AGORA CONSTRUCTION

Why AGORA Construction?

We must defend the cause of the orphans; we must fight for the lives of the fatherless; and we must stand for the oppressed. A fatherless generation has grown up without healthy father figures and influence. We must stand in the gap and be the fathers they do not have. We must extend love, encouragement, strength, commitment, faithfulness, grace, discipline, and a vision for a better future. We must walk beside these young men to see them become men of integrity and honor to reach their God-given potential. AGORA Construction must exist to solve these problems and see life change.

Program Basics

The purpose of the AGORA Construction program is to provide a training ground for young men and women to develop character, construction training, be mentored, and become lifelong followers of Christ. The program will teach hard and soft skills with an emphasis on learning and growth.

Key Program Elements

• Focus is young men and women 16-30
• Construction learning done 3-4 days a week
• One day of biblical and leadership training
• Each student is part of a small group
• Each student has a bi-weekly one-on-one with a ministry leader
• Each student is provided a monthly financial stipend
• Students live in AGORA dorms for free
• High school students get paid minimum wage plus $1.

Key Program Outcomes

Students learn construction trades, hard skills

• How to work with wood
• How to do basic electrical wire runs
• How to do basic plumbing
• How to do basic insulation, insulation, and sheet rocking
• How to organizes and plan a job
• How to build fences
• How to price, quote, and estimate a work project

Students learn basic social and relational soft skills. 

• Be on time, act of honor and respect
• How to communicate with peers
• How to communicate with supervisors and managers
• How to have a strong work ethic
  • Work hard
  • Work fast
  • Work with a purpose

Students will be discipled and experience a personal relationship with Jesus

• Bible study
• Small groups
• One-on-ones
• Memory versus
• Times of worship

Students will learn leadership basics

• 21 Laws of Leadership
• Leading oneself
• Leading others
• Leading teams

Students will learn what it means to have a servants heart

• It is not about me
• It is about the team/ body
• Look for needs to fill

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