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Colossians 4:2-8 Voice
Pray, and keep praying. Be alert and thankful when you pray. [3] And while you are at it, add us to your prayers. Pray that God would open doors and windows and minds and eyes and hearts for the word so we can go on telling the mystery of the Anointed, for this is exactly why I am currently imprisoned. [4] Pray that I will proclaim this message clearly and fearlessly as I should. [5] Be wise when you engage with those outside the faith community; make the most of every moment and every encounter. [6-8] When you speak the word, speak it gracefully (as if seasoned with salt), so you will know how to respond to everyone rightly."
Prayer allows us to see the opportunities that God provides us. Sometimes opportunities mask themselves as obstacles, and we don’t even see the opportunity that is before our eyes because we are so anxious about our day to day life or upset about having to deal with another setback. We need to be devoted to prayer to make the most of every moment, every encounter, and every conversation, because we never know what one prayer can do to change a life.
Definitions of a community
Definitions of a community
Community:
1. A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
2. The condition of sharing or having certain attitudes and interests in common.
(Dictionary.com)
A community is a group of people with a common background or with shared interests within society who may live in a similar area.
Definitions of community have shifted from being primarily related to individuals living in the same area to focus more on aspects such a social relationships, a sense of belonging, common norms and social interaction as the primary reasons for community formation.
Reasons for community formation
Reasons for community formation
Communities can emerge as a result of geographic, interest based or purpose built reasons.
The most common reasons for community formation are:
Locality/ geography
Culture
Religion
Politics
Business
Sport, leisure & recreation
Music
Friendship
Next to each reasons, write down two examples of communities that has been formed because of this reason. For example, location/ geography= Galston Swimming Club, Dural Riding Club
Use ABS Data to identify groups that make up your local community
Use ABS Data to identify groups that make up your local community
Research Task
Research the local Dural Community by using the following link and completing the activities:
Identify 10 different topics/ categories that can be used to describe the make up/ demographic of your local community. Some examples may include language spoken at home, marital status, family blending, method of travel to work etc.
2. Investigate how your community has changed from 2001 to 2016 in terms of population, ancestry and family composition. Present these findings in a table.
Construct a line graph to indicate how your community has changed from 2001 to 2016 in one of the areas from above.
3. Choose one other community from the list below:
Beach Communities (Terrigal)
Rural Communities (Wagga-Wagga)
Urban communities (Sydney City)
High Socioeconomic communities (Double Bay)
Low Socioeconomic communities (Tregear)
4. Compare your local community with the selected community and complete the following:
a. Construct a table that compares 1 specific area for both community groups e.g. the different occupations in each area, median weekly income.
b. Construct a column graph that compares another specific area of both community groups. E.g. family composition, employment status, dwelling (housing structure).
c. Construct 2 pie graphs that represent the gender breakdown for each area.
Line Graph
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