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…
More on Prayer Walking
I am trying something new in my blog. I look forward to your reaction. Prayer Walk your neighborhood and pray for things you see. As you see things, pray for what you see both good and bad. Learn about your neighborhood by walking through it and talking to people as you see them. As you…
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…
Prayer Walking
Prayer Walking is walking around the place where you are trying to implement Neighborhood Transformation. Without prayer, no transformation takes place, therefore it is central to what we do. Prayer walking is praying on site with insight. It is intercession on location. It is praying for what we see as we walk and while we are doing…
I just voted to help a cause I care abou
I just voted to help a cause I care about get a $25K #SFNeighborhoodAssist grant! Vote now if you want to help too! http://st8.fm/NA
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…