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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:
A FAITH BASED MODEL
Gateway to the Community Conference
October 27, 2001
Jerry Appleby, Facilitator
Jerry Appleby, Facilitator
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Experience:
 Honolulu 1st
 Pasadena Bresee
 Restore Orlando
 Reaching Our City
FOUNDATION PILLARS
COMMUNITY
FAMILY
CHURCH
EVOLUTION OF THE
COMMUNITY
WHAT COMMUNITIES HAVE
OFFERED
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Security
A sense of identity and belonging
A framework of shared assumptions and
values
A network of caring individuals.
The experience of being needed
THE BEGINNING OF THE BREAKDOWN OF THE COMMUNITY
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The rise of easy transportation systems
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The spread of better and better
communication.
RELATED CAUSES
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Individualistic culture
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Excessive competitiveness
Emphasis on individual performance.
Impersonal contacts with one another
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Telephone ordering
Computer ordering
ATMs
What are the consequences of
this shift?
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The breakdown of the family
People suffer isolation, alienation, and
estrangement
A steady stream through the court system,
psychiatrists’ office and drug abuse clinics
It starts in the inner city and spreads through the
suburbs.
The poor feel the consequences more than the
rich
POOR SOLUTIONS
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A Charity mentality
Racial Polarization
Socio-economic polarization
Government programs – replacing church
involvement
THE REGENERATION OF
THE COMMUNITY
THE REGENERATION OF THE
COMMUNITY
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Remove the barriers that exist within the
church
Rekindle the value of the group without
loosing the individual pride.
Reinsert the Church into the center of the
community.
DEVELOPING MEANINGFUL
PROGRAMMING FOR YOUR
COMMUNITY
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Look for the felt needs rather than Quick
Fixes
Preach and Team the Church as housing
ministers of reconciliation
Clearly outline the priorities of the needs of
the community
Prioritize the needs
DEVELOPING MEANINGFUL PROGRAMMING FOR
YOUR COMMUNITY (CONTINUED)
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Support community residents and involve
outside people in working under and
through residents.
Develop programs as leadership develops.
Support the programs financially