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City Transformation: Unlocking the Kingdom's Potential

Explore the transformative power of the Kingdom of God in every aspect of society and culture in the city. Discover God's purpose and plans for your city and learn how to bring about lasting change.

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City Transformation: Unlocking the Kingdom's Potential

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  1. CITY TRANSFORMATIONViv GriggInternational DirectorUrban Leadership And the name of the city from that time on will be the Lord is there (Ezekiel 48:35) Transformation occurs when the Kingdom of God impacts the vision, values and structures of every nook and cranny of society and culture in the city.

  2. FOR EACH CITYA PURPOSE • God has a purpose for each city • God has plans for each city • Listen to Gods heart for your city

  3. My Background: Missiological Entrepreneur • Entrepreneured churches: beginning in the slums of Manila, 1974 • Entrepreneured organisations, movements • 14 years initiating global networks and city unity processes • beginning in Kolkuta, then globally Home Sweet Home!

  4. Businessmen Theologians? We do theology in action Creating a new business culture Transmitting this to new generations

  5. God as Communicator City as Centre of Knowledge The Source of City Culture Affirming City Life is the Holy Spirit 6. God as Community Equality in the City Social Responsibility Just City City Diversity God who Structures 3. City as Centre of Systems City Managed under God Efficient City God as Creator Patterned City City as Centre of Creativity Productive City City of Good Work City of Rest Artistic City Fruitful City 40 Characteristics of God Reflected in a Transformed City (The Kingdom in the City, Genesis 1) 1. God as Ruler Fathered city 7. Authority structures in city 2. God of Time City in Process of Incremental Development Growing City Seasonal Time Processes 5. Environmentally Life-Giving Aesthetic CIty 4. A Garden in the City Humane Environments Planned space Cities as Healing

  6. KINGDOM SOCIAL ECONOMIC DISCIPLESHIP What is the Kingdom of God? SPIRITUAL GOD DISCIPLESHIP RELATIONSHIPS GOD RULES OVER HUMANITY RULES OVER HUMANITY WHO ARE TO RULE AS HIS WHO ARE TO BE THEIR NEIGHBOURS' VICE-REGENTS KEEPERS MANAGING THE CREATED IN EQUALITY, BROTHERHOOD, ORDER SISTERHOOD AND JUSTICE The Kingdom is God’s Rule Bringing Redemption of Humanity And Restoration of Creation

  7. A Progression of Goals in the City 4. Transformative Revival: Kingdom Principles Changing the Social The Economic, the Political, the Legal, the Environmental 3. Revival: Kingdom Movements 2. Churches: Kingdom Community 1. Kingdom Redemption As the church grows within the city the focus of theology, and action needs to expand to evangelism plus church growth plus revival plus transformation of city structures and culture.

  8. 7a. Evangelistic Impact 7b. Cultural Transformation Law/Justice Manufacturing Small Group Structure 6. Politics/ Public Policy Business/ Economics Issues/Forums/Events 5. Institution to Give Leadership 4. Agriculture Arts & Literature Leader and Cadre 3. Sports & Cultural Vision Groups & 2.. Values Kingdom 1. Principles Social Welfare/Poor Education etc. Health and Dental Forestry/ Ethnic & Environment Reconciliation Generating Kingdom Movements in each Sector of Society

  9. EngagementWith Societal Issues Auckland Pentecostals and Evangelicals 2000. 25 20 7. Small Groups 15 6. Public Debate 10 5. Goals Level ofEngagement(out of 28) 4. Infrastructure 5 3. Cadre 2. Vision& Values 0 1. Theology Business Politics Sports Health Environment Education Media Law SocietalSector Suggested Qualitative Analysis: Rated 0 to 3 from none to well developed

  10. Public Forums • Get the issues of ethics into the public arena • Training modules on business ethics (Maarten) • Businesses for Social Responsibility – leader now elected as mayor of city (Dick Hubbard) • Famous for taking his whole staff for a retreat to the island of Tonga. • Business Roundtable – richest 200 (Wyn) • 3 legs - democracy, capitalism and morality

  11. Evangelism is not transformation? Phoohie!! • Preach gospel of Kingdom • Includes salvation, but is not just a gospel of salvation • Salvation is only entrance to the Kingdom • Kingdom and Law • Kingdom and productivity • Kingdom and creativity • Kingdom and loving environment for worker • Kingdom and profit sharing

  12. Prophetic Roles in Transformative Revival City Level Prophetic Activity Requires Both Spiritual and Intellectual Training

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