Group 3 – The Outsiders – Leadership UMC 2018-2019 Jerry Abee, Hope Kaupe, Mary Jackson, Debbie Dill, Miguel Faure, Linda Frano, Yvette Thibodeaux
Taking the church to the streets! What does it look like when we move outside the church walls? How do we create the culture that takes the church outside the church walls?
HOMELESS Jerry Abee 3
PRECARIOUSLY HOUSED Hope Kaupe 4
HOW TO HELP ▪ Find a meeting place ▪ Plan a weekly meeting ▪ Bring presents ▪ Show God’s love 5
TIPS FOR HELPING ▪ Acknowledge & engage ▪ Be Prepared to Help ▪ Always Offer Help First ▪ Inquire about their Story ▪ Invite & Pray 6
It does not matter how much or how little you do, it just matters that you do 7
WE ARE ALL IMMIGRANTS Mary Jackson 8
DISCIPLING TO IMMIGRANTS WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR? 10% of Georgia’s population is Foreign Born 9
OUTSIDERS JESUS Poor Women Sinners AN Gentiles ALL-INCLUSIVE Children MESSIAH The Diseased Tax Collectors 10
▪ Visible welcome signs in- ▪ Celebrate Hispanic Heritage language Month ▪ Partner with immigrant rights ▪ Host ESL Classes & Attend advocates ▪ Learn language of neighboring ▪ Visit businesses in immigrant immigrants communities ▪ Host chat sessions with ▪ Host soccer watch events off immigrants campus ▪ Offer US Citizen Test Prep ▪ Host cultural food trucks ▪ Provide a translator for worship ▪ Use social media in-language ▪ Display country flags 11
DINNER CHURCH Debbie Dill 12
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BE COMMUNITY MIGUEL FAURE 14
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OUR SCHOOL OUR COMMUNITY LINDA FRANO 16
▪ Your local School Board ▪ Chamber of Commerce RESOURCES ▪ United Way (25 agencies listed under them) ▪ Red Cross ▪ Boys and Girls Clubs ▪ “Strategies for Transforming Your City: City-Wide Transformation” By Wanda Walker 17
JUST BE Yvette Thibodeaux 18
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Be O pen to doing it differently Be U niting in love to minister to the world Be T ransforming leave each person wanting to have more Be S pirit-Led expecting God to draw men unto Him Be I nviting intentionally inviting to all the world Be D eliberate in staying beyond hello Be E ngaging through listening with each person Be R elatable remember your own story Be S earching and seeking to build relationships in love 20
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Go Ye Therefore and Make Disciples Be a Church of Outsiders 22
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