Foundations of Community

Transformation

Foundations of Community

Transformation

Prayer ServiceUnity

MarketplaceChurches Leadership

Humility

FaithCoalitions

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“Seek the peace and prosperity of the city to

which I have carried you into exile. Pray to

the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you

too will prosper.”

Jeremiah 29:7

“Christians have become

more known as a political

action group rather than a

people modeling the love,

power, and servant-hood of

Christ.”

– Network TV Producer

Early church

changed Rome by

living the gospel in

an ungodly culture.

Failed Strategies

Jesus, the carpenter’s son

How did Jesus influence the culture?

He solved problems in people’s lives.

• He solved Peter’s fishing problem

• He solved Peter’s tax problem

• He fed 5,000 people when there was no food

• He solved the blind man’s seeing problem

• He solved the prostitute’s problem & kept her

from being stoned

• Wine at the wedding. Raised Lazarus from

dead.

Samaritan Woman

“Many Samaritans from

that city believed in him

because of the woman's

testimony…” John 4:39

Why did

Daniel, David,

Joseph have

influence?

They solved

a major problem

for their

employer!

Can we be trusted with a

problem to bring a God-

solution to it?

When we are seen as servants who have no

agenda except to love, we are given access

to the heart of the community.

Jesus wanted to be judged by His fruit.

"Jesus told them, “Go back to John (the Baptist) and tell him what you have heard and seen— the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor." -Matthew 11:4,5 NLT

SAMARITAN WOMAN

Culture change should be a

fruit, not a goal!

Use your authority and you will lose your influence;

use your influence and you will gain authority. -

Loren Cunningham

7 Cultural Mountains

1975 Bill Bright, CCC

Loren Cunningham, YWAM

Now it shall come to

pass in the latter days

That the mountain of the

Lord's house Shall be

established on the

top of the mountains,

And shall be exalted

above the hills;

And all nations shall

flow to it.

Isa 2:2

We must also engage the

culture to influence it.

Harvard

Harvard March 2011

More Christians in culture does

not equate to a more righteous culture.

i.e. Nigeria

Randall Collins

The Discovery of Society

“Size of a population is relatively unimportant—it doesn’t take a large number of elites operating in strategic ways to make world-historical changes in the direction of a civilization.”

Culture is defined by only

3-5% of people who operate at

the top of a cultural mountain.

The Role of Prayer

“I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one.”

Ezekiel 22: 30-31

Networks - Change happens by a small number

of change agents banding together

The Importance of Networks in City Impact

“The key actor in history

is not individual

genius but rather the network

and the new institutions

that are created out of these

networks. And the more

'dense' the network

- that is, the more active and

interactive the network-the more

influential it could be.”

Power of Leverage

England’s William Wilberforce

69 world-changing initiatives

William Wilber force

Clapham

Groups

Family

Business

Media

Arts & Ent.

Education

Church

Government

Spawn Industry Specific

Clapham7M Groups

• Disunity –Silo building

• Lack of relationship

investment

• Lack of corporate prayer

• Lack of involvement of the

marketplace leader

• Failure to solve community

problems (false promises by

community groups)

Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Phil 2:3-4

The word “competition”

is not found in the Bible

How could one chase a thousand,

And two put ten thousand to flight…

Deut 32:30

"I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will

believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one,

as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe

that You sent Me.”John 17:20-22

And the Lord said,

“Indeed they all have

one language, and this

is what they begin to do;

now nothing that they

propose to do will

be withheld from them.

-Genesis 11:6

American Christian leadership has a silo disease

Narcissism

It’s all about my

kingdom vs God’s

Kingdom

Why do rental car

companies and fast food

restaurants all gather in

the same place??

They know they get more

business by working together than alone.

20% of 1,000 is better than

80% of 100

I have an assigned portion

(purpose and destiny).

LORD, you have assigned me

my portion and my cup; you

have made my lot secure. The

boundary lines have fallen for

me in pleasant places; surely I

have a delightful inheritance.

Ps 16:5-6

. .has determined their pre-appointed times and

the boundaries – Acts 17:26

Cindy Jacobs March 2005

Red Deer, Canada

“I call that a marketplace city, a Joseph City. . ..build a model in the

city of Atlanta that can be replicated around the world…”

Global Day of Prayer

May 15, 2005

Atlanta

BOB JONES:

Gulliver Prophecy given in 2005

Prophet Bob Jones had a prophetic encounter, where in a vision he

saw a great man, who in the past had fallen asleep. He was laying on

his back, half-covered in dirt, and his name was Gulliver. Little

people from a place of little input had completely tied him down, and

he was waking up from being asleep for the past 38 years.

We can also call him (Gulliver) the Body of Christ. Bob saw that the

head of this very large man was in Cleveland, Ohio, in a place called

"Jacob's field."

The next thing Bob saw was a large, center pole of a tent coming up

out of Columbus, Ohio. This was His heart. Powerful signs and

wonders will come up out of Columbus, greater than we've ever seen

before, that will look like a canopy over the region. Explosions of

miracles and healings will be the hallmark of this city.

BOB JONES:

Gulliver Prophecy given in 2005

Cincinnati was the place where the reproduction organs were.

Reproducing of the Kingdom will be evidenced here in priestly

and kingly anointing.

The left hand of this large man was in Philadelphia, which had

teaching and great love in it. The right hand extended west

and came to rest in Indianapolis, Indiana. It began to flex, and

the cords that were around it to keep it tied down, were

beginning to snap off like rubber bands.

The left foot was in Charlotte, North Carolina, and there was a

great television with it, so they televised the gospel all around

the world. The right foot was in Nashville, Tennessee, where

great faith is beginning to raise up.

This great man finally began to get up, breaking off all restraints and planting

both of his feet in Atlanta, Georgia. God means to take Ohio, then move over

to Indianapolis and up into Illinois, crossing over into the east, and finally,

standing completely upright in Atlanta. The Lord told Bob that to take Atlanta

would mean capturing the whole south.

The Lord is looking for the Body of Christ to keep its head focused in the

Heavens above, and its body fixed on the earth below, walking out the

Kingdom mandate with all convincing demonstrations. We need to be

reconnected with the Head (Jesus Christ), so we can act out on the earth the

strategy of Heaven with all power and authority!

Let us grow up in every way (Spiritual Maturity) and in all things, into Him

Who is the Head, even Christ (Ephesians 4:15). We as the body must grow up

in every way and stay connected to the Head, which is Christ.

City Transformation “Trinity”

Local

Church Leaders

&

churches

Intercessors

Marketplace

(workplace leaders)

Acts of

Service -

Solve Problems

Workplace

Coalitions

7M

Clapham

Groups

Unite

Mega-church

pastors/

Fortune 500/ Governor/

Mayor

A Marketplace Leader solves a problem.

Religion/

Church

Prayer

and

Fasting

Transforma

tional

DIscipler

Reconcile

Relations

Advocating

for

Just/Right

Mercy

Ministries/

Com/dev

Sanctity

&Dignity

of Life

Evangelism

Family & Community

Reconcile

Relations

Mercy

Ministries/

Com/dev

Education

Prayer

and

Fasting

Transforma

tional

DIscipler

Evangelism

Sanctity

&Dignity

of Life

Mercy

Ministries/

Com/dev

Advocating

for

Just/Right

Reconcile

Relations

Gov’t

Prayer

and

Fasting

Transforma

tional

DIscipler

Evangelism

Sanctity

&Dignity

of Life

Mercy

Ministries/

Com/dev

Advocating

for

Just/Right

Reconcile

Relations

Media

Prayer

and

Fasting

Transforma

tional

DIscipler

Evangelism

Sanctity

&Dignity

of Life

Mercy

Ministries/

Com/dev

Advocating

for

Just/Right

Reconcile

Relations

A&E

Prayer

and

Fasting

Transforma

tional

DIscipler

Evangelism

Sanctity

&Dignity

of Life

Mercy

Ministries/

Com/dev

Advocating

for

Just/Right

Reconcile

Relations

Prayer

and

Fasting

Transforma

tional

DIscipler

Evangelism

Sanctity

&Dignity

of Life

Mercy

Ministries/

Com/dev

Advocating

for

Just/Right

Reconcile

Relations

Business

Community

Prayer

and

Fasting

Transforma

tional

DIscipler

Evangelism

Sanctity

&Dignity

of Life

Mercy

Ministries/

Com/dev

Advocating

for

Just/Right

Reconcile

Relations

Cincinnati 7 Mountain Community Strategy

Local Church

Marketplace

$$$ Influence

in the City

Community ProjectStewardship committee

Intercession

How the Church in the City Will Fulfill

DT. 28:13 “Head vs Tail”

150 churches & 150

businesses @ $100

mos = $360,000 year

More than 2000 churches in Atlanta

As One Relationships

Lean Outers

Lean Inners

Core

Inner Core

4 Types of As One RelationshipsInner Core

Deeply committed relationally and philosophically

Core Committed

philosophically but unable to commit relationally

Commit to support key events

Lean Inners New to the message but

learning about it.

Not ready to make a relationship commitment at the Inner Core or Core level.

Lean Outers Against the whole process

Focused on their own thing

Disruptive

Independent

LOGO

Others catch the vision

early

The masses join because of what they see

Some will never

embrace

God raises up the remnant to kick-start the

movement

Cycle of Movements

Innovators

Early Adopters

Late Adopters (masses)

Laggards

What is God

up to?

Movement Day, October 2013, NYC1000 attendees, 300 cities

300+ Cities have City Reaching Coalitions

Storm Clouds Over America

2015Economic shaking

The maturity of the “Joseph” Church

Iniquity of the Amorites

But in the fourth generation (400 years) they shall

return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not

yet complete.” Genesis 15:16

• Free Israel – God heard cry

• Judgment of Amorites - 400 year prophecy

New 400 Year Cycle

Four hundred years ago in Amsterdam, the

following took place:

• The first multi-national company was birthed in

1602

• The very first national bank was birthed

• The first stock exchange was birthed

• The first First Baptist church was born in a

time of great speculation

Dt 28:1-2;15

“Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently

obey the voice of the LORD your God, to

observe carefully all His commandments which I command

you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above

all nations of the earth. 2

15 “But it shall come to pass, if you do not

obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe

carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I

command you today, that all these curses will come upon

you and overtake you: See Dt 28 - curses

Deuteronomy 8:11-14

Be careful that you do not forget the LORD

your God, failing to observe his commands, his

laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day.

Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when

you build fine houses and settle down, and when

your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and

gold increase and all you have is multiplied, then

your heart will become proud and you will forget

the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt,

out of the land of slavery.

1857 Jeremiah LanphierWall Street, NYC

6 people

2 million salvations

AmericaMercy of God vs Judgment?

Belief there are no consequences to sin.

God is coming back for a mature bride

. . .that He might present her to Himself a

glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or

any such thing, but that she should be holy and

without blemish. - Ephesians 5:27

What role has God called

you to in blessing our

city?

Bellingham, Washington

What will it take to returnAmerica to its greatness?

Go

Love

PrayUnity

Act

?

And He said to them, “Go intoall the world and preach the

gospel to every creature.Mark 16:15

Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the

Lord your God with all your heart,

with all your soul, and with all your

mind.’ This is the first and great

commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your

neighbor as yourself.’

Matthew 22:37-39

Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come. Your will be done On

earth as it is in heaven. Mathew 6:8

…that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.John 17:21

If my people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14.

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