Curate: Recommit and Reinvest: Call, Concregation, Community
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 74
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CURATE addresses strategies for implementing church processes and programs for broad church and community participation, reaching across current and extending to future generations of the church.
INTRODUCTION
CURATORS WITH PURPOSE
WEEK 1 – THRIVING CONGREGATIONS KNOW WHO THEY ARE AND WHY THEY EXIST
INTRODUCTION
THE DIVINE DESIGN
The Foundation of the Church – “…upon this rock…”
The Church belongs to Him – “…my Church…”
Jesus Promised to Build the Church - “I will build…”
The invincible extension of Himself - “and the gates of Hades will not overpower it..”
A DESIGN TO FULFILL
Not Dependent On Us
God Uses Common Things
To Empower and Fulfill
A DESIGN TO LIVE!
Who we Are and Why we Exist!
SUMMARY
WEEK 2 – THRIVING CONGREGATIONS ARTICULATE WHAT THEY BELIEVE
INTRODUCTION
A GROUNDED THEOLOGY
A Grounded Theology is Biblically-Based
A Grounded Theology Builds Congregational Confidence
Confidence in God’s Specific Plan
Confidence in God’s Special Provision
Confidence in God’s Sustaining Power
A Grounded Theology Supports Church Mission
A COHESIVE MISSION
A Cohesive Mission is Inter-Connected!
A Cohesive Mission Unites
Around a Common Cause
With a Common Focus
A Cohesive Mission Inspires
To see a bigger picture
To envision greater possibilities
A COMPREHENSIVE VISION
A Comprehensive Vision = Specific Focus
A Comprehensive Vision = Specific Needs
A Comprehensive Vision = Specific Means
SUMMARY
WEEK THREE – THRIVING CONGREGATIONS ARE VISIBLE, VIABLE, AND VALUABLE
INTRODUCTION
OUT IN THE OPEN
Not Behind Walls
Informed and Knowledgeable
Equipped and Prepared
AVAILABLE FOR OPPORTUNITIES
Viable – Addressing Needs Practically
Viable – Making Adjustments
Viable – Turning Opportunities into Blessings!
INVESTING IN ETERNITY
Meeting Needs
Loving People
Being Jesus
SUMMARY
WEEK 4: THRIVING CONGREGATIONS IMPLEMENT POWERFUL PROGRAMS
INTRODUCTION
RECOGNIZING PROGRAMMATIC PRIORITIES
Addressing Spiritual Health
Aiding Spiritual Growth
Assisting Spiritual Strength
Accomplishing Spiritual Maturity
Advancing God’s Mission
VALUING PROCESS
Leadership Communication
Congregational Participation
Knowledgeable
Equipped
Ready
MAKING APPLICATION
Mission and Vision Readily Embraced
Mission and Vision Actively Pursued
Mission and Vision Results Realized
God’s Pleasure and Delight Experienced
BECOMING MORE!
Looking Over the Walls
Being Jesus to Our Communities
SUMMARY
Karen Turner Ward holds a doctoral degree in Criticism and Public Address from Regent University. Dr. Ward has the distinction of being the first student to earn a Ph.D. from the University. Dr. Ward currently serves as Chair of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Hampton University where she teaches communication and theatre courses. She serves on the School of Liberal Arts and Education University 101 (First-Year Experience) Advisory Committee and assists in the development of the course curriculum. She also helped prepare the course’s interactive textbook, The Individual and Life: Your Pathway to Success. She has served as a national consultant on recruitment, assessment, and retention of African American students.
To meet student needs, Dr. Ward has incorporated innovative approaches to instruction and introduced technology into traditional instructional programming. It was this search for innovative approaches to instruct “today’s students” that inspired her to write the communication textbook, Communication for Today’s Student, now in its fourth edition. The textbook, published by Kendall Hunt Publishing, is accompanied by an interactive program, which enables students to submit assignments online, sit for digital exams, take practice tests and post-tests, and absorb the material through interactive games and flash cards. This program enables students as well as instructors to obtain immediate assessment results. The overwhelming success of this program inspired Dr. Ward to develop both the Humanities One Interactive and Humanities Two Interactive textbooks.
Dr. Ward has received numerous awards for her commitment to innovative teaching, including the coveted, E. L. Hamm Distinguished Teaching Award presented each academic year by the University President.