so we can see how God is working and to what degree and in what areas of individual and neighborhood life. It allows room for God to act. To better manage programs Motivation for leaders of transformation, committee members and people doing the work. Helps committee supervise the workers and direct the project. Is motivation for…
Tag: Empowerment
Biblical Perspective to Transformation
This past week I read with great interest Dela Adadevoh’s new book “Personal Life Transformation” in a Biblical Perspective 2013, International Leadership Foundation, Orlando FL. Dela was my supervisor as Africa Director of Affairs in 1988 when we were on staff with Campus Crusade in Nairobi and developing CHE. Currently Dela is the Global VP…
What is Transformation
TRANSFORMATION DEFINITIONS Let us look at seven definitions of Transformation as used by different organizations 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…
Examples of Improved Ways to Do things For Others
I will be writing several blogs on examples of activities that build peoples self esteem or move them forward to beginning to do things for themselves through the coaching of others. Christmas Gift Store Many churches use an Angel Tree approach for Christmas gifts for poor children. But instead of doing it that way they…
What We Have Learned from Churches, Part 1
In the last two years we have learned many things about attracting North American churches to Neighborhood Transformation (NT) and facilitating implementation. This has allowed us to make a number of changes in our approach. This will be a two part series. The following is some of what we have learned: Churches most interested in…
Second installment of Using the School to Start Neighborhood Transformation
Written by Brynn Schmidt, Co-leader of the Neighborhood Transformation team at Flatirons Community Church in Lafayette, Colorado. At Flatiron we have also worked with the elementary school to establish a strong relationship with another organization that our church partners with, the Sister Carmen Community Center. We will begin to work on more projects together next…
Success Factors for Christian Community Development
A Christian doing community development should base their work on a Biblical world view. We propose the following development principles should be considered when Christians undertake development projects. • The main emphasis should be upon changed individual lives, rather than changed social structures. Changed lives produce a changed society. The basis of this change is…
Meeting Learner Needs
As a follow on to my last blog about Participatory Training That Multiplies lets continue on and explore further how we practically do our training in CHE. The key is to meet learner needs therefore the following should be considered in meeting the adult learner’s needs, in order to affect true transfer of knowledge and…
Participatory Training That Multiplies
Our aim in education is to produce changed individuals, who will change others, who, in turn, will change others. These individual changed lives result in changed families, changed communities, and ultimately in changed societies. An inward change must precede the outward change which is based on a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. There are absolutes…
Biblical Basis for Neighborhood Transformation
Neighborhood Transformation’s Cause Is: Equipping churches to assist neighborhoods out poverty and people to maturity in Christ. The Biblical Basis for our Cause Participate in God’s mission to restore all creation to wholeness by being faithful witnesses in Word and Deed through Gods redeeming love and work. • Luke 10:27 Love God totally in areas…