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The New Divide: Online Segregation in the Church

It was decades before the Web when Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous quote that “Eleven o’clock Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in America.” MLK’s point was that the church sets a poor example in its own segregation of congregations. The effects of ongoing segregation were recently detailed in the book Divided by Faith. The basic point of the book is that the segregation of the church results in a separation of “social capital” between communities which perpetuates injustice. For example, a church member in a very resourced church who is looking for a job, may get 10 referrals from friends in the church, whereas a church member in a church where 50% of the attendees are unemployed might not get any referrals.

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Community Study Guide

Community Study Guide

This guide (attached document) will help you know what you are looking for in your study of the community. Feel free to add, subtract or adapt questions as appropriate to your particular context. Some of the questions will apply more to "community" in the sense of a geographical area; others apply more to "community" in the sense of a people group.

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CSM New York Ministry Preview - God's Love We Deliver

Submitted by CSM on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 12:50

CSM New York partners with some amazing organizations throughout the five different boroughs. Check out this great video from God's Love We Deliver as they celebrate 20 years of serving their community.

Find out how you can serve at God's Love We Deliver with CSM New York City!

A NY Reality

Submitted by CSM on Mon, 06/09/2008 - 10:51

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Serving Jesus in the Bay Area

Submitted by Center for Student Missions on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 10:56

I spent the past week in San Francisco with a group from my church serving with an organization called CSM (Center for Student Missions). It was quite enjoyable. The end. Haha, but seriously, it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life and I am so thankful that I had such a wonderful opportunity to serve others. The trip truly opened my eyes (both physically and spiritually) to a whole new world and I can't lie, I love it! San Francisco is a very unique city, and we were very fortunate to experience it in a way most people don't get a chance to. We were also very lucky with CSM; the staff and particularly our leader McKenzie were so filled with faith and shared our goals on this trip. Below is a day by day description of our ministry in the city...

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Relevant Magazine: Seven Burning Issues - #7 Injustice

Submitted by Center for Student Missions on Fri, 08/22/2008 - 17:25

Relevant Magazine recently pulled together Jim Wallis, Chuck Colson, Shane Claiborne, Brian McLaren and many others to have them answer the following:
"Social justice has become a buzz phrase in Christianity lately. Halting global injustice seems to be one of the foremost concerns of young Christians, and its emphasis is changing the face of the Church from the way it engages society to the way it engages politics. But is our emphasis on social justice detracting from other areas of the Gospel?"
Check out what these great leaders of our faith have to say....

If One Part Suffers, Every Part Suffers With It

Submitted by Chad Brennan on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 13:46

In the last New Culture Newsletter I focused on the recession and asked the question, "What would the impact be if Christians of different ethnicities in your community were all working together to help during this difficult time?" In this newsletter I want to continue that theme and focus on some organizations that have a long track record of helping Christians of different ethnici

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Resource List for Churches and Urban Ministries

This site has an extensive list of books on the subjects of community development and urban ministry, compiled by Ronald W. Waters of New Life Ministries.

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Processing the Community Study Report

PROCESSING THE COMMUNITY STUDY REPORT

Many churches that undertake a community assessment do the study, write the report, file
the report, and forget about the report. But a community study is not information for
information's sake; it is gathered for the purpose of equipping the church to share the good
news of the gospel in word and deed. Keep this goal in mind. If you allow your study
committee to get bogged down in statistics or overwhelmed with details, you will end up
with "paralysis of analysis."

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Why Me?

Submitted by CSM on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 14:53

Life is unfair. Why can't I get what I want? If I only had... I need... Why me? Sound familiar? I think we all get that way from time to time. I catch myself saying it all the time. But, as much as I say it, do I realize what God has given me? Can I even begin to count my blessings?

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A Beginner's Guide to Understanding Poverty in America

Do you really understand the economic crisis in America? This webcast by Andrew Sears, TechMission's Executive Director, provides a beginner's guide to understanding poverty in America and what can be done about it. Please forward this to friends who might want to learn about poverty and social justice.

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Life in Christ Cathedral of Faith and Media Presbyterian Church: Forging an Urban-Suburban Partnership

Life in Christ Cathedral of Faith and Media Presbyterian Church: Forging an Urban-Suburban Partnership

For thirteen years, inner-city pastor Dickie Robbins prayed for a cross-cultural partnership. He participated in several joint church projects, but each one fell through. In one case, he befriended a white pastor who offered to help Life in Christ start a food ministry. The partnership ended, however, when the member of the Anglo church who coordinated the program died, and the person's church stopped supporting the ministry. The partnership had never become central to that church's vision.

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Processing the Community Study Report

PROCESSING THE COMMUNITY STUDY REPORT

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Why Partner?

Why Partner?

Partnerships are risky. Partnerships take energy and time. It may not be easy to look
past the challenges of organizing your own congregation for ministry to see the potential
in collaborating with others. Nor is it always easy to adjust to a partnering agency’s different
methods and priorities. Is the effort worth it?

Few churches can carry out effective holistic ministry without entering into some
form of partnership. The attached documents describes that this is true for seven practical reasons and three theological reasons.

Why Me?

Submitted by CSM on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 14:53

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leave good notes...

Submitted by CSM on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 12:11

One of the "tasks" of a host is to read those tricky evaluations right? Well I LOVE feedback as long as it's constructive, therefore this is my favorite past-time in between groups. A couple of weeks ago we had some very thoughtful comments come through and one in particular stuck out to me. After going to the Harbor Light Salvation Army, one youth took away an invaluable memory.

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Being a Bridge

Submitted by CSM on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 17:55

bridge –noun. a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.

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Humble Scrubbing

Submitted by CSM on Thu, 05/15/2008 - 10:14

At Salt and Sea Mission, we always assist with the morning worship service before handing out food for the food pantry. Then students need to be prepared to hand out clothes, visit with the dozens of regular attenders, clean the kitchen, sort and repack food, or whatever else the mission's pastor needs.

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Audio: Suburban/Urban Partnerships

Suburban/Urban Partnerships Volunteers

Charles L Dick Jr

Location: Oklahoma City, OK, United States, Northern America

Languages Spoken:

English

Christian

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Joshua Kammerer

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States, Northern America

Christian, Attends Church Regularly

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