Urban Ministries

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Urban Ministries
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What did Reggie McNeal say or what did you
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Strategic Issue Urban Ministries 1

• FACTS
• What is the full truth as to whats going on?
• __________________
• We dont live where we serve
• We dont know all of our community needs
• We dont have a full understanding of the full
  provision of services provided by other service
  providers and faith body
• Not relevant
• A number of our inner city schools are failing
• We have a decreasing number of corps in urban
  areas
• We need passionate leadership, both in our
  officers and other leaders

• VISION
• What do we see could be?
• ________________
• Every center have a quarters within their service
  area. Start with one corps in each urban area
• Develop a way to train specifically for urban
  corps. Training college and /or SACEP. Degree
  program?
• Leaders who listen study needs
• Get people living in urban communities. Not just
  officers, but people with passion/calling to a
  place.
• Trust from leaders for mission-minded people to
  take risks and lead in some officer settings?
• Customize
• Rides to school
• Tutoring programs
• Accountability for kids- HW/going to school
• Partnership with local churches and agencies
  (intense)

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Strategic Issue Urban Ministries 2

• FACTS
• What is the full truth as to whats going on?
• __________________
• Most SA officers do not live in urban community
  they serve
• Lack of longevity of officers in urban centers
  negatively affects our ministries
• Lack of strong, empowered local leadership. Lack
  of intentional, systematic training for local
  leaders, potential leaders
• Community perception that were (SA) outsiders
• SA urban ministries in decline
• Overtime social services and the spiritual have
  been separated in urban corps
• THQ/DHQ leadership is challenged by what an urban
  ministry really needs
• Programs being evaluated in CAC are not what is
  needed in urban setting. No one cares bout the
  large programs that dont count to TSA
• No clear scorecard for urban ministries success

• VISION
• What do we see could be?
• ________________
• Urban ministries are free to try and fail in
  programs without a CAC requirement. Community
  needs become priority, not TSA needs.
• Ongoing/consistent training and development for
  potential leaders and existing leaders in urban
  ministries
• Sites specific management
• Release minimum standards of urban corps to do
  needed programs

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Strategic Issue Urban Ministries 3

• FACTS
• What is the full truth as to whats going on?
• __________________
• There are competing forces in the community which
  cause destabilization and stress for communities
• The unique demographics of urban setting present
  challenges to the effectiveness of traditional SA
  programs
• African-American and other ethnic officers are
  regularly steered to urban corps, whether its a
  good fit or not
• There is short supply of adequately trained
  officers with language capabilities and cultural
  understanding of urban ministries
• we have good models of urban ministry

• VISION
• What do we see could be?
• ________________
• Every congregation is actively engaged in the
  community, spiritually healthy and growing
• Street is revived children playing in streets
  and safe neighborhoods, instill safe environment
• Relevant corps programming and community
  programming for the community where corps is
  located
• Attractive for officers to serve in this ministry
• Officers who are adequately trained and effective
  in ministry outcomes
• Officers who serve willingly and are compatible
• Communities with good jobs to create stability
  and higher graduation rate.
• Leaders and corps/CC with urban cultural
  awareness
• Corps understands community needs

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Strategic Issue Urban Ministries 4

• FACTS
• What is the full truth as to whats going on?
• __________________
• Gang presence
• TSA inadequate services desperately
  needed/wanted
• Multigenerational families
• Other churches are there strength
• Violence/danger (CO)
• Undocumented immigrants
• Daylight hours only
• We do have good models of urban ministry

VISION What do we see could be? ________________
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VISION SOLUTIONS Urban Ministries 1
Actions Corps Can Take
Actions Divisions Can Take
Assess needs Building partners
Re-evaluate allocation of resources

Actions THQ Can Take
Actions We Each Can Take
SACEP/CFOT degree track for urban
missions Reconsider calling?
Choose to like where we serve Be out in the
community associations, meeting, etc

BIGGEST CHALLENGES WE NEED GODS HELP TO ADDRESS
BREAKTHROUGHS
cooperation corps DHQ THQ CFOT
We will view urban missions as building the
Armys capability to grow Gods kingdom through
meeting the needs of our communities
success of urban areas is linked with success
of TSA

• corps members need a
• Kingdom focus open to the
• Community
• community partnerships
• Money
• Finding/developing
• passionate people

Ministry teams CO with others Less
burnout/incarnational
modify curriculum
OUR VISION
WELL KNOW WE ARE GAINING GROUND WHEN
ministry teams live in urban community
we are proactive vs. reactive we are
reproducing urban leaders
we have a curriculum in place that addresses
urban ministries

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VISION SOLUTIONS Urban Ministries 2
Actions Corps Can Take
Actions Divisions Can Take

Actions THQ Can Take
Actions We Each Can Take
John 316-17

BREAKTHROUGHS
BIGGEST CHALLENGES WE NEED GODS HELP TO ADDRESS
Passionate Growing Christ-followers Attract
passionate growing Christ-followers
3.
Accountability Keeping COs accountable
for Discipling believers and personally Being
discipled
seek out opportunities to be involved in
Community for purpose of out reach
2.
intentional in own personal grown so we will
be able to mentor others
1.
OUR VISION
WELL KNOW WE ARE GAINING GROUND WHEN
whole corps/community is engaged
we launch new urban ministries we hear more
officers who are excited about serving in urban
ministries
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VISION SOLUTIONS Urban Ministries 3
Actions Corps Can Take
Actions Divisions Can Take
Engage the community, understanding the needs,
partnering and being involved Assess needs
through listening and observation and
understanding that no community is the
same Identify and train local leaders Develop
ministries in their communities that have
measurable outcomes, lead to a growing and
sustainable corps
DHQ can re-evaluate allocation of
resources Consider whats being wasted and where
people/funding needs to go Develop corps ministry
teams to live and serve in communities join CO
with mission-minded people to help avoid
burnout. Regular adjustments to ministry are made
based on outcomes rather than the corps
advancement consultation
Provide an environment where urban officers can
be free to assess their community and try new
programs eliminating those that fail and keeping
those that work Find ways for non-urban corps and
DHQ to demonstrate support for corps in the city.
Develop relationships with their local charities
and churches to best meet needs and use resources

Actions We Each Can Take
Actions THQ Can Take
Remove burden of CAC from urban corps Set goals
not on programs but on what the Kingdom
desires Increased investment in Urban Ministries
finances, human resources, program development,
headquarters support
Educate ourselves on the unique culture of urban
ministries We can choose where we serve To reach
the eternal needs of the people you much first
fulfill their felt needs

BIGGEST CHALLENGES WE NEED GODS HELP TO ADDRESS
BREAKTHROUGHS
3.
living in urban communities rather than
commuting in and out speaks volumes When it
comes to the perception (by Urbanites) of
commitment to that urban area
finding SA acceptable local Leaders and
employees in Communities that have saved People
with problem backgrounds
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1. Move within the community to learn needs,
develop leaders, find resources to begin
effective outreach ministries

effective urban ministries are unique and
require special skills, abilities, commitment and
training. A specialized program for leadership
recruitment, training and evaluation must be
developed.
the Army needs to consider the Concept of
calling to a place, not Just a call to
officership. How do we honor that call?
OUR VISION
WELL KNOW WE ARE GAINING GROUND WHEN
When corps ministry participants demonstrate
life changes in negative behaviors and the corps
grows in leaders and member.

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VISION SOLUTIONS Urban Ministries 4
Actions Corps Can Take
Actions Divisions Can Take
Involve cross generational residents in the
community as staff/mentors/volunteers in a
variety of programs Community empowerment through
visibility and communications 1. block
units 2. health fairs
Shifts resources to fund these visions Provide
units, leaders and officers with the freedom to
take risks empowering creative initiatives.
Actions THQ Can Take
Actions We Each Can Take
Implement regularly scheduled regional group
consultations for urban units How are we
gaining ground? The communitys perception of
the effectiveness of the SA increases
significantly
Making sure Kingdom building is top
priority Taking advantage of territorial and
divisional training events

BIGGEST CHALLENGES WE NEED GODS HELP TO ADDRESS
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BREAKTHROUGHS
Make every urban unit a training center for
apprentices
2. Salvation Army leaders come along side their
people to experience community in its fullest
sense
making sure Kingdom Building is top priority
Overcoming the perception of Bureaucratic
hurdles Commitment of funding
implement regularly scheduled regional Group
consultations for urban units
1. Specialized leadership teams which provide
urban ministries
OUR VISION
WELL KNOW WE ARE GAINING GROUND WHEN
Increase in membership
Concept of membership within Army is
redefined. Shift to value everyone who is
minimally active.
Increase in worship and spiritual formation
attendances
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Notes

• View urban missions as building the Armys
  capability to grow Gods Kingdom through meeting
  the needs of our communties.
• Incarnational living
• Ministry team members live where they serve
  (officers/soldiers, etc.)
• Officers DHQ call
• Lay people individual decisions
• Assess community needs
• CUSTOMIZE!/partnerships
• - consider education
• Training/Call/Passion
• Develop leaders
• use lay-people?
• CFOT/SACEP Degree program, speicalty?
• Train and Debrief Urban minded
• consider call to an area/community?
• Allocation of resources
• people/facility/

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Notes

• African-American officers mostly appt. to urban
  corps ethnic
• Most corps officers dont live in the community
  and many members/congregations commute
• Lower income rate single parent families, non-HS
  grads, higher arrest rate
• Educations standards lower/testing
• Different worship style fields ripe to harvest
• Standard SA program doesnt always fit
• Non-compatible, under-equipped leaders
• City corps not self-supporting can raise funds
  wealthy people
• Other churches teaching to return
• Observations
• people in urban appointments arent asked/dont
  want to be there (1/2 ?)
• Not adequate trained leaders language,
  non-compatible personality

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VISION SOLUTIONS Urban Ministries Master

• New scorecards for urban corps
• Change in mentality on how we view CAC for urban
  corps
• Exercise awareness of urban culture while
  assessing corps growth
• Develop a culture that awards initiative
• Develop corps ministry teams
• Pre-evaluate allocation of resources (time,
  money, facilities and people

Actions Corps Can Take
Actions Divisions Can Take

• Listen and observe to assess unique strengths and
  needs
• Identify and train local leaders
• Be engaged associations, health fairs, school
  board
• Involve cross generational residents in service
• Understand needs
• Develop relationships with other non-profits, etc
  for collaborations

Actions We Each Can Take

• We can choose to live where we serve (officers
  and lay people)
• Be engaged in communities through town hall,
  association meetings, school board, voting
• Educate ourselves about urban culture
• Be blessings to people in our community
• Befriend officers in the city through prayer,
  encouragement, fellowship

Actions THQ Can Take

• Develop a best practices information center
  that includes resources outside of TSA
• Focus on the development and recruitment of urban
  leaders through specialized training

3. Meet unique needs of the community in
collaborations with other community groups. TSA
leaders come alongside their people to experience
community in its fullest sense
BIGGEST CHALLENGES WE NEED GODS HELP TO ADDRESS
BREAKTHROUGHS

• partnering with the community
• (differences in opinion, perceived
• competition)
• Relationship between congregation
• And the community being open to each other

the future existence of the army is Dependent
on its presence in the cities
2. Freedom to develop flexible scorecards
specific to urban units. An abundance of
officers who are equipped and passionate about
urban appointments. Transformed communities

an epiphany those with a passion for urban
ministry need to serve in our urban corps
1. We will view urban missions as building the
Armys capability to grow Gods Kingdom through
emeting the needs of our communities.

• lack of leadership
• Hard and demanding work
• Burnout
• Fear
• Funding resources
• Cooperation in TSA
• Finding a place in the army for people with
  criminal backgrounds

make every urban unit a training center for
apprentices
OUR VISION
implement regular regional group
consultation for urban areas
WELL KNOW WE ARE GAINING GROUND WHEN

• proactive vs. reactive producing urban leaders
• More officers are passionate about serving in
  urban corps
• When people in the community demonstrate life
  changes