How should the Church partner with God in His mission to redeem the world? This question was posed to all 23 community ministries at a recent retreat. The question was posed in two formats: a) What is God doing? and, b) What does God want to do, in your sphere of influence? To get a [...]
The implication of divine representation in society The mandate given to the Church is not complicated. Mar 16:15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Mic 6:8 The LORD God has told us what is right and what he demands: “See that justice is [...]
The relationship between community development and economic developmentOur previous article focused on understanding community and the building of social capital. That is, we looked at the continual involvement of a person or organisation in a physical place or interest-group (community) to build that community’s readiness to effect change for themselves. The Church often speaks of [...]
As per introduction, let’s define “community”. Community refers to either location (communities of place) or common interest (communities of interest). Mattessish & Monsey (2004) found many definitions of community People who live within a geographically defined area and who have social and psychological ties with each other and with the place where they live A [...]
Keeping scales in balance
How should the Church partner with God in His mission to redeem the world? This question was posed to all 23 community ministries at a recent retreat. The question was posed in two formats: a) What is God doing? and, b) What does God want to do, in your sphere of influence? To get a [...]
The mandate of the Church in the world
The implication of divine representation in society The mandate given to the Church is not complicated. Mar 16:15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Mic 6:8 The LORD God has told us what is right and what he demands: “See that justice is [...]
Making a difference
The relationship between community development and economic developmentOur previous article focused on understanding community and the building of social capital. That is, we looked at the continual involvement of a person or organisation in a physical place or interest-group (community) to build that community’s readiness to effect change for themselves. The Church often speaks of [...]
The very basics
As per introduction, let’s define “community”. Community refers to either location (communities of place) or common interest (communities of interest). Mattessish & Monsey (2004) found many definitions of community People who live within a geographically defined area and who have social and psychological ties with each other and with the place where they live A [...]