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FOR MORE THAN A GENERATION, the staff of the Emmanuel Gospel Center has wholeheartedly pursued our shared mission to understand and help nurture the vitality of urban churches and communities. God has been showing us how to be effective in the urban environment, and we’re learning how to help churches, organizations and leaders make Christ’s love known in tangible, life-giving ways.
Now we’re pouring what we’ve learned over the years into an approach we call “LIVING SYSTEM MINISTRY.” In Fiscal Year 2011, we began to orient the Center’s work more clearly around Living System Ministry, as this thinking and practice will become the framework for all that we do going forward. One way to understand Living System Ministry is to see it as a process that cycles between three interrelated actions: LEARNING, CONNECTING and EQUIPPING. Each of the Center’s programs does all three:
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LEARN – we take time to understand the city and the living systems in which we operate.
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CONNECT – we get to know the people involved and facilitate strong working relationships at every level.
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EQUIP – we provide training, tools and resources for effective ministry and to help others learn and connect.
INSIDE THIS REPORT, you’ll find three stories that illustrate the Center’s work over the past year. We also include our FY 2011 financials and other information to help you get to know us better. To learn even more about what we do, including Living System Ministry, explore our website or contact Jeff Bass, our executive director, at jbass [at] egc.org or 617-262-4567.
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