A paper that looks at some basic community development principles through the lens of the book of Nehemiah. Unlike a lot of other attempts to utilize the book of Nehemiah, this paper doesn't simply focus on the first 2 - 4 chapters. <div style="width:477px" id="__ss_10450934"> <strong style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/bmunson3/wholistic-ministry-and-nehemiah" title="Wholistic Ministry and Nehemiah" target="_blank">Wholistic …
Category: Community Development
The role of missions in wholistic transformation of communities.
Presentation for Wholistic Ministry
I see that the transfer of my diagram to .odt to .pdf to slideshare got a bit "smudgey." I will try to fix this in the future. However, for now, I think the paper still have value. It is based on a summarization of the literary review portion of my dissertation. <div style="width:477px" id="__ss_11361853"> <strong …
Christian Community Development
<div style="width:425px" id="__ss_10599589"> <strong style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/bmunson3/the-eight-components-of-christian-community-development" title="The Eight Components of Christian Community Development" target="_blank">The Eight Components of Christian Community Development</a></strong> <div style="padding:5px 0 12px"> View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/" target="_blank">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/bmunson3" target="_blank">Bob Munson</a> </div> </div> Related articles Ethnographic Research #2 (missionmusings.wordpress.com) Ethnographic Research #1 (missionmusings.wordpress.com)
Presentations Added
Added six more files to the Presentations Page. I should add more. But these are a good start. I added two on the area of learning theory, two in the area of Christian social ministry, and one on two on missions in the Philippines.
Medical Missions Events in the Philippines, Part V
This is the last section on Medical Mission Events. This is based on my dissertation. The focus of the dissertation was the use of medical mission events in the Philippines for long-term impact in a community by a local church. As such, the traditional medical mission is inadequate. Traditional medical missions typically have little long-term …
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Medical Mission Events in the Philippines, Part IV
Partnership is necessary, albeit unpleasant at times. Some churches often do not desire to work with local government because of mistrust. NGOs often feel the same way about churches. These feelings are, sadly, often justified. Creation of solid partnerships is done due to necessity, not because it is easy or enjoyable. Theoretical Proposition Two. In …
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Medical Mission Events in the Philippines, Part III
This is some material from my dissertation, STRATEGIC USE OF MEDICAL MISSION EVENTS IN LONG-TERM LOCAL CHURCH OUTREACH: A CONSULTANT-STYLE FRAMEWORK FOR MEDICAL MISSION PRACTITIONERS IN THE ILOCOS REGION, PHILIPPINES. I will give a bit of a top-level look in this post, and some propositional work in Part IV. The characteristics of "REAL" Medical Missions: Right …
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Medical Mission Events in the Philippines, Part II
Why NOT to Do Medical Missions To fully go into all the reasons not to do medical missions would take too long. So here is a short version. NOTE: I think there are reasons why medical missions should be done, and can be done successfully... but one must honestly face problems. 1. Strategic Problems. Medical …
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Medical Mission Events in the Philippines, Part I
Since my dissertation for medical mission events in the Ilocos Region, Philippines has been approved, I am going to start putting a few posts together that look at some aspects of this. I particularly focused on the role of churches in medical missions who wish to have long-term impact in their community. A. What are …
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Wholistic (Holistic) Transformation Quote
“Transformation is the progressive, ongoing, measurable, and supernatural impact of the presence and power of God working in, through, and apart from the body of Christ on human society and its structures. It involves seeking positive change in the whole of human life materially, socially, and spiritually as we recover our true identity as human …