Entering Vulnerable Communities: Two Apprches

Contrasting approaches between evangelism and Community development.

1. ENTERING Vulnerable Communities (In which a Faith Community can Be FormED ) Viv Grigg, Professor of Urban Leadership, Director, MA in Transformational Urban Leadership, WCIU [email protected] https://wciu.zoom.us/j/87251012273   Welcome. Put your name and location in the chat

2. Hosted by Send InternatIonal William Carey International University MA in Transformational Urban Leadership & GradUATE Certificate in MovEment Leadership TUL530 Building Faith Communities TUL620 Movement Leadership TUL635 Community Transformation 2

3. TWO VIEWS IN TENSION: 1. Pioneer CHURCH-PLANTERS 2. DEVELOPMENT WORKERS Put your burning question about entrance in the chat

4. NOTHING MATCHES THE THRILL… Churchplanter : … of entering a community, preaching the gospel, casting out demons, discipling groups of men, gathering the first fellowship, worshipping as people get set free, transforming the economics, and the education and the structures of the community Economic Development Worker : …of catalyzing a group discussion on economics, a group process of savings, group decisions about how to utilize resources, liberating people from debt.

5. Starting points for an evangelist MATT 10 * Go fast * PrEACH , HEAL, DELIVER *No GOLD *Dependent on hospitality *FIND PERSON OF PEACE * EXPECT OPPOSITION

6. DELIVER RESOURCES FroM THE WEALTHY THROUGH A PROGRAM WITHIN A TIME-FRAME A PAID PROFEsSIONAL ROLE FROM AN OFFICE, 9-5 AM DELIVERING OUTCOMES Involving COMMUNITY COHESION Starting point for a development worker/Deacon-ESS (We will come back to this)

7. 6 P RINCIPLES for the churchplanter P RESENCE SLOW APPROACH? (INCARNATIONAL CROSS-CULTURAL LANGUAGE LEARNER). STAY and Build or FAST APPROACH? (MATT 10) SEED and TRAIN BUILDERS P

8. ROLES: WHO ARE YOU? IS HE CIA or MARXIST? Brewster’s Five Roles that make sense: Learner Servant Story-Teller Friend Intercessor Insider/Outsider Roles Always self-identify your religious identity early, but not grandly P 2/7/20XX 8 This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

9. Matt 9:37-39 Where you pray is where God works When you know God has answered, its time to go to work The consensus among Indian leaders is before evangelizing a city they send a prayer team for a month. Then the process is easy. 2. INTERCESSORY P RAYER Intercession requires training, practice and authority with God PP

10. 3. PERSON of Peace? People of Peace I Have Met Research Based on 12 Cases The Bearded North-Eastern Brazilian on Christmas Day The Old Drunken Lady Numero Uno Alcoholic and the Drinking Barkadas The Murderer who Became a Pastor The Anthropology Professor who Beat his Wife The Professor who Cleaned up Corruption The Humble Man who Learned to Tell Stories and his Wife who Prayed for the Sick The RickShaw Pullers Party Tess, Who Received the Holy Spirit The Air Force Colonel Who Met a Shepherd in the Mist The Hindu Banker and the IT Graduate and the Indian Lady The Thai who rented my office 10 See https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1018855121 MATUL as password PPP2

11. 4. PARTIES Jesus was a party-goer When Jesus was at a party: Did he preach? Or did he tell stories? Invite the Vulnerable to your party E.g. Conversion of the Village of Tricycle Drivers PPP2P 11 When you give a feast…

12. 5. EM P OWERED by THE SPIRIT 12 Preaching publicly Leads to confrontations Bind the Spirits, Take authority over them, Cast them out. SIRP5PHE PPP2PP He anointed them….

13. 6. 6P Evangelism Workflow Fill in steps you can take Prioritise them 1,2,3, Decide on dates to start Style of Evangelism What you will do? Date Priority Person of Peace Presence At the school In your work …. Prayer Evang Bless People Power Proclamation Public, Literature, Jesus Film Parties 6P

14. TIMING Stay? Move on? WHICH SEASON? P2PPPPP 7. PLANTING SEASON

15. GROUP DISCUSSION What have we learned? What have we missed out (Put the top one from the group in the chat) For Development workers: how comfortable do you feel? This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

16. Transfer of Money to Alleviate Poverty Work with Community Leaders Identify Needs, Assets and Responses 2. ROLE OF A DEVELOPMENT WORKER Professional Manager of Funds, People, Process Efficiency is essential for best ROI

17. They are not evangelism Q. How do they work with evangelism? Prevangelism ? Post-evangelism? COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS A Reflection of Biblical values and the nature of God as he works to build community and abolish poverty. TheSE are good works Biblically, these fit into the role of deacon-ess They often are part of specialized global diaconates

18. Motivated by Transfer of Money to Alleviate Poverty Work with Community Leaders Participatory Action Research Do a Baseline Survey ENTRANCE AS A DEVELOPMENT WORKER Evaluated by Managing Money Well, Being Accountable These are not evangelism Q. How do they work with evangelism? Pre-evangelism? Post-evangelism? Evangelism?

19. 1. DEEDS REQUIRE VOICE IF you give a cup of cold water, do it in the name of Christ 2/7/20XX 19 This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

20. 2. ROLE OF DEACON-ESSES in relationship to the 5 MINISTRY ELDERSHIP GIFTS (EPH 4:11,12)? Gifts of Mercy, Administration, Helps work under the authority of the ministry leadership giftings. EVERY WORKER AN EVANGELIST HEART. 2/7/20XX 20

21. 3. THE CHURCH is not servant of the NGO 21

22. 4. CAN an Engaged SERVICE ministry with the marginalized, dispossessed or vulnerable RESULT in a CHURCH ? SOMETIMES (ABOUT 5%) NOT THE OBJECTIVE e.G women sewing in Kolkata EVERY WORKER AN EVANGELIST HEART. A CHURCH OF ONLY PROSTITUTES DOES NOT SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS e.G Multifaceted 11 th floor church in Kolkata 2/7/20XX 22

23. 5. TIMING: wait A year D: Build new believers to a level where discipleship is affecting integrity, responsibility I: incremental ly engage with needs A: outside funding at levels appropRiate for growth of the church, not the NGO’s agenda D: Build the diaconal team (don’t appoInt DEACONS immediately) DIAD

24. Thank you Sample Footer Text Prof. Viv Grigg [email protected] Director of the MA in Transformational Urban Leadership, William Cary International University www.wciu.edu/matul Director, Urban Leadership Foundation www.urbanleaders.org www.matul.org 2/7/20XX 24