CITY TRANSFORMATIONViv Grigg
International DirectorUrban Leadership
And the name of the city from that time on will be the Lord is there
(Ezekiel 48:35)Transformation occurs when the
Kingdom of God impacts thevision, values and structures of
every nook and cranny of society andculture in the city.
FOR EACH CITYA PURPOSE
• God has a purpose for each city
• God has plans for each city
• Listen to Gods heart for your city
My Background: Missiological Entrepreneur
• Entrepreneured churches: beginning in the slums of Manila, 1974
• Entrepreneured organisations, movements
• 14 years initiating global networks and city unity processes – beginning in Kolkuta, then
globally
Home Sweet Home!
Businessmen Theologians?
We do theology in action
Creating a new businessculture
Transmitting this to newgenerations
40 Characteristics of GodReflected in a Transformed City
(The Kingdom in the City, Genesis 1)
The Source of City Life is the Holy Spirit 1. God as Ruler
Fathered cityAuthority structures in city
2. God of TimeCity in Process of Incremental DevelopmentGrowing CitySeasonal Time Processes
3. God who StructuresCity as Centre of SystemsCity Managed under GodEfficient CityPatterned CityProductive City4.
Artistic City
God as CreatorCity as Centre of CreativityCity of Good WorkCity of Rest
Fruitful City
5. Environmentally Life-GivingAesthetic CItyA Garden in the CityHumane EnvironmentsPlanned spaceCities as Healing
Equality in the City6. God as Community
Social ResponsibilityJust CityCity Diversity
7. God as CommunicatorCity as Centre of KnowledgeCulture Affirming City
GOD
MANAGING THE CREATED ORDER
GOD
KINGDOMSOCIAL
RELATIONSHIPS
SPIRITUAL
DISCIPLESHIP
ECONOMIC
DISCIPLESHIP
RULES OVERHUMANITY
WHO ARE TO RULE AS HISVICE-REGENTS
RULES OVER HUMANITY
WHO ARE TO BE THEIR NEIGHBOURS'
KEEPERSIN EQUALITY, BROTHERHOOD,SISTERHOOD AND JUSTICE
What is the Kingdom of God?
The Kingdom is God’s RuleBringing Redemption of HumanityAnd Restoration of Creation
A Progression of Goals in the City
Transformation
of City Structuresand Culture
Revival: People'sMovements
Pioneering Evangelism
Churchplanting
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As the church grows within the city the focus of theology, and action needs to expand to evangelism plus church growthplus revival plus transformation of city structures and culture.
1. Kingdom Redemption
2. Churches: Kingdom Community
3. Revival: Kingdom Movements
4. Transformative Revival:Kingdom PrinciplesChanging the SocialThe Economic, the Political, the Legal, the Environmental
Politics/ Public Policy
Law/Justice Manufacturing
Business/ Economics
AgricultureLeader and Cadre
Institution to Give Leadership
Issues/Forums/Events
Arts & Literature
Small Group Structure
Generating Kingdom Movements
in each Sector of Society
Health and Dental
Social Welfare/PoorEducation
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Sports & CulturalGroups
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2. Vision & Values1. Theology
Suggested Qualitative Analysis: Rated 0 to 3 from none to well developed
Engagement With Societal IssuesAuckland Pentecostals and Evangelicals 2000.
Public Forums
• Get the issues of ethics into the public arena– Training modules on business ethics (Maarten)
• Businesses for Social Responsibility – leader now elected as mayor of city (Dick Hubbard)– Famous for taking his whole staff for a retreat to the
island of Tonga.
• Business Roundtable – richest 200 (Wyn)– 3 legs - democracy, capitalism and morality
Evangelism is not transformation? Phoohie!!
• Preach gospel of Kingdom– Includes salvation, but is not just a gospel of salvation– Salvation is only entrance to the Kingdom
• Kingdom and Law• Kingdom and productivity• Kingdom and creativity• Kingdom and loving environment for worker• Kingdom and profit sharing
1. Prophetic denunciation
initiates revival
2. Revival occurs in response of brokenness &
repentance 3. Prophetic definition of
values changes and structural sins
4. Prophetic envisioning of future hope gives direction to revival outcomes
5. Prophetic denunciation of oppressive leadership causes restructuring leadership for nation
6. Prophetic intercessors stand on God’s behalf in crucial societal roles
7. Weeping prophets become apostolic community organizers
Prophetic Roles in Transformative Revival
City Level Prophetic Activity Requires Both Spiritual and Intellectual Training