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Slides from a team project at Asbury Seminary. We were "Team Fujo" which means team chaos in Swahili.

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Who We AreMinistry Context

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Church Name: Tapestry

City Population: 2 million

Description:

The church resides in an area of town which has been in steady economic

decline in past decades.

The church itself is a dying mono-cultural church. There is one

traditional Sunday service at 11:00am.

The church is ready to change, for relevancy in an urban context.

Therefore, it has contacted Team Fujo to help with a visioning overhaul of

its urban ministry.

Leadership Structure:

» Full-time pastor» Music minister (part-time)

» Associate/Youth Pastor (part time)» Willing lay leaders w/out direction

Congregation:

There are 250 members,with an average attendanceof 75 people on Sundays. The

average age in attendance is 48.

Old Mission Statement:A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

New Mission:Weaving together lives in Christ

Church Overview

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Anthropology

Scouting the Land:

» Construct a demographic analysis

» Walk & pray in the neighborhood

» Community leader meetings

» Connect with local schools

» Meet with local health services

» Survey the neighborhood

Student of the People:

» Speak their dialect plainly

» Immerse yourself in community

» Identify key problems

» Develop working relationships

» Be a visible presence

» Work in conjunction

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Why We GoConvictions & Values

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Biblical Principles

Seeking Social Justice:

» Deuteronomy 10:17-19» Isaiah 1:16-17, 26-27» Matthew 12:18-20» James 1:27

Against Principalities

» Ephesians 6:27

Love Your Enemies

» Luke 6:27

These principles are the foundation for our multi-ethnic mindset as a church, including all races/cultures.

Becoming a Servant:

» Philippians 2:5-11» Matthew 12:18-20

Showing No Partiality

» Acts 10:34» Galatians 3:28» Colossians 3:11

Love Your Neighbor

» James 2:8» Matthew 22:37-40

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Henri Nouwen

Creative Ministry

Five Values and Functions

We will give spiritual attentiveness to these 5 main functions of ministry:

1. Teaching2. Preaching3. Pastor Care4. Organizing5. Celebrating

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1. Teaching

Our Commitment:

» Bilateral andopen-ended learning

» Friendships

» Actualizing

» Applies to the Present

» Make it Real!

Violent Way:

» Competitive

» Unilateral

» Alienating

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2. Preaching

» Our words will comefrom the depth ofhuman experiences,

not theoretical

» Insights belong to all,not just the pastor

» Share in hope,share in suffering

» Speak about Jesus

» Allow others to

respond topreaching with

their own“Life Messages”

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3. Pastoral Care

» Pastoral

relationship will

be based on…

» Divine Covenant

» Calling of God

» Pastors will affirm

the lives of others

» Deny self

» Creating space forGod to work

» Willing to give their

lives for theirpeople

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4. Organizing

» The community

values and

perspectives

drive change

» We offer a

perspective of

hope

Christian agentsof social change, based on expressed needs of community.

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5. Celebrating…

Turning Towards:

» Awesome reality

of God

» Complexities of life

Turing away from:

» Fatalism

» Despair

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… Celebrating

We will also…

» Affirm our present

condition:We are,

We are here,We are now.

» Expectantly

embrace our future

In our celebrating,

we will…

» Remember ourpast, and

meaningfullyrelate to it,

not in pride or as ifin prison

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What We DoCommunity Care

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Formative Ministries

Of utmost importance to our urban ministry will be the spiritual formation of future leaders. We will help those with various spiritual gifts identify and

grow in their abilities. Those eligible will be offered internships. This will involve intense mentoring including:

» Minimum 10 hours/week» 2 of those hours spent with mentor» Active involvement in small group» Accountability partner

» Opportunities to lead Bible study» Regular homework and papers

Upon completion of the two-year

internship, participants will have earned the equivalent of an Associates degree in practical ministry.

“There is no successwithout a successor.”

Realizing that a truly effective

ministry is not built solely around onperson or group, it will be importantto reproduce men and women ofcharacter who have the same integrity

instilled in them as those whomentored them.

During Wesley’s time, Whitfield failed

to do this, and remarked that hisfollowers were “a rope of sand.”

It is our intent to train up leaders that

will train others in holiness, lest we“beget children for the murderer.”

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Spiritual Warfare

Satanic Deliverance:

» People in the congregation» Those outside of the church

Freedom from Strongholds:

» Trauma» Spirits of sin» Occult issues» Abuse» Torment» Legalism» Illness» Historical issues

Seeking God’s Blessing:

» Business policies» Community & neighborhood» Government programs» Social issues

This is a commitment to holisticministries in our community.

The battle will be in both ground level and strategic spiritual warfare.

We believe the shalom ofGod exercised in the powerof his Holy Spirit transformspeople and societies.

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Life Skills / Basic Needs

Skills Training:

» Greater Good – food/clothing» G.E.D classes» Basic computer skills training» English as a second language» Spanish as a second language» Mobile medial clinic partnership

Creative Outreach:

» Community beautification

» Quarterly art shows» Graffiti & mural painting» Tapestry music outreach» Choir performances

» Church radio station

Community Events:

» Coffee house» Softball league» Basketball, slam-dunk competition» Soccer tournament» Career fair» Christian / secular concerts

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Local Networking

It will also be important to establish working relationships with local businesses and other churches. For instance, a local business may want to

sponsor one of the sports events, or provide prizes for a slam-dunk competition. This would help bring business on-board with the vision of

the church.

It has been mentioned that the government may try to control

churches through the benefits it can provide. By getting the nearby businesses involved, we could avoid such funding while also incorporating

local people to help each other.

Examples of Partnerships:

» Cell-phone tower built into steeple» Church cafeteria outsourcing

» Car repair for single mothers» Computers donated by companies» Selling advertising on church radio» Pastors giving leadership consulting

» Developing and selling curriculum» Conducting ministry seminars

The above scenarios are all ones

which have been tried and haveworked successfully. We wouldencourage our laity to thinkcreatively, and recognize their God-

given talents for business. We wouldemphasize this as ministry as well.

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Weaving LivesFinishing a Tapestry

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Primary Relationships

Relationship to God

Relationship

to Others

Relationship

to Context

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Orientation of the Church

Relational

Task Experiential

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Leadership Paradigms

Priest

Governance Prophet

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Summary Spheres

Overlaid, this yields apicture of our church model.

A – Relationship to God as a relational church serving the priestly function in the community.

B- Relationship to others as a task church serving the governance functions in the community.

C – Relationship to the contextof our community as an experiential church serving the prophetic function in the community.

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CL617 – Team Fujo

» Reach the Lost

» Serve the Poor

» Hear the City’s Cry