CITY TRANSFORMATIONViv Grigg

International 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 thevision, values and structures of

every nook and cranny of society andculture in the city.

FOR EACH CITYA PURPOSE

• God has a purpose for each city

• God has plans for each city

• Listen to Gods heart for your city

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!

Businessmen Theologians?

We do theology in action

Creating a new businessculture

Transmitting this to newgenerations

40 Characteristics of GodReflected in a Transformed City

(The Kingdom in the City, Genesis 1)

The Source of City Life is the Holy Spirit 1. God as Ruler

Fathered cityAuthority structures in city

2. God of TimeCity in Process of Incremental DevelopmentGrowing CitySeasonal Time Processes

3. God who StructuresCity as Centre of SystemsCity Managed under GodEfficient CityPatterned CityProductive City4.

Artistic City

God as CreatorCity as Centre of CreativityCity of Good WorkCity of Rest

Fruitful City

5. Environmentally Life-GivingAesthetic CItyA Garden in the CityHumane EnvironmentsPlanned spaceCities as Healing

Equality in the City6. God as Community

Social ResponsibilityJust CityCity Diversity

7. God as CommunicatorCity as Centre of KnowledgeCulture Affirming City

GOD

MANAGING THE CREATED ORDER

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RELATIONSHIPS

SPIRITUAL

DISCIPLESHIP

ECONOMIC

DISCIPLESHIP

RULES OVERHUMANITY

WHO ARE TO RULE AS HISVICE-REGENTS

RULES OVER HUMANITY

WHO ARE TO BE THEIR NEIGHBOURS'

KEEPERSIN EQUALITY, BROTHERHOOD,SISTERHOOD AND JUSTICE

What is the Kingdom of God?

The Kingdom is God’s RuleBringing Redemption of HumanityAnd Restoration of Creation

A Progression of Goals in the City

Transformation

of City Structuresand Culture

Revival: People'sMovements

Pioneering Evangelism

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As the church grows within the city the focus of theology, and action needs to expand to evangelism plus church growthplus revival plus transformation of city structures and culture.

1. Kingdom Redemption

2. Churches: Kingdom Community

3. Revival: Kingdom Movements

4. Transformative Revival:Kingdom PrinciplesChanging the SocialThe Economic, the Political, the Legal, the Environmental

Politics/ Public Policy

Law/Justice Manufacturing

Business/ Economics

AgricultureLeader and Cadre

Institution to Give Leadership

Issues/Forums/Events

Arts & Literature

Small Group Structure

Generating Kingdom Movements

in each Sector of Society

Health and Dental

Social Welfare/PoorEducation

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Sports & CulturalGroups

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2. Vision & Values1. Theology

Suggested Qualitative Analysis: Rated 0 to 3 from none to well developed

Engagement With Societal IssuesAuckland Pentecostals and Evangelicals 2000.

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

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

1. Prophetic denunciation

initiates revival

2. Revival occurs in response of brokenness &

repentance 3. Prophetic definition of

values changes and structural sins

4. Prophetic envisioning of future hope gives direction to revival outcomes

5. Prophetic denunciation of oppressive leadership causes restructuring leadership for nation

6. Prophetic intercessors stand on God’s behalf in crucial societal roles

7. Weeping prophets become apostolic community organizers

Prophetic Roles in Transformative Revival

City Level Prophetic Activity Requires Both Spiritual and Intellectual Training