INDEX. Appendix A: Sustainable TE Cycle 2. Appendix B: Walkling or Windshield Survey 3. Appendix C: Interviewing Civic Leaders 5

Transcription

1 TRANSFORMATIONAL EVANGELISM (TE) APPENDIXES INDEX Appendix A: Sustainable TE Cycle 2 Appendix B: Walkling or Windshield Survey 3 Appendix C: Interviewing Civic Leaders 5 Appendix D: Church Resource Assessment 6 Appendix E: Possible Community Partners 7 Appendix F: An Aligned TE Yearly Cycle Template 8 Appendix G: An Example of an Aligned TE Yearly Cycle Template 9 Appendix H: TE Resource List 10 Transformational evangelism is when the grace of God springs to life in the congregation and compels members to intentionally share that grace with their communities resulting in hope and wholeness for both. Page 1 of 20

2 APPENDIX A Sample SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATIONAL EVANGELISM CYCLE Subject to Adaptations for Local Circumstances JOURNEY with GOD P R A Y E R COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEMBER PREPARATION Discipleship Consistent devotional life Assess & Collaborate Community assessment Member inventory Matching community needs with church resources Collaboration of ministries Evangelism Training Personal & public Small groups, giving Bible studies Ministry involvement Implement Community Programs Prayer walking Humanitarian Health Family/Relational/Finances, etc. Involvement in/with Community Organizations Cultivate Community Cultivates media and church interests Visitation (including missing members) REAPING & DISCIPLING Reaping Intro to Jesus Doctrinal series Baptismal Celebration Disciple New Members Assigning of spiritual mentors New believers class Witnessing training O N E - O N - O N E B I B L E S T U D Y & S M A L L G R O U P S Vertical arrows indicate the flow of interests from small groups to public programs and vice versa Page 2 of 20

3 APPENDIX B Walking or Windshield Survey Area covered Geography Characteristics Street layout Physical boundaries Identity markers Traffic flow Homes Kinds of housing Cluster of homes Appearance Residents Age group Impressions Relationships 2004, Center for Creative Ministry. Used by permission Page 3 of 20

4 How to Do a Walking or Windshield Survey (Appendix B Continued) A quick way to begin to gather information about your community is to do a walking or windshield survey. It works best if this is done in teams of two, one person driving and the other working as observer and taking notes. In densely- populated areas, it can be used as a walking tour instead of done from cars. The procedure for a windshield survey is to bring together four to 15 teams. Have the community mapped out prior to the meeting, and quickly assign streets. The idea is for each team to go up and down several streets which cut across the entire community or a major portion of it. If you have a large area to cover and relatively few volunteers, then use a sampling method. Have each team drive every third street or every fifth street, for example. Avoid dead- ends and short streets. The observers are to take notes and not come back with just broad, general reactions. There may be specific kinds of useful information that you want them to look for in addition to the items on the instrument. For example, schools where a tutoring project might be started or empty meeting space for a community Bible class. Take a few minutes to review the instrument and your additional list of items with the teams before they go out, so that they understand clearly what to look for and the kind of reports that you will want. After the teams spend an hour or two scanning the community, the most valuable part of this exercise comes during the debriefing. The teams should assemble again at your initial meeting place. Here you should have refreshments and a flip chart or chalk board. Ask each observer to give a brief verbal report and encourage the entire group to join in a discussion of what they saw and what it means to your ministry goals. What kind of neighborhood is this? Where does it fit in the overall picture? What can you conclude from the types of homes and buildings? From the location of the community relative to the metropolitan area in general or the rural region? What needs seem to exist in the community? Did you observe lots of children with few places to play, or men standing on street corners during the work day? Are these indicators of the need for children s ministries or job programs? Are there indicators of poverty, or do these homes appear to house affluent people who may experience stress and a higher incidence of heart disease? Are there many bars and liquor stores? What churches did you see? What denominations and faiths are present in the community? Do the church buildings look prosperous and well- maintained, or small and run- down? Are there any storefront churches, or churches with innovative locations in shopping malls and names like Victory Family Life Center? Do the churches have plenty of parking, which might indicate the members drive in from a distance? What youth activities, schools and community service programs were visible at or associated with the churches? What kind of people live in this community? Were there symbols of particular cultures or ethnic groups? Are these young families with children, or older folk? Did you see many religious symbols in windows, on homes or cars? What did you notice about how they dressed, did they walk or drive? Did you see joggers or games being played in community parks? Does anyone have immediate ideas that should be acted upon right away? Is it the consensus of the group that there are some specific steps that should be taken immediately? For example, did someone see a potential place for your ministry that should be inquired about? Or, did one of the teams stumble into an immediate opportunity for a service project that would be visible in the area? Or, did someone start a conversation with an individual who has specific requests or needs? As you summarize the reports of the observers, some key realities will emerge. These observations will help you understand the abstract data available from demographic statistics and visualize real people and the real life of a community as you study maps and documents. Some of the data you gather may seem to contradict what was seen in the windshield survey. Even though a visual scan is not as scientific as census data, when these contradictions come to mind, they do provide opportunities to learn more by asking questions and digging a little deeper. It is impossible to really understand a community without actually cruising the streets and eye- balling the homes, stores, churches and people. 2004, Center for Creative Ministry. Used by permission Page 4 of 20

5 APPENDIX C Interviewing Civic Leaders One of the most effective tools for community assessment is to interview six to 30 community leaders. There are seven major categories of leaders, so an assessment should include at least one interview in each of these major categories: Business, Government, Education, Health care, Social Services, Media and Religion. If you have sufficient time and volunteers, the assessment would be more accurate if two or three interviews were completed in each major category. What to Say to Set Up Interviews These civic leaders are busy people with many demands on their time. It is unrealistic to expect to talk with them unless first setting up appointment. This is a suggested script for a phone call to set up an appointment for an interview. In some cases, you will talk with an office assistant of the individual you want to interview. I am calling on behalf of [your organization]. It is conducting a community assessment to understand the realities and needs in our community. One of our first goals is to interview a number of community leaders to learn their views and suggestions. You have been suggested as an important source of information about this community. I would like to arrange a time to interview you within the next two weeks. Through these interviews we hope to learn from community leaders what role our organization can play to improve the community. I would be happy to send you the interview questions in advance, if you wish. Can we arrange a time to meet with you? Basic Interview Questions 1. What are some of the most important needs in our community? 2. What could a volunteer group do that would really be helpful in meeting the needs you have listed? (Go through the list one by one and get as specific as possible on suggestions for each one.) 3. Who are some of the influential leaders in the community we should interview with the same questions that I have asked you? 4. What do you know about our (Adventist) organization? What is your impression of its contribution to the community in the past? 2004, Center for Creative Ministry. Used by permission Page 5 of 20

6 APPENDIX D Church Resource Assessment Name: Daytime phone: Evening phone: Date completed: Expertise/Experience/Interests: Child care Electrical/skilled trade Sewing/Quilting Clerical Gardening Social Media Cooking Marketing Teacher/Tutor Counselor Media Other Driver Medical professional Other Elder care Praying Time Available: Approximate Number of Hours Available: Sunday morning afternoon evening Monday morning afternoon evening Tuesday morning afternoon evening Wednesday morning afternoon evening Thursday morning afternoon evening Friday morning afternoon evening Saturday morning afternoon evening I am available occasionally, please call me when you have a need. I am available if day care is provided. Number of children: Ages: Page 6 of 20

7 APPENDIX E Possible Community Partners NAME OF ORGANIZATION CONTACT PERSON PHONE STRENGTH OF TIE Good/Hopeful/Weak Public: Private: Non Profit/Humanitarian Strength of Tie is between the contacted organization and your church Page 7 of 20

8 APPENDIX F Strategic Planning Template for an Aligned, Transformational Evangelism Yearly Cycle Stage Description Actionables Who/when? Member Preparation & Leadership Alignment (Stage One) Spiritual renewal & discipleship Assessment Forming partners & TE strategy Education; training Tracking Community Outreach Wholeness & relationship interventions (Stage Two) Reaping & Discipling Organization & proclamation (Stage Three*) *Then cycle back to stage one for next year Discipleship of new members Page 8 of 20

9 APPENDIX G Strategic Planning Template for an Aligned, Transformational Evangelism Yearly Cycle Stage Description Actionables Who/When? Member Preparation & Leadership Alignment (Stage One) Spiritual renewal & discipleship Assessment Forming partners & TE strategy Education; training Church revivals in preparation Consistent devotional life Community demographics, needs surveys, member resources Match needs & church & community resources Form steering com; collaborate among ministries, conference, & community partnerships Formulate community help strategies Define mission and Big Three Goals (within your SWOT) Map financial and support systems, IT, marketing, PR Construct timeline; allocate responsibilities In identified areas/ministries for community needs Bible study, small groups, personal evangelism Sample Tracking Establish healthy, welcoming churches Develop interest base and set follow- up plans Community Outreach (Stage Two) Wholeness & relationship interventions Begin prayer walking, small groups, interest visitation, etc Implement joint community strategy (including community partnerships) Member involvement in community agencies Health, family, etc initiatives Literature distribution & youth projects Media plan Reaping & Discipling (Stage Three*) *Then cycle back to stage one for next year Organization & Proclamation Discipleship of new members Organization for reaping series / prayer & fasting Interests introduced to Jesus (small groups, seminars, 1 to 1 Doctrinal series (for adults & children) Home visitation for decisions Follow up with friendship all interests Baptism celebrations Insures a healthy welcoming church culture Spiritual mentors assigned; discipling begins This model is by no means prescriptive. It is included to give just one example of how alignment and collaboration can be employed towards a cycle of sustainable, wholistic evangelism in the science of soul winning and disciple- making. Page 9 of 20

10 APPENDIX H Resource List for Transformational Evangelism The Transformational Evangelism Committee recognizes that this list is by no means exhaustive. In fact there are many other great resources available. We pray that God will lead you to the resources that will be the most useful to your church family and your community. A. Books 10 B. Ministry Resources 12 C. Websites 17 A. Books 10 Days in the Upper Room by Mark Finley, Pacific Press Publishing Association, days- in- the- upper- room.html Acts of the Apostles, Ellen G. White, ASI (Case of 40 - $78.40 in 2014) of- the- apostles- asi- case- of- 40.html Adventism s Greatest Need by Ron Clouzet, Pacific Press Publishing Association, s- greatest- need.html Caring, It s Not a Spectator Sport by Lilya Wagner, Pacific Press Publishing Assoc., it- s- not- a- spectator- sport.html Page 10 of 20

11 Churches that Make a Difference - Reaching Your Community with Good News and Good Works by Ronald J. Sider, Philip N. Olson & Heidi Bolland Unruh, Baker Books, 2002http:// That- Make- Difference- Community/dp/ Conducting Successful Public Evangelistic Meetings, Year of Evangelism Committee, 2008, North American Divion. Can be purchased at Advent Source: roductdetails.aspx?id=35792# Evangelism by Ellen G. White, Review and Herald Publishing Leap of Reason - Managing Outcomes in an Era of Scarcity by Mario Morino, Venture Philanthropy Partners, 2011 Includes six essays and a compendium of top reading for mission effectiveness; also includes a directory of articles, reports, books and tools that align with managing outcomes. the- books/leap- of- reason/get- leap- of- reason/ Note: free ibook, free amazon kindle, and free amazon.com! Successful Small Groups From Theory to Service by Kurt W. Johnson, Review & Herald Publishing Association, about/successful_small_groups.html?id=sftiqz0knaqc The Big Four Secrets to a Thriving Church Family by S. Joseph Kidder, Review & Herald Publishing Association, Big- Four- Secrets- to- a- Thriving- Church- Family- S- Joseph- Kidder- / Page 11 of 20

12 B. Ministry Resources An Indescribable Welcome Home Leader s Guide by Paul Richardson, Center for Creative Center for Creative Ministries. Contains info on how to lead a small group, discussion questions for each chapter, spiritual growth activities, and creative ways to re- engage with former and inactive church members. productdetails.aspx?id=37757&umschk=1 Contagious Adventist Leader s Kit by M Bauer, E. R. Knott, S. MacCarty, and D. Mackie, Pioneer Memorial Church, 2013 This 9 session seminar includes instructions, a sample participant s guide, a CD with PPs and a DVD with vignettes. productdetails.aspx?id=36596 CREATION Health, by Florida Hospitals 8 session faith- based transformational wellness plan; fun, interactive and relational; includes PP, video inserts and a study guide. In English and Spanish Depression Recovery (Set), by Neil Nedley, Nedley Publishing, 2005 This eight part series was recorded in front of a live audience and contains five DVDs, a workbook, exercises, self- tests and slides from Dr. Nedley s presentations. recovery- program- set.html Page 12 of 20

13 Discipleship for youth and young adults - downloadable resources in English and French by General Conference Youth Department at: 1. D.I.A. Disciples in Action; Disciples en Action 2. Steps to Discipleship; Sur les pas des disciples Divorce Care, a comprehensive tool by Church Initiative to help lead a 13 session Divorce Care group effectively. It contains leadership training information, publicity tools and ideas, group discussion guidelines, 40 min. videos for each session featuring top Christian experts, scripted drama, personal testimonies, and daily personal Bible study. Divorce Care with DC4K (Divorce Care 4 Kids), combined with the adult DivorceCare program allows you to offer a family- focused divorce recovery ministry to your community. DivorceCare and DC4K are designed to work together to heal families. Faith and Finance DVD set, Leader s Guide and Participant Guide, 12 lessons with DVD, leader s guide and participant guide, by G. Edward Reid, Page 13 of 20

14 Family to Family created by the South American Division and is now available in English through AdventSource - This resource is a complete, one- year plan for each church family to reach other families in the community. productdetails.aspx?id= Grief Share, from Church Initiative, is a 13 session support program with a Leader s Guide, videos featuring top Christian experts on grief and recovery subjects, real life case studies, and drama video segments. Make a significant contribution to your community through this ministry. (Note: on two of the videos there are brief references to a belief that we do not share but those segments can be avoided avoided. This is a resource used by many Adventist churches.) Help, I m a Parent by Pamela and Claudio Consuegra A 2 DVD set featuring 10- minute video segments for each chapter in the resource. Available in English and Spanish productdetails.aspx?id=37735&umschk=1&umschk=1 How to Set- up an Evangelization & Discipleship Cycle in Your Church by Monte Sahlin, Velino Salazar, James W. Zackrison, Advent Source productdetails.aspx?id=21426 Page 14 of 20

15 Journey to Wholeness by NAD Health Ministries Department, a 12 step recovery program for people struggling with any addiction. ending=1&search= JWYD - The Jesus Way to Youth Discipleship by James L. Black, Sr., NAD Youth Ministries, Advent Source productdetails.aspx?id=37016&umschk=1# Kids in Discipleship; Footprints for Kids resources for leaders, parents and kids in English and Spanish productlist.aspx?cat=3660 Mission Lifeguard Training Kit - a reclaiming ministry by the NAD Youth Ministries Department - Prison Ministries Training Curriculum by Dr. Clevland Houser, Adventist Source Learn how to witness to those in prison and what is required in order to volunteer as a chaplain. productdetails.aspx?id=34996 Page 15 of 20

16 Stewardship Jack by Janice Mathews, Review & Herald, Advent Source in English and Spanish as30/store- productdetails.aspx?id=37765 Successful Fund Raising by Lilya Wagner and Nikolaus Satelmajer, Advent Source, productdetails.aspx?id=36894&umschk=1 The Path to Follow Jesus books 1-3 in English and Spanish Christ- centered Bible study discipleship series for seekers and those that have made a commitment to Jesus. Contact Evelyn Montero, Center for Mission Coordination, Florida Conference of SDA evelyn.montero@floritaconference.com ; (407) ext 149 Tracing the Footsteps of Jesus by Tony Moore 4 volume set of DVDs, study guide and leader s manual the- footsteps- of- jesus- 4- vol- set- of- dvd- s- study- guides- and- leader- s- manual.html (or purchase individual DVDs). 28 series can be used for small group, classroom Bible study or seminar format. Truth 4 Youth: evangelism tools for kids or youth to present to kids a full evangelistic program that is interactive; reproducible crafts and music suggestions included and more. tools Page 16 of 20

17 Understanding Your Community - Book and CD by Monte Sahlin, Center for Creative Ministry productdetails.aspx?id=30436 WIN Wellness! / Homes of Hope and Health by Drs. John, Millie and Wes Youngberg. These resources combine health, medical, relational and spiritual approaches for solo learning, small group or public meetings. The PP and books with discussion questions are available in various languages. Women s Mental Health Training Thinking Well, Living Well, by General Conference Women s Ministries Department, A seminar packet consisting of PPs on 12 topics and articles with discussion questions. index.php?id=402#sthash.8wxapfzo.dpuf C. Websites Adult Ministries, North American Division: contains many downloadable resources including videos and Power Point presentations in the areas of personal ministry, prison ministry and Sabbath school including those from the 2013 Virtual Festival of the Laity. Also info on some potentially high impact initiatives such as Growing Churches through Sabbath School Classes: A Relational Approach, Hope Channel in the Prisons, and the Kindness Crusade. For more information contact Dr. J. Alfred Johnson II, NAD Adult Ministries Director at Advent Source evangelism resources: productlist.aspx?cat=6540 ; Children s evangelism: productlist.aspx?cat=3540 Page 17 of 20

18 Adventist Community Services: offers practical tools and educational resources including links for videos, IICM Community Services & Urban Ministry Curriculum that provides PPT and teaching modules. NAD: GC: international/resources/ iicm- community- services- urban- ministry- certification- program- curriculum#.vbx5t0uwuiw Adventist Information Ministry (AIM): is an evangelistic contact center that offers a variety of ministry support and follow- up services which include registration for events, seminars, lifestyle with live person, and follow- up for all outreach such as television, print, web, and social. If offers phone services and is a call center for reaching out to the community. ASI Services Center for Youth Evangelism an extensive youth ministry network offering a variety of resources and evangelism opportunities for young people. Community Prayer & Blessing Ministry is explained in the following link: For more info on this simple yet potent initiative, contact: Maitland DiPinto, Director of Community Engagement & Development at Maitland.DiPinto@nad.adventist.org Demographic study: Family Ministries: resources and videos Health Ministries: NAD: - many resources to create and support a vibrant, comprehensive health ministry including Adventists In Step for Life, Journey to Wholeness, Mental Health Awareness and Faith Community Nursing. GC: Celebrations book: ; Celebrations PP: powerpoints- accompany- book Involve Youth Ministries: geared at engaging and involving young people in ministry and includes mission trip links, training workshop information and postings of upcoming events. Jesus Loves Jeans: - excellent evangelistic tools developed by three youth pastors (in 2006) for discipling and challenging youth to share the Gospel with their friends. Leap of Reason: measurement of community projects This site is recommended by Dr. Sung Kwon, NAD ACS Director Adventist Community Services, for its information on how to maintain focus on the core mission and collect and use information and in particular, on the effective measurement of community project outcomes. Page 18 of 20

19 NADEI Resource Center: The North American Division Evangelism Institute educates and equips at the SDA Theological Seminary and in conferences upon invitation in many phases of evangelism and discipleship. Website offers many resources and downloadable files on a wide variety of topics. Philanthropic Service for Institutions: The NAD PSI resource center has an array of documents, samples, articles, books, and other materials that will aid with fundraising techniques, strategies, grant writing, board training and volunteer management. As well PSI are available to advise and counsel by phone and also make site visits whenever possible. Positive Choices: current health- related educational and motivational information and health- tips for promoting a healthy lifestyle in your church, office or home. Prayer Ministries: The NAD Prayer Ministries site contains many recommended resources, videos and downloadables for prayer initiatives such as All Night Prayer Calls, Pray One Million, How to Plan a Mayor s Prayer Breakfast, the annual NAD Prayer Calendar, and much more. Eg. children s prayer resources prayer- resources/ REACH Columbia Union Urban Evangelism School: offers an immersive experience in urban ministry in Philadelphia with a young adult church plant, living within its neighborhood for over three years. Incarnational discipleship embraces community development, urban agriculture, literature ministry, personal and public evangelism. Dr. Tara VinCross, Director. Revival and Reformation: General Conference site with videos and many downloadable resources on prayer, Bible study, witnessing, discipleship, witnessing and more. Ebooks include: Praying for Rain - A Mini- Handbook for United Prayer in 16 languages Revived by God s Word A Mini- Handbook for Bible Study study ; available in PDF for all devices and available in epub for ibooks on iphone, ipad, or ipod Touch and other devices and MOBI for Amazon Kindle Seminars Unlimited: An NAD evangelism resource center. Will custom design Bible studies and invitations, Share Him and global evangelism resources; PP CDs, Bibles (English, Spanish, French), handbills, postcards, Bible study cards, printing and mailing, 4 color Bible study lessons, video and DVD programs, digital image library, children s programs and materials and much more. Stewardship Department (NAD): contains videos and downloadable resources plus resources to purchase. Page 19 of 20

20 Tutoring Ministry: mentoring/tutoring- resources NAD Volunteer Ministries offers resources and training for tutoring, mentoring. For more information contact Sandra Brown, NAD Volunteer Ministries Tutoring/Mentoring Site Development Coordinator at Women s Ministries: NAD: enditnow resources - for creating a safe place in the church; nurturing new members GC: Youth Departments of the SDA Church: NAD: GC: Coming soon from the Florida Conference of Seventh- day Adventists: three updated books for small groups by Kim Allan Johnson for transforming your church: Spiritual Body Building, I m Allergic to Witnessing, and Trust, Belonging and Hope from Advent Source: Welcome to the Family. This member retention resource, using family ministries principles as its basis, is soon to be released by Advent Source. Page 20 of 20