COMMUNITY

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COMMUNITY
Then the master told his servant, Go out to
the roads and country lanes and make them come
in, so that my house will be full. Luke 1423
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OPPORTUNITY
TALENTS . STRENGTHS . GOD AT WORK .
DREAMS PARTNERSHIPS . TRANSPARENCY . GIFTS . HOPE
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Ministry Opportunities

• Create awareness
• 1st Calgary CRC
• Highlight service opportunities
• Discovery Church, Clarington
• Identify ministry partners
• The Journey, Kitchener-Waterloo
• Evaluate existing programs
• Hamilton 1st CRC
• Begin new ministries
• Brighton Fellowship CRC

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When is it time for a COS?

• Healthy dissatisfaction with the status quo
• Significant change is occurring in the local
  community
• Eagerness to listen
• Commitment to use the findings
• Willingness to be involved

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SCAN

• Prayer
• The Team Involves a team of 5-10 people
• for a minimum of 3 months.
• The Community
• Information Gathering
• Three key sources of information
• Demographics
• Community Interviews
• Congregational Data

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SCAN continued

• Community Interviews
• Churches
• Social service agencies
• Political leaders
• Business leaders
• Schools
• Individuals

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Knowing a community . . .
. . . is a continuous process of discovery.
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Community Opportunity Scan