Brethren Volunteer Service

Orientation

Purpose and Goals

BVS orientations are designed to prepare and strengthen volunteers for a life of service in BVS and beyond. The goals are to encourage you to:

• Share and examine your personal beliefs and values with the intent of growing in your understanding of yourself, others, and God.
• Share in the responsibilities for group life while learning what helps and hinders satisfying group living.
• Struggle with the prevalent spiritual and social issues of our day and examine Christian ethical responses to current social, political, and economic issues.
• Learn ways to live simply and responsibly with the world’s limited resources.
• Become more aware of people and situations throughout the world, including responsibilities of membership in the global family.
• Explore ways to enable personal and societal change that embody mutuality and nonviolence.
• Consider project possibilities with the support of the orientation community and finalize project assignments through discussions with the BVS staff.
• Develop a BVS community of support and learn ways to develop local support for yourself while at your project.

Orientation Schedule