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Rev. Dr. Jimmy Dorrell and Janet Dorrell: Mobilizing Middle Class Christians - The Poverty Simulation: CCDA 2004 Audio

For seventeen years, Mission Waco has been mobilizing hundreds of middle class students and adults toward more compassionate involvement among the poor through its weekend Poverty Simulations and Out-of-Country Exposure trips. This workshop will describe how carefully designed experiences confront many of the myths about the poor during the guided mining. It will also provide both guidelines from building this experiential training from a Christ perspective and other creative initiatives which stretch Christians who want to be more involved in ministry with the marginalized.

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How Are We Doing?A Toolkit for Organizational Self-Assessment by Faith-Based Service Organizations

PROGRAM EVALUATION RESOURCE  

How Are We Doing?
A Toolkit for Organizational Self-Assessment
by Faith-Based Service Organizations


Summary:

This toolkit is designed for directors of faith-based organizations who wish to lead their staff, board, and/or volunteers through an intentional process of internal self-assessment. This evaluation system assists organization leaders and stakeholders in assessing whether their programs and policies are “on track” with their mission and philosophy of ministry. It works especially well for day-long or weekend Board or staff retreats.



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"Where do we start?" Questions to help you navigate the ministry journey

"Where do we start?" Questions to help you navigate the ministry journey

Your church wants to become more active in reaching your community with Good News and good works ... where do you start?

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Suggested Holistic Ministry Reading List

Suggested Holistic Ministry Reading List:

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A Historic Opportunity

A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY

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Holistic Mission and Discipleship: Helping Hands, Holy Hearts

Holistic Mission and Discipleship: Helping Hands, Holy Hearts
Ronald J. Sider, Philip N. Olson and Heidi Rolland Unruh

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Bible Study on the Mission of the Church

Holistic Ministry Bible Study

Purpose

          Corporate study of the Scriptures relating to our mission can strengthen the congregation's theological foundations, spiritual unity, and zeal for holistic ministry. Immersing people in the Scriptures can be especially helpful if they are unclear on the concept of holistic mission, or unsure of their responsibility and potential for outreach. Many Christians are sadly ignorant of the wealth of biblical material on caring for the poor, freeing the oppressed, and seeking the lost.

 

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Recommended Bible Study Resources

Recommended Bible study resources

 

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Holistic Ministry Defined

HOLISTIC MINISTRY DEFINED:
The Whole Gospel for the Whole Person Through Whole Churches

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What Is the Church's Mission?

Tool #7: What Is the Church's Mission?


What is the mission of the church? How are God’s character and saving actions expressed through your church in the world? Discuss your church's understanding of mission in terms of the three theological dimensions in the attached document written by Heidi Unruh, Philip Olson, and Ronald Sider.

Program vs Paradigm

Tool #9: Program vs Paradigm
Is mission a program ... or a paradigm?

Of course, mission can (and should) be both! Mission programs should flow from a missional
paradigm. A ministry program without grounding in a missional paradigm is in danger of
becoming isolated from discipleship, spiritually stagnant, and eventually secularized.


Discuss the following chart. Examine whether your church just has (or wants to have) programs, or whether programs are rooted in a broader missional paradigm.