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Page 1: How will you listen?. Listening to your Community

How will you listen?

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Listening to your Community

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Community Observation

• Ask God to allow you to see with his eyes of love and discernment. • What positive qualities,

opportunities and benefits does the community have to offer? • What needs and concerns are

in evidence? • What might be community

residents view of the church?

• Take note of your own response to what you see. • Do you sense any barriers to

"fitting in" between yourself and the community?• How is the Good News of

Jesus Christ relevant here? • Did your prayerful observations

spark any ideas for ongoing ministry in this community?

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Community Observation – what to look for?•People groups•Places of activity•Structures•Services

•Signs of change•Signs of hope•Signs of need

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Listening to your Community

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High Level Listening to Your Community

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Newspaper Listening

Highlight every need that you run across in the paper. Once you highlight every need, simply allow that to drive a conversation. Ask these questions:

• Which of these needs can we meet?• In which of these needs are we particularly interested, or about which needs are we especially passionate?