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Perimeter and Unite Story

Perimeter and Unite Story . Transformation Vision Chip Sweney chips@perimeter.org. Head and Heart – 1 st 25 yrs. Adding “The Hand”. Perimeter Vision: To Make and Deploy Mature and Equipped Followers of Christ for the sake of Family, Community, and Global Transformation. Big Vision.

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Perimeter and Unite Story

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  1. Perimeter and Unite Story Transformation Vision Chip Sweney chips@perimeter.org

  2. Head and Heart – 1st 25 yrs

  3. Adding “The Hand”

  4. Perimeter Vision: To Make and Deploy Mature and Equipped Followers of Christ for the sake of Family, Community, and Global Transformation.

  5. Big Vision www.UniteUs.org Vision: Churches partnering to see the next generation reach their God given potential Strategies: Prayer and Collaboration in 3 Impact Areas

  6. h • Compassion in Action Weekend • Unite!, Hands On Atlanta & Gwinnett Great Days of Service •  500 Service Projects • 30,000 Volunteers • Unite! Serving Statistics  • 63 Participating Churches • 250 Service Projects • 6,000 Volunteers • Project Highlights • 5 Katrina Homes Framed • 7 Home Repair Projects • 11 Public School Projects • 20 Apartment Block Parties • 30 “Welcome Baskets” made & given to refugee families • 65 Neighborhood Food Drives • 200 “Basic Needs” gift bags for homeless children • 750 “Encourage-a-Teacher” Gift Bags • 1,000 Bibles given away • 25,000 Lbs of food collected

  7. 5 Key Questions forMobilization & Collaboration 1. WHY Why should churches collaborate? It’s biblical! John 17: 20-23 I Corinthians 12 The Vision

  8. 5 Key Questions forMobilization & Collaboration 2. WHAT What is our vision or dream for our Community? Unite! : Next Generation of Atlanta reach their God given potential.

  9. 5 Key Questions forMobilization & Collaboration 3. WHO Collaboration: Who should partner? Unite! Diverse & multi-denominational Multi-Sector Lausanne Covenant

  10. 5 Key Questions forMobilization & Collaboration • 44. WHERE • Where is the geography that we want to impact? • Neighborhood, school district, town, region? • Unite! = Regions

  11. 5 Key Questions forMobilization & Collaboration • 5. HOW • How are we going to collaborate? • Relationships • Prayer and Action • Unite! = 3 Impact Areas • Education • Justice • Family/Foster Care

  12. - Getting Started – Churches Working Together • Connect with ONE other pastor/church and build a relationship; pray and dream together about your community/city • Meetings with missions pastors • Perimeter/Hopewell Lunch • Invite several other pastors/churches to join you • Unite! = Information Lunches and One on One

  13. - Getting Started – Churches Working Together • Research and Understand Your Community/City • Duluth Research Project • Decide on a project/initiative/event • To work on together • Unite! = Compassion in Action Weekend

  14. - Getting Started – Churches Working Together • Form a leadership or core team • Build relationship, pray together, and develops plans and strategies to work together ongoing • Pray and determine specific ways to work together to bring shalom to your city • Unite 3 Impact Areas: Education, Family, and Justice

  15. Collaboration Learnings • It all starts with Prayer • Think Big, Start Small, Go Deep • It is all about Relationships! • Go with the willing! • Learn together - We must understand our community. • Localized Leadership & Partnering - Regions • Multi-Sector Collaboration and Channels of Cultural Influence • Collaboration is hard work! Long Term mindset • Focus on initiatives, not events – Outcome goals

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