Creating a Wholistic Transformational Che Ministry in a Country

ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER CHE MOVEMENT AUGUST, 2006

(Extracted from a document put together by LifeWind’s International Council titled “Toward a Strategic Plan, August 2006”)

The following strategic initiatives by leadership and the resulting activities in the field are directed at putting in place what is necessary to create an environment that nurtures and facilitates a CHE movement for transformational development.

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

1. Devote ourselves to pray for the transformation of lives, families, communities, and nations, recognizing that personal salvation and community transformation are the work of God’s Spirit.

2. Establish multiple model CHE programs in every developing country. Model CHE programs are:

a. Sustainable, multiplying, and effecting change in individual lives, families, communities, and the nation. b. Transforming individuals physically, spiritually, emotionally, and socially who in turn are changing their communities. c. Making efficient and effective use of training teams who are responsible for the mobilization of multiple communities in a district. Training teams are at work in multiple communities simultaneously. d. Impacting a district (or a county). Multiple communities are involved in the CHE program, and those who are not involved are asking assistance of those who are. e. Equipping servant leaders who are organized as a committee or a Community-Based Organization (CBO) with the capacity to lead the transformational development process in their own community for years to come. f. Networking committees or CBOs from different communities together to deal with macro issues such as infrastructure and education. g. Mobilizing CHEs into at least 40% of homes in a community to help families improve their quality of life – both physically and spiritually – through relationships, teaching, and technical assistance. h. Multiplying by spreading to new districts or counties. i. Aligned (where possible) with local and national government initiatives for community health and poverty alleviation. 3. Equip visionary leaders at all levels in every developing country with the capacity to facilitate movement for transformational development in their families, communities, and nations. Visionary leaders are:

a. Believers with a personal relationship to Jesus Christ and full of the Holy Spirit. b. People committed to Biblical wholism and transformational ministry. c. Visionaries with a passion to transform their community and nation with the Gospel. d. Mentors who embrace and model the values of CHE as described above. e. Servants who give sacrificially to meet the needs of people. f. Facilitators who empower and enable others. g. Networkers who make connections between people and organizations. h. Creators of movement who build collaborative networks of partners and other organizations guided by the CHE vision and core values. i. Alliance champions who build cooperation and partnership between organizations. j. Stewards who manage people and resources well. k. Teachers with knowledge and skills to equip others for CHE ministries. l. Change agents with a focus on the future. m. Bold and sensitive leaders who strategize, pioneer in new areas, create opportunity for others, and lead by influence rather than control. n. Resourceful entrepreneurs who identify and generate resources for expansion and sustainability of the work. o. Culturally sensitive and able to work with people of different ethnic and religious backgrounds.

4. Create a collaborative network in each country and worldwide of organizations and churches working together and learning from each other to implement CHE programs in every developing nation. Collaborative networks are:

a. Bound together by a common vision and shared values. b. Impact focused: Intended to facilitate greater impact. c. Synergistic: Facilitates a combined action greater in total effect than the sum of individual effects. d. Efficient and effective: Produces the desired result with minimum effort, expense or waste. Reduces the tendency to reinvent the wheel; limited resources are used more effectively. e. Enabling: Concentrates on the positive to create something new; gives people access to ideas and resources. f. Creating movement: Unites people with shared vision and values in purpose and action. g. Transformational: People learn from each other and individuals and agencies change simultaneously. h. Innovating: New, never-before-seen opportunities emerge.

of 7 i. Egalitarian: Not controlled by any one organization but guided by shared vision and values.

5. Support and build the Body of Christ using CHE as a vehicle in poor communities to fulfill the great commission and the great commandment. We will empower by:

a. Helping to restore a Biblical worldview. b. Mobilizing volunteer workers who serve their communities and spread the truths of the Gospel. c. Encouraging indigenous missionary movements. d. Raising up servant leaders at every level who embrace Biblical principles and work for the transformation of lives, families, communities, and nations.

6. Build the capacity of indigenous partner organizations to be self supporting with a vision and plan to create a CHE movement in their nation.

a. Self-supporting organizations with a vision and plan to create a CHE movement have the capacity for income generation, fund raising, promotions, accounting, management, networking, and collaboration. b. Relationships with sister organizations should be… i. Collaborative rather than colonial or consultative. ii. Based on appreciation with shared vision, values, goals, and practices. iii. Impact focused iv. Characterized by mutual influence, participatory decision making, and a willingness to learn from each other. v. Encouraging multidimensional communication with other organizations. vi. Interdependent with the different contributions of each organization valued equally. vii. Each supporting the other and mutually contributing to staff and strategy development. viii. Built on trusting relationships with clearly assigned and respected roles, honesty, and transparency. ix. Defined by clear and mutually owned agreements with systems for accountability and reporting. x. Prepared with strategies for conflict resolution. xi. Sharing burdens and celebrating successes together.

7. Equip CHE practitioners around the world through research, curriculum development, and facilitation of learning opportunities for greater impact. We will do this by:

a. Development of new conceptual models within CHE to meet specific needs and goals.

of 7 b. Testing and learning from these models in opportunistic locations. c. Development of lessons plans and know-how for dissemination and multiplication (scale-up).

8. Validate impact as measured against specific transformational indicators through careful monitoring and evaluation that is culturally appropriate, evidence based, and community driven. We will do this by:

a. Creating awareness of the benefits of evaluation. b. Accompanying communities and training teams in the process of monitoring and evaluation. c. Transmitting the results to key stakeholders.

9. Work with local and national governments for the accomplishment of worthy and just initiatives related to community health and poverty alleviation. .

ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES

1. Uniting People in Prayer:

. Encourage private and corporate prayer everywhere the movement spreads.

2. Building Model CHE Programs:

. Establish at least one model CHE program in every developing country where no programs exist.

. Scale up existing programs in countries where work has been initiated so that multiple villages are being served by a single training team.

. Build the capacity of CHE Committees as Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) that can lead the transformational development process in their communities.

. Collaborate with governments where possible without compromising our core values and assist in the accomplishment of their own worthy and just initiatives for community health and poverty alleviation.

3. Equipping Leadership:

. Provide leadership for national CHE movements by equipping Area Coordinators through MAI’s internship program.

. Provide leadership for CHE movements in a county or district by equipping training teams through TOT.

of 7 . Provide leadership for CHE movements in communities by training committees and CHEs.

. Provide leadership for CHE movements by providing internships for developing leaders.

4. Creating Collaborative Networks

. Spread the vision for CHE through Vision Seminars and TOT training.

. Bring together the different CBOs in an area to form Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) with the capacity to facilitate a movement for transformational development in a nation.

. Facilitate the success of other organizations in implementing CHE programs through cooperation and partnership agreements.

. Bring those who are implementing CHE together at council meetings and/or small CHE working group meetings to strategize together and learn from each other.

. Create momentum for CHE movements by working with Strategic Alliance partners to facilitate collaborative network meetings. These meeting will bring together large numbers of practitioners in a country, area, or region for networking and exchange of useful ideas.

5. Supporting the Body of Christ

. Catalyze churches and Faith-Based Organizations in each developing country to implement CHE programs and lead the movement for transformational development in their countries.

. Build collaboration between churches, communities, governments, and the private sector for community health and poverty alleviation without compromising our core values.

6. Providing Tools for Practitioners:

. Research and develop participatory curriculums which are field tested and can be adapted to a diversity of cultures and contexts.

. Develop new models within CHE to meet specific needs and goals.

of 7 . Provide know-how and appropriate technologies for multiplication and scale up.

ANTICIPATED OUTPUTS BY COUNTRY OR AREA . A group of intercessors and regular prayer gatherings . At least one Model CHE program transforming a district . One Area Coordinator with the capacity to facilitate a CHE movement . One collaborative network with different churches and Faith-Based Organizations meeting and working together for the transformation of the nation . At least one church or denomination implementing CHE in each targeted district as part of their mission outreach . Movement: CHE is being used by multiple organizations and spreading from community to community. . Curriculums that address major needs in the area . Initiative and cooperation by the people

ANTICIPATED IMPACT . People coming to Jesus Christ . Changed individual lives, physically, spiritually, socially, and emotionally . Existing churches strengthened or new churches planted . Improved self esteem and worth (identity) . Changed worldviews to wholistic Biblical worldview . Reduction in Sexually Transmitted Diseases . Reduction in Crime . Increased Hope . Improved peace, law, and order . Advancement of women . Improved relationships . Credibility of Christian community . Unity among the churches . Reduction in child malnutrition and child mortality . Realization of the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals (http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/)

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