one’s own conclusions of what is true. Young adults in CVL also learn to articulate their beliefs through outreaching to colleagues.

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Teamwork

CVL takes mentorship seriously. Mentoring is about guiding the growth and development of others. Everyone in CVL is assigned a mentor and mentee. Mentees are at least a year younger than their mentor. Being is a mentor is not always easy – it can be frustrating at times especially when the mentee is not responsive. In CVL, we have developed guidelines of how to be a good mentor. Investing one’s whole heart into the spiritual growth another person is great training for future parenting.

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Dream Big

Before one can conquer the universe, he/she must first conquer himself/herself. In order to achieve great things, one must have self-mastery. Often times, the greatest obstacle in life is oneself. CVL emphasizes the importance of striving for excellence in everything one does. It is the hope of Family Peace Association that young people in CVL are trained to become great moral leaders in society.

Students experience God's love in nature.

Regular Actives of CVL:

• Mentorship meetings (bi-weekly)
• Service Projects (quarterly)
• Principle Workshops (bi-annual)
• Principle Research Study Groups (bi-weekly)
• Adventure Programs (bi-annual)
• Nation-wide Video Conference Calls (bi-weekly)
• Fellowship Gatherings (up to local community)

Our Programs

We offer programs for every age group that provide education and support to cultivate healthy, purpose-driven families.

Spiritual Growth in Creation

Spiritual Growth in Creation

Marriage & Family

Marriage & Family

For College & Young Professionals

For College & Young Professionals

For Teens

For Teens

For Children

For Children

 

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For Teens

For Teens

Sep 10, 2016

Core Values Academy for Teens

Core Values Academy for teens is specially designed to match the emotional, intellectual, social and spiritual development in adolescence.

Small groups encourage in-depth exploration of life’s principles as well as cultivate a peer network to support spiritual growth.

Teachers and assistant teachers serve as elder mentors who work with students to grow through questions and personal challenge.

Hands-on experiential learning through outdoor education and service work encourages students to test out the lessons of CVA into practice.

Core Values Academy is supported in each community through the joint effort of staff, volunteer teachers and parents.

Learning Objectives

 

I am a child of God

Every child knows they are a precious child of God.
CVA strives to empower its students with full conviction of their identity as God’s cherished sons and daughters. Students are encouraged to develop their relationship with God and deepen their understanding of their direction and purpose in life.

Family is the School of Love

Students learn and grow to love in the family.  God created this world to be one overflowing with love where everyone lives for the sake of others. CVA guides students to continuously develop their hearts of love starting in their families as children to their parents and siblings to their brothers and sisters. They are encouraged to expand their heart to embrace their extended family.

Healthy Lifestyle

Every child develops healthy daily habits as the foundation for a life of excellence. CVA encourages students to strive for excellence. Students learn to offer their best efforts as a way of honoring God. Great deeds are the fruits of self mastery in their daily lifestyle. Students are given perspectives and tools to cultivate healthy life habits as a foundation of a successful life.

Living for the World

Every child learns to use his/her unique talents and abilities to serve their community. God has given each person unique talents and abilities as a way to serve the greater good. At CVA, students are given opportunities to develop their talents to benefit their larger community, nation and world.

Our Approach

 

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Learning in the Classroom and through Experience

CVA classes are conducted both in and out of the classroom. Teachers give students key concepts and encourage them to bring the concepts to life and experience the subject in reality. Lessons are designed to help students cultivate their understanding of God through intimate, personal experiences.

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Teachers

CVA teachers are volunteer parents and college students from the community committed to educating and raising the next generation. Teachers are aided by assistant teachers who are high school and college students. Together they develop weekly lesson plans based on CVA curriculum goals. Lessons incorporate the teaching team’s creativity and personal experience to optimize the students’ learning experience.

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Assistant Teachers

Assistant teachers are high school and college age volunteers. Mentoring younger members of the community is an opportunity for volunteers to learn the importance of personal example and what it means to to love unconditionally.

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Parent Involvement

Parents are a crucial part of CVA to secure the important connection between family life and the lessons of CVA that help nurture students’ spiritual growth. Many lead teachers and volunteers are parents.  Parents are also invited as guest speakers to share their wisdom and testimony. Other parents offer their talents and skills such as cooking and foreign language.

Our Programs

We offer programs for every age group that provide education and support to cultivate healthy, purpose-driven families.

Spiritual Growth in Creation

Spiritual Growth in Creation

Marriage & Family

Marriage & Family

For College & Young Professionals

For College & Young Professionals

For Teens

For Teens

For Children

For Children

 

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For Children

For Children

Sep 10, 2016

Core Values Academy

Core Values Academy (CVA) is a weekly educational program with age-appropriate curriculum that supports children in the development and growth of their spiritual lives. Children learn about the nature of God and their identity and destiny as God’s children. The lessons and activities encourage students to continuously develop their relationships with God in their families and daily lives.

The Core Values Academy is supported in each community through the joint effort of staff, volunteer teachers and parents.

Curriculum is available for preschool to high school.

Learning Objectives

 

I am a child of God

Every child knows they are a precious child of God.
CVA strives to empower its students with full conviction of their identity as God’s cherished sons and daughters. Students are encouraged to develop their relationship with God and deepen their understanding of their direction and purpose in life.

Family is the School of Love

Students learn and grow to love in the family.  God created this world to be one overflowing with love where everyone lives for the sake of others. CVA guides students to continuously develop their hearts of love starting in their families as children to their parents and siblings to their brothers and sisters. They are encouraged to expand their heart to embrace their extended family.

Healthy Lifestyle

Every child develops healthy daily habits as the foundation for a life of excellence. CVA encourages students to strive for excellence. Students learn to offer their best efforts as a way of honoring God. Great deeds are the fruits of self mastery in their daily lifestyle. Students are given perspectives and tools to cultivate healthy life habits as a foundation of a successful life.

Living for the World

Every child learns to use his/her unique talents and abilities to serve their community. God has given each person unique talents and abilities as a way to serve the greater good. At CVA, students are given opportunities to develop their talents to benefit their larger community, nation and world.

Our Approach

Core Values Academy is designed with our learning objectives in mind. Everything from the classroom setting, the teachers and assistants, and the home-academy connection is done with our goals in mind.

Students experience God's love in nature.

Learning in the Classroom and through Experience

CVA classes are conducted both in and out of the classroom. Teachers give students key concepts and encourage them to bring the concepts to life and experience the subject in reality. Lessons are designed to help students cultivate their understanding of God through intimate, personal experiences.

Teachers

CVA teachers are volunteer parents and college students from the community committed to educating and raising the next generation. Teachers are aided by assistant teachers who are high school and college students. Together they develop weekly lesson plans based on CVA curriculum goals. Lessons incorporate the teaching team’s creativity and personal experience to optimize the students’ learning experience.

Students experience God's love in nature.
Students experience God's love in nature.

Assistant Teachers

Assistant teachers are high school and college age volunteers. Mentoring younger members of the community is an opportunity for volunteers to learn the importance of personal example and what it means to to love unconditionally.

Parent Involvement

Parents are a crucial part of CVA to secure the important connection between family life and the lessons of CVA that help nurture students’ spiritual growth. Many lead teachers and volunteers are parents.  Parents are also invited as guest speakers to share their wisdom and testimony. Other parents offer their talents and skills such as cooking and foreign language.

Students experience God's love in nature.

Our Programs

Spiritual Growth in Creation

Spiritual Growth in Creation

Programs

Marriage & Family

Marriage & Family

Programs

For College & Young Professionals

For College & Young Professionals

Programs

For Teens

For Teens

Programs

For Children

For Children

Programs

 

Find out more. Get connected today.

 

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