-- Heb. 10:24-25
"Transform Indiana"...
... is the networking initiative of Bible-believing Christians, city-by-city, neighborhood by neighborhood, throughout the state... with a goal of accelerating the (whole) Great Commission.
WHO? Bible-believers -- Individuals, Church or Ministry Leaders, Business Men & Women, Educators... who are anxious to work TOGETHER to accelerate the Great Commission in our cities throughout the state.
WHAT? Working hard... together... to re-connect the family of God, city by city, neighborhood by neighborhood. Networking, networking, networking.
WHEN? The NEXT meeting will be November 2, 2010. [See meeting-info near bottom of this page.]
WHERE? Wherever city-networks of Christians are found. Generally we meet in Indianapolis, the capital. But reach out to other city-networks around the state. WHERE is a great question, because our strategy is to increasingly connect for impact, neighborhood by neighborhood. Check out YOUR section of the metro Indy area... North, East, South, West, Urban.
WHY? Because, let's be honest, the Whole Commission isn't getting done. Barna Research reports that only 7% of American adults hold a 'biblical worldview'. And it shows. Despite 200 well-funded years of the American Experiment, our cities are hardly a 'light on a hill'. Crime is at an all-time high. Education is failing when compared worldwide. American culture is a mess. Sin isn't in anyone's vocabulary anymore. Our churches all seem to be competing for mega status... irrespective of the Indianapolis community around us dying at a rate of 400 deaths a week. And 93% would amount to 372 deaths 'between sermons'... without the benefit of fully grasping what God has communicated through His Word. Something has to be done. And connecting driven Christians, city by city, neighborhood by neighborhood... for 'prayer, care & share'... seems to be a good place to start. We understand there are 6,000 'neighborhoods' throughout Indiana's 6.0 million people. Lord willing, we intend to find & connect the driven Christians in each. And optimally share the Good News with every man, woman & child... through deed & Word.
HOW? We tend to follow a 'Prayer-Care-Share-Dare' strategy.
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November 2, 2010 Meeting Info...
Greetings
How is the economy affecting the ministries with which you are involved?
Transform Indiana has not met for awhile, but we have the opportunity to hear from missions expert, Carol Davis, and she is going to share her topic...
On Mission – Without Money
Please join us for a light lunch, on election day, Tuesday, November 2, at the offices of Faith, Hope & Love in Castleton. We will follow our typical format of fellowship, lunch, and introductions from 12 – 12:30. That will give Carol an hour to share with us, and give us time for Q&A and prayer, before 2:00.
Please email me with your RSVP, so that we can plan lunch.
Blessings
Eldon (ekibbey@CBMC.com)
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Other Thoughts, Ideas & Links....
- TransformIndiana.com -- a blog format used previously; but we're now mostly focusing on TransformIndiana.ORG -- as part of the cityreaching wiki-knowledgebase, as it's searchable and tied with other cities around the state and country.
- Here's our collaborative AGENDA page -- everyone can help build the next meeting, whaddaya say?
- Our Core Values.... (see our brochure)
- Our Plan... When you get right down to it, our "plan" is our scheduled actions. At least here in the early going. So let's continue focusing on scheduling/doing ACTIONS related to our goals. Eg. if our goal is to fill the existing gap in the Church... city by city... then we can be intentional about scheduling (or helping bless other ministries') networking events... and intentionally sharpening our abilities to collaborate (at the speed of Light, say).
- Statewide networking.... (if our scope is statewide city-clusters... then we need to find good ways to be intentional about prospering city-to-city connectivity, as well as just Indianapolis).
* Certainly there are a great number of people around the state... that fit the above description of who we are and what we do -- we just haven't yet FOUND them all and connected 'em. So if YOU'RE one of them, or represent a city-network of such folks... please feel free to weigh-in below, by adding YOUR name/link/city/whatever. Ok?
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