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Part 2:Introduction to
Living System Ministry
Living System Ministry
Basics
Judy Hall – Asst. to the PresidentDoug Hall - President
What does it take to do Living System Ministry?
Leave pliers & screwdriver behind…
We may need a New Brain --
-- To think in terms of LIFE, not MACHINES!
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- so that God’s living Truth can tell
us what to do!
Living System Ministry Has Always Existed In Cat Cultures
& with each other
through relational social dynamics.
CAT cultures learned to survive by ALIGNING with
the living system creation,
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4 Things Happened To ChristianityIn Relational Cat Cultures
Major REVIVALS always occur in relational CAT
cultures.
In one generation, it became a WORLD -- not a western --
religion!
It is GROWING in the CAT cultures of the GLOBAL SOUTH.
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It became the LARGEST religion in the world.
A New Toaster Culture Has Exploded
From TECHNOLOGICAL
developments begun in the
Industrial Revolution.
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& is becoming
increasingly GLOBAL.
It is more IMPERSONAL &
INDIVIDUALISTIC
Its Toaster Activities Produce Counterproductive Returns
1) I see a need.
2) I make a plan to meet the need.
3) I do the plan.
4) I get returns.
5) Unintended negative returns are ignored.
6) I therefore do nothing else to meet the need.
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Overcoming The Law of Unintended Negative Returns
Sincere, logical activity yields positive short-term returns, but
Unintended negative returns in the total system over the long term.
But – aligning with the LIVING SYSTEM can yield positive multiple long-term returns!.
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This New Toaster Culture Is Empowered But Not Aligned
FEEDING STARVING PEOPLE PRODUCES MORE STARVATION
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WEALTHY CHRISTIANITY DECLINES OVER THELONG TERM (Europe…)
THE CRIMINAL vs. THE COUNTER-
PRODUCTIVE DO-GOODER (who’s creating more problems?)
This New Empowered But Unaligned Toaster Culture Has Some Basic Problems
DICHOTOMIZED SCIENCESnot learn from
each other or interact with FAITH
A non-aligned Fortune 500 Company can go OUT OF BUSINESS
KNOWING, NOT DOING
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ECOLOGY:Global warming
Joining Its Emerging Cat Aspect Can Help Us Align To Living Systems
SCIENCE & FAITH INTER-
DISCIPLINARY DIALOGUE & LEARNING
PRACTITIONER- SCHOLAR
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INSTEAD OF CHRISTIAN DECLINE,FIND ALIGNED
ANSWERS FOR THE WHOLE SYSTEM
RUNNING BUSINESSES WITH LIVING SOCIAL SYSTEMS
ECOLOGY:LIFE IN A
LIVINGCREATION
Then, Our New Toaster Culture Can Also Experience Spiritual Vitality!
Its believers can be part of the LARGEST religion in the world.
It, too, can experience REVIVALS
It can join global Christian believers in a WORLD -- not a
western -- religion!
Christianity can GROW in the new GLOBAL TOASTER culture.
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EGC as a Living System
Laboratory
Sam KimDirector – EGC
Consulting
Examples of LSM in action:1. Human Trafficking
2. College Study3. Youth Violence
LSM in Action:1. Human Trafficking
and the Abolitionist
Network
Liza Cagua-KooAssistant Director
Sarah Durfey, Director, Abolitionist Network
Brokensystems and relationshipswar
natural disasters
poverty
abuseabandonment
gang violence
greed
corruption
discrimination
etc.
social acceptance of porn, prostitution,…
Sarah Durfey, Director, Abolitionist Network
Broken systems and relationships
Vulnerableperson
Exploiter
Demand for sex, cheap labor/goods
Force Coercion
Fraud
Sarah Durfey, Director, Abolitionist Network
Broken systems and relationships
Vulnerableperson
Exploiter
Demandfor sex, cheap labor/goods
Force coercion
fraud
Exploitation(Trafficking)
Sarah Durfey, Director, Abolitionist Network
negative systems and relationships
Vulnerableperson
Exploiter
Demandfor sex, cheap labor/goods
Force coercion
fraud
Exploitation(Trafficking)
Intervention
Arrest/ convict
After –care
Sarah Durfey, Director, Abolitionist Network
negative systems and relationships
Vulnerableperson
Exploiter
Demandfor sex, cheap labor/goods
Force coercion
fraud
Exploitation(Trafficking)
Intervention
Arrest/ convict
After -care
Restoration to positive systems and
relationships
Sarah Durfey, Director, Abolitionist Network
negative systems and relationships
Vulnerableperson
Exploiter
Demandfor sex, cheap labor/goods
Force coercion
fraud
Exploitation(Trafficking)
Intervention
Arrest/ convict
After -care
Sarah Durfey, Director, Abolitionist Network
negative systems and relationships
Vulnerableperson
Exploiter
Demandfor sex, cheap labor/goods
Force coercion
fraud
Exploitation(Trafficking)
Intervention
Arrest/ convict
After -care
Restoration to positive systems and
relationships
Sarah Durfey, Director, Abolitionist Network
Are you depressed yet?
wait, there’s hope
The Abolitionist Network aims to join in the work God is doing to end systems of
exploitation and slavery
by understanding these systems, and equipping,
connecting, and refreshing
abolitionists.
Abolitionist Network &Living System Ministry
Don’t just do something! Stand there!
Start with system questions. Hug a system! The power of pictures. Pursue deeper
understanding, with others.
LSM in Action:2. Metro-Boston
Collegiate Ministry Project
Brian CorcoranProject Director – Applied
Research
Metro Boston Collegiate Ministry Project
Metro Boston Collegiate Ministry Project
Metro Boston Collegiate Ministry Project
LSM in Action:3. Youth Violence Systems Project
Sam KimProject Director
Youth Violence Systems Project (YVSP)
Purpose:Reduce Youth Violence in the city of Boston
Process:Work with the community to create a virtual laboratory to model youth violence prevention and intervention strategies
Outcomes:Better dialogueBetter prevention and intervention strategies
YVSP UsageCommunity Agency Policy
MakerAcademic
CommunityGang
Members
PositioningEmpowerment
ToolEvaluation Tool Policy Design Tool
Research ToolTeaching Tool
Engagement Tool
Usage Develop and analyze intervention strategies
Focused discussions around “what works” and “why”
Evaluate agency interventions
Evaluate policies Communicate
program effectiveness
Laboratory for policy analysis and evaluation
Focal point for policy development
Analyze “classic” case studies
Analyze prospective interventions
Develop curriculum
Evaluate how changes in behavior impact the system
Potential Outcomes
Richer discussions
Better-reasoned advocacy
Engagement and ownership of initiatives
Improved agency interventions
Improved agency communication
Improved policies
Systemic intervention strategies
Improved understanding
Improved intervention strategies
Enriched curriculum
Increased involvement of gang members in intervention development
Community members involved
in Project Research, Design and Development
Learn
YVSP Neighborhood Briefing Documents6 Neighborhood Briefing Documents have been written: Uphams Corner,
Grove Hall, Bowdoin/Geneva, South End/Lower Roxbury, Greater Dudley & Morton/Norfolk. These documents can be downloaded from: http://egc.org/research_programs/neighborhood.html .
Early Framework
Family
Gang Violence
Culture of Violence
Social Institutions Public Institutions
Community Context
Framework
Family
Personal Predisposition
Gang Violence
Youth Violence
Culture of Violence
Social Institutions Public Institutions
Trauma
OtherViolence
Peers
Community Context
Community Members Work with Model
Connect
YVSP COMPUTER MODEL
YVSP COMPUTER MODEL
YVSP COMPUTER MODEL
YVSP COMPUTER MODEL
YVSP COMPUTER MODEL
YVSP COMPUTER MODEL
Equip
Goal is to gain insight into root causes and come to agreement on what strategies are needed.
To that end it is critical that we grow the user community around the model.
“..most of the time, everyone is so busy just doing things that
it’s rare to have the time and the means to understand and see why and how things like (our
specific programs) are important to addressing youth
violence.”
Boston Youth Worker
Youth Violence Systems Project
Learn:Learn from and with our communities on how youth violence occurs systemically.
Connect:Connect all of the learnings, data, assumptions and roles of stakeholders into a common framework and model.
Equip:Equip communities and all their stakeholders for more deep and collaborative dialogue and strategic decisions using the framework and model to restore peace…
“Blessed are the peacemakers”
www.gettingtotheroots.org
Youth Violence Systems Project
Metrics and Other Thoughts
Jeff BassExecutive Director
EGC Current Metrics Counting Churches
Indicator of growth Way to connect (Applied Research)
Lay of the Land (in various sectors) Who is out there? What are they doing?
Relational and missional approach: find vitality and nurture it!
EGC Emerging Metrics
Learn, connect and equip Work in system leverage points Measure change in systems and
subsystems: Youth violence; human trafficking; education; church planting; homelessness; Haitian community, etc.
Demonstrate church’s role: multiple causes
Key to Quiet Revival becoming louder
3 comments The system does the work!
Surfing/swimming Sailing/motor boat language should reflect cooperating
with God vs. making our own plans LSM goal
Not just a framework Practical tools and entry points to
engage systems for real Gospel change
Discussion Around Tables
Sam KimDirector of Consulting
Discussion Questions
Do you see the culture of your city as more of a “cat” culture (one large organic system), or more of a “toaster” culture (with many parts, mechanistically operated)? Can the two exist together? What are the implications for ministry in either case?
How is Living System Ministry different than approaches in your city? What elements of Living System Ministry seem most useful?
What is your main takeaway from the discussion of Boston, the Quiet Revival, and Living System Ministry? Are there concepts, ideas, or questions that will be helpful to you in your city or your work?