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Congregations as Signal Communities - Transforming the World

Join us in becoming a signal community that changes the world, one person and one neighborhood at a time. Discover the power of vision, worship, formation, and action as we share God's vision for reconciliation, salvation, wholeness, justice, and peace. Embrace the mission to proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love, and peace. Explore the transformative potential of creating sacred spaces, modeling change, and harnessing the power of a few vibrant witnesses. Through compassion, discipleship, and justice, we can touch the pain, hear the call, and make meaningful change in the world. Find inspiration in personal change and conversion, seeking justification and sanctification in a community dedicated to the cause of Zion.

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Congregations as Signal Communities - Transforming the World

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  1. Congregations as Signal Communities- Transforming the World

  2. So we can be a signal community that changes the worldone person and one neighborhood at a time

  3. What is a Signal Community? Four things: • Vision • Worship 3. Formation 4. Action

  4. We Share a Vision for Creation • God’s vision of reconciliation, salvation, wholeness, justice and peace. • Shalom – fullness of peace, everything is right

  5. We share a mission: We proclaim Jesus Christ and Promote Communities of Joy, Hope, Love, and Peace What happens if we just emphasize half of the mission statement?

  6. “Your Kingdom Come Your will be done On earth, as it is in heaven…” (Matthew 6:10 NRSV) Signal Community: Vision We Pray Christ’s Prayer

  7. Signal Community: VisionGod creates sacred space through us. • Sacred space is safe space, sanctuary for all. • Sacred space is healing space. • Sacred space is a peaceful, just place. Together we model the change we want to see happen in the world. We are light to the world, a City on a Hill, salt of the earth, leaven, a touch of heaven on earth.

  8. Signal Community: VisionPower of the Few “Be courageous and visionary believing in the power of just a few vibrant witnesses to transform the world.” (Doctrine and Covenants 161:3c) “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can make a difference. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.” (Margaret Mead, US Anthropologist)

  9. What is Formation? ‘becoming disciples of Jesus in community for the sake of the world’

  10. Mission as Jesus Did Mission

  11. What do you do well in your congregation?

  12. What is missing?

  13. Three Steps to Transform the World Step 1 Touch the Pain! Compassion

  14. Step 1 Touch the Pain! Step 2 Hear the Call! Compassion Discipleship Making

  15. Step 1 Touch the Pain! Step 2 Hear the Call! Compassion Step 3 Discipleship Making Change The System! Peace/Justice

  16. What happens if one step is missing?

  17. Listen to the need first.This is the first act of compassion. Do not assume!

  18. Christ of the Bread lines

  19. Share Christ’s Peace Conversion

  20. What is conversion?

  21. Personal change/conversion Jesus said: “No one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above… No one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.” (John 3:3,5)

  22. Personal change/conversion “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus… (Philippians 2:5 NKJV) “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God – what is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Romans 12:2 NRSV)

  23. Proselytism Jesus said: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much as son of hell as yourselves.”(Matthew 23:15 NKJV) • Proselytism is: • change of group without change of character; • just about numbers; group egotism/pride; • change of label, not change of life.

  24. Personal change/conversion Justification – first experience of Holy Spirit – knowing for the first time we are loved by God Sanctification – journey of transformation in covenant community – progressive change of character with help of others – becoming Sermon on the Mount Christians. (Matthew chapters 5-7) – seeking to bring forth and establish the cause of Zion

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