TRANSFORMING RURAL COMMUNITIES

Envisioning

Community Health Evangelism/Transforming Rural Communities

CHE is Community Health Evangelism which is mostly focused in rural communities 118 countries worldwide In over 4000 villages globally By over 550 groups

Transforming Rural Communities is CHE in Rural North America and is focused on underserved smaller communities

Transforming Rural Communities By

Connecting PeopleCreating CommunityTransforming Communities

Built on Luke 10:27

Spiritual Mandate: Love God with all your mind,

body, soul and strength

AND

Cultural Mandate: Love your neighbor as

yourself

Our Purpose Not just breaking poverty or planting churches,

though both are accomplished

A transformation in lives and communities that is as deep as the human heart and as broad as the whole range of the different sectors of society.

Jesus is recognized as Lord over all creation and our development activities to reflect the depth and breadth of the kingdom of God.

See a rural community develop

to its God-given potential in all areas of life. Communities

are networked together so

eventually the region is transformed.

Vision For Rural Communities

Transformation is Built on Relationships

Person to person relationships which is built over time and through multiple contacts

Person to neighborhood relationships Small community to others in county

relationships

CHE Overseas is in Rural Villages

A geographical place where people live

Been in same place for generations

Know each other Hold many things in

common Strong network of

relationships Have a sense of

belonging, my place

Characteristics Needed to be a Real Community Neighbors live in same geographic area Neighbors know each other Neighbors available to each other Neighbors spontaneous with each other Neighbors meet frequently Neighbors have common meals

People Often Only See NeedsAlcohol and drug dependencyYouth leaving for life in the citiesUnemployment and underemploymentUnderfunded schools at risk of being

closedShifting valuesBroken familiesPoor living conditions

All people want to be of value to others and not just be a receivers

Builds on what is in the neighborhood already, work can be on-going by people in it.

Needs focus on problems, assets on solutions

But God Has Given Many Assets

How Does One Find Assets In the Community?

ASK PEOPLE: for input on themselves, on associations, and institutions, about the location, and about what they’ve seen God doing.

WHO do we ask? Everyone community leaders, workers, housewives, teachers kids

We value people by asking them

Rural Community Transformation Is Built On

Find Externally focused Churches and want to reach their communities in a wholistic way.

Prayer and unity in the church. Identifying and utilizing the assets already found in your

community. Mobilizing individuals, associations and institutions. to build

together on their assets. Reawakening neighbor helping neighbor instead of being

dependent on professionals. Connect small interest groups to neighborhood interests. Jesus Christ is the cornerstone. He has good plans for your community.

Relief Betterment Development

Ways to Help

Major Players in Rural Community Transformation

A Facilitation/Training Team (launch team) of 10-12 lay people from the church, and eventually the community, initiates the program--creating awareness and training the next two groups.

A Committee, or Association of local leaders who are trained by launch team & then direct Rural Community Transformation in

their area. Mentors/Coaches are local volunteers who learn how to help

their neighbors & then visit neighbors to share what they have learned.

Participation BY People’s at Their Interest Level

Expose (Doing For) Easy Entry One Time No Commitment Little Relationship

Engage (Come Along Side) Several Times Heart is Changing Some Commitment Builds New Relationships

Own (Leadership) Deeper Engagement Recruiting Others High Relationship

Do For

Come Alongside

Leadership

Training Local Volunteer Facilitators

Facilitators are volunteers therefore only have limited time each week

Start with 14 hour Weekend Training for volunteer facilitators by Master Trainer

Train multiple churches together each applying in their neighborhood.

Churches decide which modules they want additional training on from 16 modules (4 to 7 hours each).

Participatory Learning Owned by The Learners Starts with what people already know

and builds. Focuses on the learner not the teacher. People are involved in their own

learning instead of being lectured to. They participate in small groups, discussions, role plays, creating stories and songs.

All learning is turned into action and not left as head knowledge.

The teaching is under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

There are over 2000 participatory lesson plans to be used by the trained on many different topics.

Observable Indicators of Transformation Transformed neighborhoods from the inside. People know neighbors and helping each other. People knowing and growing in Christ. People taking responsibility for their own lives. Healthy growing churches. Improvement in employment and living

conditions. Reduction in disease, crime, drug and alcohol

addiction. Other towns throughout the county begin to

implement Transforming Rural Communities.

Resourceswww.neighborhoodtransformation.netwww.chenetwork.org

http://facebook.com/pages/Neighborhood-Transformation/178206349129

http://urbancheguy.wordpress.com

stan@neighborhoodtransformation,net