Collaborative for Collaborative for Neighborhood Neighborhood Transformation Transformation

A Sister Network toA Sister Network to

Global CHE NetworkGlobal CHE Network

What If!What If!

Key Points in Building Key Points in Building in in Partnership Partnership Mission with, not mission toMission with, not mission to Find out what God is doing and joining Find out what God is doing and joining

HimHim Think incarnationallyThink incarnationally Long term commitment over many Long term commitment over many

years to each otheryears to each other Think equally and togetherThink equally and together Field driven, not headquarters, outside Field driven, not headquarters, outside

organization nor donor drivenorganization nor donor driven Strengthen, accelerate, and multiply Strengthen, accelerate, and multiply

what is already happeningwhat is already happening

Key Points in Building Key Points in Building in in Partnership Partnership Relationships more important then Relationships more important then

resultsresults Recognize the strengths, weaknesses Recognize the strengths, weaknesses

and differences of all partners and and differences of all partners and build on them.build on them.

Inter-dependence is central not Inter-dependence is central not independence nor dependence.independence nor dependence.

We don’t know better or more then our We don’t know better or more then our partners we all have something to give partners we all have something to give and to receive from each other.and to receive from each other.

Cultivate blessings for our partners not Cultivate blessings for our partners not ourselves.ourselves.

Key Points in Building Key Points in Building in in Partnership Partnership Realize that all partners bring some Realize that all partners bring some

baggage with them into the baggage with them into the partnership.partnership.

Build up a bank of trust between Build up a bank of trust between partners so when things go poorly partners so when things go poorly there is something to fall back upon.there is something to fall back upon.

Take money out of the equation. Take money out of the equation. Ask yourself would I partner with Ask yourself would I partner with that partner if money was not that partner if money was not involved?involved?

Collaborative for Collaborative for Neighborhood Neighborhood Transformation Is:Transformation Is:

CHE used in urban neighborhoods, CHE used in urban neighborhoods, designed for North American citiesdesigned for North American cities

About creating About creating newnew sub-communities sub-communities since people in cities are from since people in cities are from elsewhere, isolated and dependent on elsewhere, isolated and dependent on professionals to help them.professionals to help them.

Reinstituting neighbor helping Reinstituting neighbor helping neighbor.neighbor.

Based on identifying and utilizing Based on identifying and utilizing Assets not built on needs or problems.Assets not built on needs or problems.

Collaborative for Collaborative for Neighborhood Neighborhood Transformation Is:Transformation Is:

Mobilizing churches to work in Mobilizing churches to work in nearby urban poor neighborhoods to nearby urban poor neighborhoods to their church.their church.

Using volunteer laypeople as Using volunteer laypeople as trainers.trainers.

Training is done in segments to fit Training is done in segments to fit laypersons time constraints.laypersons time constraints.

Networking different churches in a Networking different churches in a city doing NT into a collaborative to city doing NT into a collaborative to learn from and help each other,learn from and help each other,

CNT is About CNT is About Creating Creating and Spread of a and Spread of a NetworkNetwork

Keystone CNT

Node

Node

NodeNode

Node

Node

Node

Node

Node or City

Church

Keystone CNT

Key to Spread of Key to Spread of NTNT An An IntermediaryIntermediary (City/State AC) (City/State AC)

– Creates interest in churches to do NTCreates interest in churches to do NT– Lead trainer/facilitator in Segmented Lead trainer/facilitator in Segmented

Trainers TrainingTrainers Training– Coach sites as they implementCoach sites as they implement– Facilitate forming of city wide Facilitate forming of city wide

network about one to one-half years network about one to one-half years in the process.in the process.

Starting a CityStarting a City

Find person to raise interest for NT Find person to raise interest for NT Envisioning Seminar with churchesEnvisioning Seminar with churches

Do 5 hour NT Envisioning SeminarDo 5 hour NT Envisioning Seminar Churches decide to start and identify Churches decide to start and identify

champion to spearhead in their churchchampion to spearhead in their church Champions go through multicity urban Champions go through multicity urban

NT TOT (Next one 9-14 Jan, 09)NT TOT (Next one 9-14 Jan, 09) Start first of seven segmented training Start first of seven segmented training

for volunteer layperson trainers.for volunteer layperson trainers.

Cities Started or Cities Started or Starting Starting Segmented Segmented Training Training Phoenix, AZ (3 streams)Phoenix, AZ (3 streams)

Sydney Mines NS (Canada)Sydney Mines NS (Canada) Tucson, AZ (2 streams)Tucson, AZ (2 streams) Sierra Vista AZ, Sierra Vista AZ, Tulsa, OKTulsa, OK London ONT (Canada)London ONT (Canada) Louisville/Lexington/Corbin, KY (Jan 9)Louisville/Lexington/Corbin, KY (Jan 9) Minneapolis/St Paul, MN (Jan 29)Minneapolis/St Paul, MN (Jan 29)

Envisioning Envisioning Seminar Seminar Planned or Done Planned or Done

Flagstaff, AZ (Flag, Hopi & Flagstaff, AZ (Flag, Hopi & Navajo)Navajo)

Knoxville, TN (Feburary) Knoxville, TN (Feburary) Orlando, FL (January) Orlando, FL (January) Colorado Springs, CO (Jan 27) Colorado Springs, CO (Jan 27) Omaha, NB (Feb)Omaha, NB (Feb) Sacramento, CA (?) Sacramento, CA (?)

Other Possible NT Other Possible NT Cities Cities

Los Angles, CALos Angles, CA Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma City, OK Portland, OR Portland, OR Atlanta, GAAtlanta, GA Denver Front, CO Denver Front, CO New York City, NYNew York City, NY Modesto CA Modesto CA Houston, TXHouston, TX

CNT Web SiteCNT Web Site

CNT NewsletterCNT Newsletter

Two New MLT Book Two New MLT Book StudiesStudies

Module OneModule One:: Introduction to wholistic, Introduction to wholistic, transformational ministry. We want people in the transformational ministry. We want people in the pews to begin to understand the new concepts of pews to begin to understand the new concepts of transformation, wholistic, multiplication, transformation, wholistic, multiplication, empowering.empowering.

There is a Facilitator Guide and a DVD with startersThere is a Facilitator Guide and a DVD with startersThe series covers the following MLT chapters:The series covers the following MLT chapters:

Week OneWeek One, Chapter 2 (spiritual and physical , Chapter 2 (spiritual and physical integration) and Chapter 3 (poverty, hunger and integration) and Chapter 3 (poverty, hunger and injustice) injustice)

Week TwoWeek Two, Chapter 4 (secular development) and , Chapter 4 (secular development) and Chapter 5 (Christian community Chapter 5 (Christian community development)development)

Week ThreeWeek Three, Chapter 1 (CHE Background) and , Chapter 1 (CHE Background) and Chapter 7 (CHE program description) Chapter 7 (CHE program description)

Week FourWeek Four,, Chapter 13 (CHE helps in church Chapter 13 (CHE helps in church planting) and Chapter 14 (CHE is a template for planting) and Chapter 14 (CHE is a template for ministry)ministry)

Two New MLT Book Two New MLT Book StudiesStudies

Module TwoModule Two: How wholistic, transformational : How wholistic, transformational ministry works. Here we want to prepare those ministry works. Here we want to prepare those interested to understand how to do CHE but we interested to understand how to do CHE but we do not expectdo not expect to make them trainers. to make them trainers.

The series cover the following MLT chapters:The series cover the following MLT chapters: Week OneWeek One, Chapter 7 (CHE description, review) and , Chapter 7 (CHE description, review) and

Chapter 6 (Groups of people doing CHE) Chapter 6 (Groups of people doing CHE) Week TwoWeek Two, Paper on ABCD and Chapter , Paper on ABCD and Chapter

11 (How to start CHE)11 (How to start CHE) Week ThreeWeek Three, Paper on PLA and School Screening and , Paper on PLA and School Screening and

Chapter 12 (Planning reporting and evaluation)Chapter 12 (Planning reporting and evaluation) Week FourWeek Four, Chapter 8 (training) and , Chapter 8 (training) and

Chapter 13 (CHE and lesson plans) and (Summary Chapter 13 (CHE and lesson plans) and (Summary paper on how they will use what they have learned).paper on how they will use what they have learned).

On-Line MLT Book On-Line MLT Book StudyStudy

Did this in August through Equip E-Learning SystemDid this in August through Equip E-Learning System Module OneModule One starting Wednesday, Jan 7 for four starting Wednesday, Jan 7 for four

weeks.weeks. Participants do not have to be on-line at the same Participants do not have to be on-line at the same

time but they must complete their assignment time but they must complete their assignment within a given 7 day period (Wednesday to within a given 7 day period (Wednesday to Wednesday) at their convenience. Wednesday) at their convenience.

Participants are given one week to read two Participants are given one week to read two chapters of MLT then go on line and answer a chapters of MLT then go on line and answer a couple of questions and see a video starter from couple of questions and see a video starter from Saddleback videos.Saddleback videos.

When they answer the questions their answers are When they answer the questions their answers are put on a forum and sent to all participants who had put on a forum and sent to all participants who had already answered. This way the participants inter-already answered. This way the participants inter-act with each other. act with each other.

Cost $30Cost $30

How Use Book How Use Book StudiesStudies Module OneModule One

– Introduce people sitting in the pew to key Introduce people sitting in the pew to key concepts of Transformational ministry but concepts of Transformational ministry but may never do anything with it but opens may never do anything with it but opens their mindtheir mind

– Short Term teams before they go Short Term teams before they go overseas.overseas.

Module TwoModule Two– People who want to know how CHE works– Short term people who go on multiple trips

Train TrainersTrain Trainers– Go through regular TOT

Comments and Comments and QuestionsQuestions NT been introduced to South NT been introduced to South

AmericaAmerica Ready to be introduced to your Ready to be introduced to your

areasareas How can you use NT in your How can you use NT in your

setting?setting?