The document discusses strategies for entering vulnerable communities to form faith-based groups, highlighting the roles of church planters and development workers. It emphasizes the importance of intercessory prayer, identifying a 'person of peace', and community development aligned with biblical values. Key principles, such as the engagement of local leaders and the significance of timing in evangelism and community work, are also outlined.

1. ENTERING
VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES
(IN WHICH A FAITH
COMMUNITY CAN BE
FORMED)
V i v G r i g g ,
P r o f e s s o r o f U r b a n L e a d e r s h i p ,
D i r e c t o r, M A i n Tr a n s f o r m a t i o n a l U r b a n L e a d e r s h i p , W C I U
viv.grigg@wciu.edu
https://wciu.zoom.us/j/87251012273
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INTERNATIONAL
WILLIAM CAREY
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
MA IN TRANSFORMATIONAL URBAN LEADERSHIP &
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN MOVEMENT LEADERSHIP
TUL530 Building Faith Communities
TUL620 Movement Leadership
TUL635 Community Transformation

3. T W O V I E W S I N T E N S I O N :
1 . P I O N E E R C H U R C H - P L A N T E R S
2 . D E V E L O P M E N T W O R K E R S
Put your burning question about entrance in the chat

4. NOTHING
MATCHES THE
THRILL…
• Churchplanter: … of entering a
community, preaching the gospel,
casting out demons, discipling
groups of men, gathering the first
fellowship, worshipping as people
get set free, transforming the
economics, and the education and
the structures of the community
• Economic Development Worker: …
of catalyzing a group discussion on
economics, a group process of
savings, group decisions about how
to utilize resources, liberating
people from debt.

5. Starting points
for an
evangelist
MATT 10
*GO FAST
*PREACH, HEAL, DELIVER
*NO GOLD
*DEPENDENT ON HOSPITALITY
*FIND PERSON OF PEACE
* EXPECT OPPOSITION

6. DELIVER RESOURCES FROM THE WEALTHY
THROUGH A PROGRAM
WITHIN A TIME-FRAME
A PAID PROFESSIONAL ROLE
FROM AN OFFICE, 9-5 AM
DELIVERING OUTCOMES
INVOLVING COMMUNITY COHESION
FOR A
DEVELOPMENT
WORKER/DEACON-
ESS
(We will come back to this)

7. 6 PRINCIPLES FOR THE
CHURCHPLANTER
PRESENCE
SLOW APPROACH?
(INCARNATIONAL CROSS-CULTURAL
LANGUAGE LEARNER).
STAY AND BUILD
OR FAST APPROACH?
(MATT 10)
SEED AND TRAIN BUILDERS
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8. ROLES: WHO ARE YOU?
IS HE CIA OR MARXIST?
Brewster’s Five Roles that make sense:
• Learner
• Servant
• Story-Teller
• Friend
• Intercessor
Insider/Outsider Roles
Always self-identify your religious identity
early, but not grandly
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9. Matt 9:37-39
Where you pray is where God works
When you know God has answered, its time to go to work
The consensus among Indian leaders is before evangelizing a city they send a prayer tea
2. INTERCESSORY
PRAYER
INTERCESSION REQUIRES
TRAINING, PRACTICE AND
AUTHORITY WITH GOD
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10. 3. PERSON
OF PEACE?
People of Peace I Have Met
Research Based on 12 Cases
1. The Bearded North-Eastern Brazilian on
Christmas Day
2. The Old Drunken Lady
3. Numero Uno Alcoholic and the Drinking Barkadas
4. The Murderer who Became a Pastor
5. The Anthropology Professor who Beat his Wife
6. The Professor who Cleaned up Corruption
7. The Humble Man who Learned to Tell Stories and
his Wife who Prayed for the Sick
8. The RickShaw Pullers Party
9. Tess, Who Received the Holy Spirit
10. The Air Force Colonel Who Met a Shepherd in the
Mist
11. The Hindu Banker and the IT Graduate and the
Indian Lady
12. The Thai who rented my office
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See
https://vimeo.com/m
anage/videos/101885
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MATUL as password
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11. 4. PARTIES
Jesus was a party-goer
When Jesus was at a party:
• Did he preach?
• Or did he tell stories?
Invite the Vulnerable to your party
• E.g. Conversion of the Village of
Tricycle Drivers
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When you give a feast…

12. 5. EMPOWERED BY
THE SPIRIT
12
Preaching publicly
Leads to confrontations
Bind the Spirits, Take
authority over them, Cast
them out.
SIRP5PHE
PPP2PP
He anointed them….

13. 6. 6P EVANGELISM
WORKFLOW
• Fill in steps you
can take
• Prioritise them
1,2,3,
• Decide on dates
to start
Style of Evangelism What you will
do?
Date Priority
Person of Peace
Presence
At the school
In your work ….
Prayer Evang
Bless People
Power
Proclamation
Public, Literature,
Jesus Film
Parties
6P

14. TIMING Stay? Move on?
WHICH SEASON
P2PPPPP
7. PLANTING SEASON

15. GROUP DISCUSSION
•What have we learned?
•What have we missed out (Put the
top one from the group in the chat)
•For Development workers: how
comfortable do you feel?
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16. Transfer of Money to Alleviate Poverty
Work with Community Leaders
Identify Needs, Assets and Responses
2. ROLE OF A
DEVELOPMENT
WORKER Professional Manager of
Funds, People, Process
Efficiency is essential for
best ROI

17. They are not evangelism
Q. How do they work with evang
Prevangelism?
Post-evangelism?
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS A REFLECTION
OF BIBLICAL VALUES
AND THE NATURE OF GOD
AS HE WORKS
TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND ABOLISH
POVERTY.
THESE ARE GOOD WORKS
Biblically, these fit into the role of deacon-ess
They often are part of
specialized global diaconates

18. Motivated by Transfer of Money to Alleviate Poverty
Work with Community Leaders
Participatory Action Research
Do a Baseline Survey
ENTRANCE AS A
DEVELOPMENT
WORKER
• Evaluated by Managing
Money Well, Being
Accountable
These are not
evangelism
Q. How do they work
with evangelism?
• Pre-evangelism?
• Post-evangelism?
• Evangelism?

19. 1. DEEDS
REQUIRE VOICE
IF YOU GIVE A CUP OF
COLD WATER, DO IT IN
THE NAME OF CHRIST
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20. 2. ROLE OF DEACON-
ESSES IN
RELATIONSHIP TO
THE 5 MINISTRY
ELDERSHIP GIFTS
(EPH 4:11,12)?
G I F T S O F M E R C Y , A D M I N I S T R A T I O N ,
H E L P S W O R K U N D E R T H E A U T H O R I T Y O F
T H E M I N I S T R Y L E A D E R S H I P G I F T I N G S .
EVERY WORKER AN EVANGELIST HEART. 2/7/20XX 20

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3. THE CHURCH IS NOT
SERVANT OF THE NGO

22. 4. CAN AN ENGAGED SERVICE MINISTRY
WITH THE MARGINALIZED,
DISPOSSESSED OR VULNERABLE RESULT
IN A CHURCH?
S O M E T I M E S ( A B O U T 5 % )
N OT T H E O B J E C T I V E
E .G W O M E N S E W I N G I N K O L K ATA
EVERY WORKER AN EVANGELIST HEART.
A C H U R C H O F O N LY
P R O S T I T U T E S D O E S N OT S O L V E
T H E I R P R O B L E M S
E .G M U L T I F AC E T E D 1 1 T H
F LO O R
C H U R C H I N KO L K ATA
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23. 5. TIMING: WAIT A YEAR
D: BUILD NEW BELIEVERS TO A LEVEL WHERE
DISCIPLESHIP IS AFFECTING INTEGRITY,
RESPONSIBILITY
I: INCREMENTALLY ENGAGE WITH NEEDS
A: OUTSIDE FUNDING AT LEVELS APPROPRIATE
FOR GROWTH OF THE CHURCH, NOT THE NGO’S
AGENDA
D: BUILD THE DIACONAL TEAM
(DON’T APPOINT DEACONS IMMEDIATELY)
D I A D

24. THANK YOU
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Prof. Viv Grigg
viv.grigg@wciu.edu
Director of the MA in Transformational Urban
Leadership, William Cary International University
www.wciu.edu/matul
Director, Urban Leadership Foundation
www.urbanleaders.org
www.matul.org
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