It is critical that we start with what the people in the starting group (which can be a church or non-profit) feel comfortable in doing and are willing to do. They are the ones that are going to be entering the neighborhood and beginning to learn about the community. This is before we have done…
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Developing Relationships
Why People Need Relationships with Others In the beginning, God created Eve, not only to help Adam, but to share his life. God put this need inside him. God created us to have a relationship with Him, so much so that He wants us to have relationships with each other. A relationship is the process…
Most People Don't Know Their Neighbor Do You?
Can you name all of the people living in the 8 houses or apartments closest to you? If you answered the first question, can you think of something about their life which is not visible from the outside of their house? If you were able to answer the first two questions, do you know other…
CITY REACHING REQUIRES PARADIGM SHIFTS
To transform a city there must be a total Paradigm shift in the way we go about it. I am taking highlights from a paper “Ten Paradigm Shifts” which became part of his book To Transformation a City By Eric Swanson. We in CNT totally agree with his 10 paradigm shifts. 1) From building walls…
Ministry of Presence
Ours is a culture that places emphasis on ‘doing’ rather than ‘being’. In fact, if we are not doing something, we are wasting time and resources–and perhaps we are also seen as being lazy. Mission turns our North American ideal of ‘doing’ on its head. When we enter other cultures, it is more important for the…
What Is A Suburb
A suburb is a residential area or a mixed-use area, either existing as part of a city or urban area or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population densities than inner city neighborhoods. Suburbs first emerged on a large scale in the 19th and 20th…
An Important Week in Neighborhood Transformation's Life
Greetings to all. Something different in this Blog. This week has three very important things happenings in Neighborhood Transformation’s life. A tremendous amount of time and energy has gone into making this a reality. First we have gone live on a totally new web site which has been five months in the making. You can view…
What is Transformation
TRANSFORMATION DEFINITIONS A definition given by Bryant Myers of World Vision International in his book Walking With the Poor: “I use the term transformational development to reflect my concern for seeking positive change in the whole of human life materially, socially and spiritually . Changed people and just and peaceful relationships are the twin goals…
Involvement in a Cause
It is important that people find a cause that they resonate with and then get involved at the level of their interest and amount of time they are willing to give. People are involved in different activities based upon their interest in a cause. The first level is Expose where people are testing the water…
What is a Cause and What is Ours
An observation, most of my upcoming blogs come from lesson plans from our training therefore they are in bullet from. I hope that works for you What is a Cause It is something that catches our attention and excites us It motivates one to accomplish what the cause spells out It is a dream that…