BUILDING MULTI-CLASS MULTI-ETHNIC CONGREGATIONS DENVER, CO AUG 2013

What We Are Learning at the Church for All People

Rev. John Edgar Donita Harris George Howard

EVOLUTION

Free Store

Church

Development Corporation

IN THE FREE STORE

People touch grace as they shop

UNITED METHODIST FREE STORE

Free clothing and household items to more than 150,000 people since its inception Distributed $2 million worth of merchandise in 2012

CHURCH FOR ALL PEOPLE

Loaves & Fishes Lunch Program

Affordable Housing
H.E.A.L

Celebrate Recovery

Community Development For All People

Training Center

Mt. Carmel Primary Care Station

Afterschool programs

Charitable Pharmacy

KEY LEARNINGS

Engaging in Ministry with the Poor

FIRST KEY LEARNING:

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS

HOW ARE YOU ENGAGED?

What have you or your church done for people in your community, especially those who are poor? What have you or your church done with people in your community?

AFFINIT Y FOR BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

WITH
Questions to consider: Do you get to know names of folks as you do ministry? Do you have the folks inside your home as guests? Do you share emotionally in their joys and sorrows? How of ten do you laugh or cr y with the folks? Do you pray with these folks? Do you ask them to pray for you? What price are you willing to pay, what is your sacrifice?

English

Greek

Hospitality

Philaxenia
Love the Stranger

Philaxenia

Any Point of Contact

Positive Relationships

Practice Radical Hospitality, creating a vibrant

context

Acknowledge and work to bridge differences

Sustain over time

Promote mutuality
Cultivate affinity toward people who are poor

INVENTORY OF CURRENT CHURCH ACTIVITIES

-CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNIT Y -

Ministries of the church that reach non church members in the community Outside ongoing groups that meet in the church and reach the community Special events or occasional activities that reach community residents

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNIT Y RESIDENTS

Name an Activity_________________________________

Loaves and Fishes Daily Lunch Program

Second Key Learning:

Build the Body of Christ

Where Amazing Grace is .

VISIBLE

CELEBRATED

Passionate WORSHIP

Transforms the Body of Christ

Passionate Worship

Transforms Relationships

A Living Body of Christ

Designed to bring us all together Embraces diversity, drawing upon various traditions Never just about Jesus and me Anticipates that God reaches us in new ways if we are open Music can lead the way Sharing of joys and concerns Unity in the Spirit that surpasses human understanding

CORE AFFIRMATION
GOD loves us just the way we are and GOD is not finished with us yet!

MULTIRACIAL, MULTICULTURAL, MULTIETHNIC

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL

CHURCHES

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Inclusive Worship Diverse Leadership An Overarching Goal Intentionality Personal Skills Location Adaptability One Body, One Spirit
Principles of Successful Multiracial Churches

George Yancey

OVERARCHING GOAL

BUILDING THE BODY OF CHRIST THROUGH WORSHIP

Describe one experience when you felt marginalized while attending a worship service in another church.
Are there aspects of your worship service that might cause community visitors to feel excluded or unwelcome? What are you doing (and what more could you do) to make community folks experience the full love of Christ in your worship services? When a congregation embraces diversity some changes in worship are dif ficult for current members. Can you think of an occasion when a change in worship gradually moved from tolerance, to appreciation, and finally became a source of inspiration?

FOCUS AREAS OF ADAPTABILIT Y

Worship
Discover cultural wealth Create an ETHOS of collaboration Integrate more than Separate

Small Groups
Listening, reflecting more than Lecturing, reading

Leadership Development
Praxis more than Policy

CELEBRATE RECOVERY

The United Methodist Church for All People Annual Training Conference October 26-29,2013 Columbus Ohio

THIRD KEY LEARNING:

BUILD THE FRONT PORCH OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD

Building Multi-class Multi-Ethnic Congregations Denver, CO 2013

BUILDING THE FRONT PORCH TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD

EFFECTIVE MINISTRIES EMERGE AS WE:

Build Relationships Build the Body of Christ

Build the Front Porch of the Kingdom of God

CORE PRINCIPLES

There is a Divine economy of abundance All successful ministry is asset based Value and develop the capacity of each person Good ministries start small and build over time

Continually seek new partners

DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES
Need Based Development
Crime Broken Families Unemployment Child Abuse Graffiti Mental Disability Basic Services Drop Outs Slum Housing Truancy Lead Poisoning Illiteracy

Asset Based Development

Schools/Colleges Block Clubs Artists Libraries Youth Parks Businesses Hospitals/Clinics Existing Groups Income Churches Elderly

POTENTIAL PARTNERS
BUILDING COMMUNITIES FROM THE INSIDE OUT

Public Institutions
Hospitals, colleges, libraries

Individuals
Young people, artists, seniors

Local Church

Private Sector
Businesses, banks, corporations

Associations
Organizations, churches, development corporations

IT ALL BEGAN WITH THE UNITED METHODIST FREE STORE

Free clothing and household items to more than 150,000 people since its inception Distributed $2 million worth of merchandise in 2012

STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS

Department of Health

Volunteers & Neighbors

Free Store
Churches & Neighborhood Associations

Businesses

Community Gardens Fresh Produce Market Nutrition and Health Education Health Coaches Community Partners

FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS

Intentional PRAYER Columbus Public Health nurse and social worker in Free Store Health Team formed Parish nursing program at Church for All People

NEW OPPORTUNITIES EMERGED

Mt. Carmel Health Station

Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio

Community Gardens
Nutrition & Health Education Fresh Food Market

Cooking Classes

HEAL Features
Physical Activity

Peer Coaches

Spiritual Health

Preventive Health Care

Program Elements to Support Change

HEALTHY EATING AND LIVING INITIATIVE

Designed to accompany people as they set goals and create action plans to improve their health

HEALTHY LIVING AND EATING INITIATIVE HOLISTIC HEALTH FOR ALL PEOPLE
Fresh produce from Mid-Ohio Food Bank Community Gardens

Transforming the BLIGHT

Into the LIGHT

HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS HEALTHY FAMILIES HOUSING

Childrens Hospital is an Anchor Institution

40 new rental units on vacant lots

Private Investors and City of Columbus

Before & After 380 Innis Ave

60 Owner Occupied Grants in 2012-2013 3 homes renovated as a pilot in 2013

STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS
City of Columbus, City & County Land Banks, State of Ohio Private Investors, vacant lots, Blighted abandoned houses

Affordable Housing Nationwide Childrens Hospital Neighborhood Civic Associations, United Way

Loaves & Fishes Lunch Program

Affordable Housing
H.E.A.L

Celebrate Recovery

Community Development For All People

Training Center

Mt. Carmel Primary Care Station

Afterschool programs

Charitable Pharmacy

BUILDING WITH INTERCONNECTED STRATEGIES

Relationships

Body of Christ

Front Porch of the Kingdom of God

POTENTIAL PARTNERS BUILDING COMMUNITIES FROM THE INSIDE OUT

Public Institutions
Hospitals, colleges, libraries

Individuals
Young people, artists, seniors

Your Church

Private Sector
Businesses, banks, corporations

Associations
Organizations, churches, development corporations

INVENTORY OF CURRENT CHURCH ACTIVITIES

-CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNIT Y -

Ministries of the church that reach non church members in the community Outside ongoing groups that meet in the church and reach the community Special events or occasional activities that reach community residents Assets of the church which are or could be used in developing partnerships

POTENTIAL PARTNERS WITHIN YOUR COMMUNIT Y:

Public Institutions: Individuals: Private Sector: Associations Other:

YOUR ASSET BASED MINISTRY

Name of the ministr y being initiated or Expanded_______________
1. How is this ministry aligned with the aspirations of people in the community?

2.
3. 4. 5.

How does this ministry align with your understanding of building the front porch of the kingdom of God?
How are you personally willing to invest your very best gifts and abilities to develop this ministry? List the assets that are currently available and being used: List other potential assets within the church and congregation members:

6.

List other community assets that could be invited as partners:

BUILDING MULTI-CLASS MULTI-ETHNIC CONGREGATIONS FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WORLD

What are three SMART goals you are committing to in your ministry for 2013 -2014? Are they

SPECIFIC

MEASURABLE

AUDACIOUS

REALISTIC

TIMELY

A LIVING BODY OF CHRIST

And The Front Porch to the Kingdom of God!!