This is a workshop session I lead for Impacting Tomorrow's Church. Sadly, churches engage their communities where they see need, and often forget to engage from what they do well and in partnership with the community.

1. Community
Engagement
From Abundance Not Scarcity
Dr. Brian Foreman
b4man consultinG
May 19, 2012
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2. Introductions
• Who are you?
• Where are you from?
• Why this session?
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3. Jesus feeds the 5000
(John 6:1-14)
• Philip’s answer
• Andrew’s answer
• Jesus’ action
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4. Definitions
• Abundance
• What if we shared from this sense of abundance that we know God provides, rather than a fear that there isn’t enough for everyone?
• What if we were to engage the lives of those around us, eager to share what God has blessed us with...as thanks to God?
• Community Engagement
• Why do companies do CE?
• We cannot reach the unchurched without building relationships and knowing the community, being a part of the fabric of community
• Distinct from Missions
• How are Missions and CE different?
• Missions often focuses on the needs of the less fortunate...CE’s goal is to incorporate church into community life
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5. Community
Engagement
• Church as center of the community
• Neighborhood model and peer pressure
• Open the doors. See all the people
• The Family Life Center era
• Travel to the less fortunate
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6. Church
Church
Before the mobile society
Today
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7. How We Engage
Needs assessments recognize the need in a situation and
provide a plan of action for meeting that need.
• Needs Assessment for your context: What are the
needs your church is meeting locally?
• Activity:
• Complete the worksheet
• Share with your neighbor
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8. Mother
Bountiful
what do you see here?
what don’t you see?
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9. Is there Another Way?
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10. Asset Driven Community
Engagement
• Linking micro-assets to macro-community
• Identify and mobilize sometimes hidden assets
• Know what you do and leverage it
• Connect community assets
• Identify & mobilize
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11. Church Assets
Church asset maps provide a list of the gifts God has
given to your house of faith. How do you live into them?
• Activity:
• Complete the worksheet
• Share with your neighbor
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12. Circle Time
• Share your Church Asset worksheet
• Share your Needs Assessment worksheet
• Questions:
• Do they overlap?
• What would?
• These are tools that you can use together!
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13. Needs Assets
Community Relevance
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14. Factors at Work
• Significant Factors to keep in mind
• Build from your strengths
• Engage your people
• Sense of altruism/moral duty
*Successful Community Engagement Initiatives Study (Foreman, 2010)
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15. Asset Driven Community
Engagement
• Linking micro-assets to macro-community
• Identify and mobilize sometimes hidden assets
• Know what you do and leverage it
• Connect community assets
• Identify & mobilize
Monday, May 28, 12

16. Questions
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17. Contact Information
Dr. Brian Foreman
b4man Consulting
www.b4manconsulting.com
brian@b4manconsulting.com
704.965.8328
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