Hispanic Ministry Strategy Minimum Size

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Hispanic Ministry Strategy

From total disintegration to

wholeness in Christ


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Background Information

The work among Hispanics in Austin is a hybridbetween working among International andNational peoples groups. Success depends on the

understanding of this complexity. HCBC NW En Espaol Ministry seeks to bring the

redeeming power of the gospel in the Hispanicpopulation for a complete transformation. We

understand gospel not just as a narrative but as apower that transforms people in theirenvironment.


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Key to understand the strategy

The strategy could be visualized as a two sided

coin: Transformational Community

Development Programs on one side, Missional

Communities on the other side.

Both are inseparable and interdependant.


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TWO INTERRELATED ANDINTERDENDANT COMPONENTS

TCDP AND CELL GROUP NETWORKS (MISSIONAL COMMUNITIES)


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EMERGENCY

SERVICES

Crisis

Management

Immediate

Response

team

Disasters

RELIEF SERVICES

Benevolence

Community

Assesments

Network

Relief Services

Agencies

DEVELOPMENT

SERVICES

Community

School Acts

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Seminars

Network Civic

Community

Social Services

Microbusiness

Transportation

Cars

TRANSFORMATIONAL

SERVICES

Mentoring

Counseling

CR

Marriage

Encounters

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People flow dynamics

TCDP finds people in a condition of personal,

family and cultural disintegration,

dependency, survival mode, without Christ

and without Hope.

TCDPs purpose is to move people through a

four stages program to a condition of

individual, social and cultural transformation


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DEFINITIONS

Transformational: our goal is that the

eternal message of the gospel will bring

transformation to the entire person andhis/her relationships.

Community: the program is part of a

wholistic strategy that combines socialservices with cell group life integrated

into the surrounded community

(missional communities).


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DEFINITIONS

Development: we target for self reliance

and multiplication.

Programs: different services are part of anintegrative strategy, services can

combine projects (short term) into

programs (long term). The life span ofthe strategy have long range goals more

than quick wins.


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HOW REAL

COMMUNITY IMPACTBECOMES A REALITY

(WV Best Practices)


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SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION


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Build Trust

Social transformation starts with building trust

trust between the HCBC NW Spanish Ministry, the

individuals and the community. This involves

building and nurturing relationships acrosscultural and social lines in the community and

between the community leadership and their

members. This step could last from two months

to two years.


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Come Together

Community participation gains momentum in thisphase. Local leaders and cell group members areencouraged to rally together to participate inearly activities: Backyard Bible Clubs, Great

Adventure, Turkey distribution, toy distribution,meal distribution, and benevolence assistance.These are excellent opportunities to mobilize thecommunity because it is a high-visibility, high-impact intervention. As the community works

together, relationships are strengthened. Thesestronger ties become critical to the success of thesteps that follow.


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Make Decisions

During this phase, community members assess

their needs and priorities and develop a multi-

year plan of action. Together they determine

how a large portion of the project budget is tobe allocated. Men, women and youth are

involved in this process, as the many positive

effects tend to carry over into other areas of

community life.


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PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATION

These are the steps a community takes toward

physical transformation. Typically begin with

food security, literacy programs or ESL classes

and build on each other to self-sustainingeconomic development. All of these strategies

are often visible simultaneously in a mature

project.


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Health/Sanitation

Lack of health insurance and inadequate

sanitation jeopardize the most vulnerable:

children and women. Programs to educate and

bring services providers to the communityelevate the expectations of success in life and

hope for a future.


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Education/Vocational

One key problem children of immigrants confront isthe lack of home support for their education. Theyare normally born from uneducated parents and theirpossibility of extra assistance at home is nonexistent.

Literacy programs, mentoring strategies and afterhours coaching are essential to improve their scoresas well as to avoid frustration that later istransformed into drop outs. Parents at the same timeneed to build capacity in areas like English languageproficiency, trades, and other vocational training thatcould open up better job opportunities or thedevelopment of micro businesses.


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SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION

The underlying cause of the process of

transformation hinges around the community

and its individuals experiencing an encounter

with God. There is no transformation possibleoutside a spiritual transformation that births

from a healthy relationship with Christ and His

transforming power. The success of the entire

program depends on this and it is the

foundation and base of all its activities.


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Deed

"Preach the gospel always, if necessary use

words." ~ St. Francis of Assisi. The gospel is

communicated first by actions and attitudes

than by words. As people start seeingChristian love and care in action they begging

to open up to the message.


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Life

Life in the small group, serving one another,

caring one for the other, living a transparent

Christian life in the small group, communicates

the effective power of transformation. Evenwhen confronting crisis and setback, grace

communicated in those circumstances has the

power to present an example of the way God

relates to the sinner.


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Word

The power of the message when evident in thelives of the messengers invites and confrontspeople to a decision regarding the focus of the

message which is Christ and he crucified. TheBible Study and the one-on-one gospelpresentation of the gospel while being livedout in the life of the small group clearly

challenge people to make an eternalcommitment with Christ that will transformtheir lives as well as their families forever.


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Signs

The community seesGods answers to public

prayer. This gives credence to the testimony of

believers.


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Shalom

True transformation culminates with

Shalom, a Hebrew concept referring to

people in right relationship with God, their

neighbor, and their environment. A localchurch becomes a beacon to surrounding

communities. This experience, then, can be

reproduced in other places.


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CELL GROUP NETWORK

MISSIONAL COMMUNITIES


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Cell Ministry is only a department.

In a traditional

Ministry:


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In A Cell Ministry. . .

Everyone belongs to a cell

of no more than 12 persons.

The Cell is

The

Ministry!


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In a traditional

ministry,people

are putinto

programs.

HOW MANY

PROGRAMS ARE

IN YOUR CHURCH?


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People are in cells.

In a Cell ministry...


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Cell Groups Network or Missional

Communities

The purpose of the cell group network is to

become centers of spiritual transformation to

communities where the groups are located.

The cell group is the focus, center and life of theministry, all happens in the missional community

formed by the group.

The cell group side of the strategy works in anetwork. Interconnectivity and alignment are the

two most critical factors for growth in the system.


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ENTRY POINTS

The strategy has many different entry points

where people could start their process

towards wholeness.

Missional Community Cell Group

Fiesta

Alabanza

TCDP


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People Flow Chart - Stages

CULTIVATION SOWING HARVESTING MULTIPLICATION


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STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

THREE FUNCTIONS, THREE STRUCTURES:

COMMUNITY: THE CELL GROUP

CELEBRATION: ALL THE CELL GROUPS

COORDINATION: CELL GROUPS CLUSTERED BYCONGREGATIONS, 0R SUBZONES.

EVERY TASK OF THE MINISTRY IS REALIZED

THROUGH THE BASIC CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY,THE CELL.

PROCESS


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Ministry Practice

Open Groups Evangelistic

Bible Study

Foundational

All Cells

Together

Worship and

Events Celebration

Proclamation

Evangelism

Kingdom

Results

Multiplying

Believers for

Leadership

and Ministry

Developing

Believers

Closed

Groups Equip to Serve Build Leaders

Accountability

Ministry

Evaluation

and

Planning

BiblicalPrinciples

Great Commission

Matthew 28:19-20

Five Functions

Evangelism2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Discipleship

Ephesians 2:8-10

Ministry

Ephesians 4:11-15

FellowshipActs 2:42, 46-47

Worship

John 4:21-24

Four Results

Numerical GrowthActs 2:41, 47

SpiritualTransformation2 Corinthians 3:18

John 13:31-17:26

Ministry ExpansionActs 6:1-3, 13:1-3

Kingdom AdvanceActs 1:8

Matthew 6:33

Beginning

Believers and

Unbelievers

PROCESS

GOD


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Disciplers Role:

Task:

Witness

Evangelism

1Cor 1:181Cor 2:1-5

1Cor 3:1-3

Parent

Nurture Training

1Cor 3:5-6

Servant

1Cor 4:11Cor 3:10-16

Equipping

Steward

GOD & The Master Builder

1Cor 3:7-9

1Cor 4:6, 17

Encourager

Supporting

Emphas

is:

Partnersh

ip

Leadership

Discipleship

Lordship

Friendship

Churchmanship

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Disciples Role:


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STRATEGY OF THE MINISTRY

7 Supporting principles:(1) CG focus in multiplication;

(2) a cell group opens when a leader is trained;

(3) everyone who enters the ministry is a potential cellleader;

(4) all believers are expected to enter cell leaderstraining;

(5) every leader is a potential mentor;

(6) a person becomes a disciple when he or she opensa cell;

(7) everyone must be ministered in order to minister.


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CRITICAL MEETINGS

Four meetings: (1) you meet with the large community in the worship

celebration;

(2) you meet with your mentor;

(3) you meet in your open cell; (4) you meet with those to whom you mentor.


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PURPOSES

5 Purposes applied in each cell individually and in the networkcongregationally. Action plan developed in MEP (LeadershipCommunity).

Worship

Discipleship

Fellowship

Mission

Ministry


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MEP (LEADERSHIP COMMNITY)

MEP meets in three levels:(1) apprentice;

(2) leader;

(3) mentor/coordinator of 5.


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CELL GROUP COMPOSITION

Life in the cell group is an ongoingexperience, not just a meeting.

Group meets once a week for

Bible Study and fellowship,

but serve to each other andto the surrounding community

every day of the week.

Cell leader connects with

TCDP recipients to get involved

in cell community.


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