Develop community skills
Robert Lupton would call it a “redistribution of resources. “Its logic would be as follows (although it is from a community development perspective):
1? Christians should live in the region they are trying to reach
two? Christians should work in the ministry of reconciliation both at the level of relationship with God and at the community level.
3? We expect communities to see a redistribution of community resources and skills.
What exactly do you mean by that? Basically, when God’s people commit to moving to neglected urban areas, they will put their qualities at the service of the community in the broadest sense, that is, enrich it (almost as a standard). The intellectual and creative resources that have come large-scale from our peripheries in previous decades will return if more Christians of all levels (professionals and others) return to the periphery, simply entering a community and trying to be a responsible and pious neighbor. witness of Jesus, in addition to seeking good and improving the community, we will see this principle in practice. If this is true for an individual, then imagine the power of a committed group of 20 to 40 followers of Christ on 20 different peripheries across Scotland, imagine the good influence they would have even in the darkest places.
Imagine hardworking and skilled people returning to our outlying communities. These creative minds will certainly make their mark when they start getting involved locally. design one). With new people, new relationships and new resources will reach our peripheries. New skills can be taught to existing community members for the benefit of all. Cultural and economic transformation can begin in an individual context, where some of these new skills are acquired and transmitted. The world’s visions can be shared to generate depth, understanding, and an enlargement of the mind. By the way, I think gentrification [1] isn’t really a bad thing.
Churches on the periphery can engage in the development of ministries that seek to incentivize donations, usually latent local residents, and find ways to express themselves, such as art clubs, theater groups, literary courses, internships, and resettlement programs in the country. ( In fact, a wide range of ideas based on the specific needs of this context). That’s the kind of thing we’re trying to promote in the Niddrie Community Church. We offer people the opportunity to help with management, office services, cafeteria kitchen. , basic accounting and computer skills, and we plan to host other activities with the development of our internship and learning programs.
All these things, of course, are mere means for the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to be proclaimed loud and clear; it will bring the only real and lasting change, both spiritual and physical, but we do not expect people to repent. before we can contribute to the improvement of our community, we do so regardless of the response to our message, it is a sign that the message we are proclaiming is based on the reality of how we live our lives and share it in the Christian community. and with our community as a whole. Instead of looking at a periphery as a project in which we commit ourselves to “making a ministry,” we should consider it our home by entering and investing fully in it.
Pray for the ministry of 20 projects and our vision of having small communities of active Christians living for the glory of Jesus Christ in our most needy suburbs. Enter these communities first as we reflect on these issues.
. residences. This process, in addition to representing economic advancement in a peripheral region, is criticized by some urban planners as a phenomenon that supposedly excludes the poorest strata.
By: Mez McConnel. © 2013 20schemes. Original: Keys to progress in the housing project (1)
Translation: Fobio Luciano Review: Yago Martins © 2016 Faithful Ministério All rights reserved. Website: MinistryFiel. com. br. Original: Gospel on the periphery?Principle 3: Skills development
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