Trades of Grace - The Joseph Project

A Ministry of Restoration through Work, Discipleship, and Service

Building Professional Life Skills In Ministry and Discipleship Development

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🙏 What Is This Program?

NWOCO’s Faith-Based Trades Program is not a school—it’s a ministry of hope, healing, and formation. We serve individuals, especially those marginalized or wounded, to:

• Discover their God-given purpose

• Rebuild their lives through dignified work

• Serve others with the talents God has given them

This is a formation-based discipleship journey where hands-on trade skills become tools for spiritual restoration.

Three Core Pillars of the Program

1. Vocational Discipleship

Participants are mentored in character, responsibility, and spiritual identity while learning skilled trades. The goal is to help them live out their vocation in a Christ-centered, ethical, and community-serving way.

2. Life Restoration

We offer a restorative path for individuals emerging from hardship, addiction, incarceration, or trauma. The work of their hands becomes a foundation for rebuilding self-worth, family, and faith.

3. Service Formation

Participants are shaped into servant-leaders, learning that their skills are not only for profit but for serving widows, the poor, churches, and their communities.

"We’re not just teaching people how to hang a door—we’re training them to serve with dignity, discipline, and purpose as disciples of Christ."

A Ministry of Restoration through Work, Discipleship, and Service, Empowerment through Outreach!

🎖️ Veteran Integration – Special Ministry Additione proud to honor and serve disabled and transitional veterans through:

🎖️ Vocational Discipleship for Veterans: Helping veterans rediscover purpose through work and faith.

• Life Restoration for Wounded Warriors: Creating a healing environment rooted in brotherhood, prayer, and hands-on work.

• Service Formation Through Sacrifice: Veterans lead by example, becoming mentors and servant-leaders within our community.

From Restoration to Entrepreneurship

We help participants move from crisis to calling—becoming confident, Christ-centered entrepreneurs:

• Life restoration through mentoring and structure

• Trade skill development under licensed supervision

• Guided LLC/business formation

• Coaching in budgeting, bookkeeping, and business operation

• Building real client relationships under mentorship

This is entrepreneurial discipleship, not workforce development. Each man becomes the steward of his own calling.