January 1, 2008 Leave a comment
Perhaps you are drawn toward community ministry … but you aren’t sure whether you are really ready to plunge in. This personal preparation not only strengthens your readiness to be used by God as an agent of transformation, but also cultivates God’s transforming work within you.
January 1, 2008 Leave a comment
This Spanish PowerPoint tool is used to help people who want to be part of a larger community development group take their first steps towards that. The first step is identifying and setting realistic goals, and then writing down strategies for reaching those goals. This can be used both in communities and in schools.
January 1, 2008 Leave a comment
This PowerPoint Tool, developed by Northeast Community Transformation, is used to promote Communities First in churches, Classis meetings, workshops and other group meetings.
January 1, 2008 Leave a comment
This tool contains questions used to garner an overview of congregational assets for use in congregational discovery.
This tool is utilized within a coaching/consulting relationship. It is not intended to be a “stand alone” resource for analyzing data.
January 1, 2008 Leave a comment
The most fundamental statement we likely can make in any ministry effort that goes beyond charity is to say that we are all image-bearers of God. This tool looks at how we can go beyond charity and move towards development ministries.
January 1, 2008 Leave a comment
This Spanish PowerPoint Tool is used to awaken the community to realize that they can establish their goals and reach them.
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This is a screening tool used to do an initial assessment of congregational leadership’s readiness to enter into the ‘Building Readiness’ part of the equipping Church Network process.
This tool is utilized within a coaching/consulting relationship. It is not intended to be a “stand alone” resource for analyzing data.
January 1, 2008 Leave a comment
This is a ministries focus in community tool. It is used to find out what other churches are doing in the community.
January 1, 2008 Leave a comment
This is a link to an example of a community score card from Vision 2020, whose goal is to develop local comprehensive revitalization plans that focus resources on locally identified target areas to eliminate substandard housing and the conditions which cause it by 2020. vision2020michigan.org
January 1, 2008 Leave a comment
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Operation: Restoration - Living God’s Agenda in Your CommunityOperation: Restoration is a complete group study set, downloadable right to your computer. Operation: Restoration is a journey of the head and heart. You’ll be exploring some deep questions about the relationship between the health of your community and the health of your church. Find Out More |
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Communities First Book and WorkbooksA book accompanied by a series of 8 workbooks that will challenge you and your church to discover what the Bible says about the church’s responsibility to those who are poor and hungry. This series will help your church engage with your community and influence it in ways that will make life better for everyone here and now. Find Out More |
January 1, 2008 Leave a comment
This tool is a sample five question neighborhood survey and form for finding out more about your local neighbors.
January 1, 2008 Leave a comment
This tool is a Spanish PowerPoint document describing Asset Based Community Development and how to Asset Map your community.
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This tool is a great summary of the work of community development and building.
January 1, 2008 Leave a comment
This tool is a list of things to look for when you walk around your neighborhoods when you are ‘Building Readiness’ and doing ‘Community Visioning.’
January 1, 2008 Leave a comment
How do you look at a community? Is it really community? Do people work together? Is it deficient, disabled, filled with problems? OR, is it full of gifts, abilities, and capacities for achieving a better tomorrow?
ABCD helps leaders and communities see themselves as gifted and capable of change. Rather than starting with needs and problems, ABCD starts by harvesting what is already there. ABCD establishes the possibility for Christians and churches today to unleash the capacities of their members and their neighbors in ways that help neighbors succeed and the community improve.
November 9, 2007 Leave a comment
Inviting Neighborhood Participation from CFA Videos on Vimeo.
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This video illustrates a 5 question door-to-door survey that you can ask neighbors to invite participation in community development. Going door-to-door and talking with neighbors about their neighborhoods helps people connect with one another, and also helps to define a neighborhood community vision from the residents themselves. |
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September 25, 2007 Leave a comment
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How do you teach kids to take care of their neighborhoods? Have them keep it clean. |
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September 25, 2007 Leave a comment
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How do you teach kids to save? Give them incentives. |
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September 25, 2007 Leave a comment
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How do you teach kids responsibility? Give them some. |
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