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General Videos Relating to Community Transformation


A Partnership Case Study

Anaheim Church and the Orange County Christian Charities (OCCC) Partnered together to more effectively help people in need throughout their communities...

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Creating Hope for Chattanooga

Paul Green discusses how the Hope for Chattanooga program in Glenwood, Tennessee works within their community. Programs and examples of their work are shown as well as their vision for the community...

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Deciding to Move

John and Trudy Shuravloff discuss how and why they decided to move out of their suburban dream home to the Roosevelt neighborhood of Bellingham, Washington. John and Trudy are examples of when Christians love their community enough to give shape to them...

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Effective Aid

When is aid most effective? When a person has a goal and works to achieve that goal...
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Fathers  

Active fathers make better families. This is a program that helps to connect fathers with their kids. This video is about trying to reclaim the father being an important figure in the home, as well as encouraging them to be active in their children's lives...

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In, For, and WITH the Community

To develop a community you have to be willing to live in it.  To be WITH a community means to be a servant to the community. 

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Jesus and the Kingdom

This video link illustrates how heaven is not only a future reality, but also has the potential to be a present condition.  Author Brian McLaren discusses the liberating yet disturbing message from Jesus about living in the Kingdom of God.

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Salvation

Positive Impact, in Miami Florida, held a course on the theology of development for future community leaders. One topic it touched on was salvation and how it liberates the whole person. Participants learned that salvation is not only a future reality, but also a present condition... 

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Terri

Terri, a former prostitute, talks about her life changing experience and building relationships. Mercy with relationships leads to results... 

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The Whatcom Dream

Trudy Shuravloff talks about getting help from the Whatcom Dream and how it has changed her life... 

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Transform Space Into Place

This video link shows the story of a grassroots startup in Portland called "City Repair Project"; who transform space into place.  Neighbors come together to reclaim their streets and share community.  After watching the video imagine how churches could change space into place. 

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What If?

What if we actually practiced what we preached and loved our neighbors as ourselves? What could we accomplish if we only try? What if we put our communities first?

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