CITY TRANSFORMATION Viv Grigg International Director Urban Leadership

1. CITY TRANSFORMATIONViv GriggInternational DirectorUrban Leadership And the name of the city from that time on will be the Lord is there (Ezekiel 48:35) Transformation occurs when the Kingdom of God impacts the vision, values and structures of every nook and cranny of society and culture in the city.

2. A . FOR EACH CITYA PURPOSE • God has a purpose for each city • God has plans for each city • Listen to Gods heart for your city

3. Transformative Revival: City Unity Begins in PrayerSustained in Shared Vision and Action e.g. Trevor Yaxley and TV channel - vision birthed in revival

4. A Progression of Goals in the City 4. Transformative Revival: Kingdom Principles Changing the Social The Economic, the Political, the Legal, the Environmental 3. Revival: Kingdom Movements 2. Churches: Kingdom Community 1. Kingdom Redemption As the church grows within the city the focus of theology, and action needs to expand to evangelism plus church growth plus revival plus transformation of city structures and culture.

5. God as Communicator City as Centre of Knowledge The Source of City Culture Affirming City Life is the Holy Spirit God who Structures City as Centre of Systems City Managed under God Efficient City God as Creator Patterned City City as Centre of Creativity City of Good Work City of Rest Fruitful City Envisioning the Good City (The Kingdom in the City, Genesis 1) God as Ruler 1. Fathered city 7. Authority structures in city God of Time 2. City in Process of Incremental Development 6. God as Community Growing City Equality in the City Seasonal Time Processes Social Responsibility Just City City Diversity 3. 5. Environmentally Life-Giving Aesthetic CIty 4. A Garden in the City Productive City Humane Environments Planned space Cities as Healing Artistic City

6. THE KINGDOM OF GOD ETERNAL IN THE N.T. TRIUMPHAL COMING IN THE O.T. KING THE AS THE KING OF KINGS THE KING INVADES AND AS JUDGE OF ALL INTERVENES HISTORY THE EARTH AS A SUFFERING SERVANT ADAM THE KINGDOM DAVID ABRAHAM MOSES ETC NOAH WILL RULE THE KINGDOMS OF THIS EARTH KINGDOM PRINCIPLES ARE COMMUNITIES OF THE KING MADE KNOWN SPIRITUALLY, MANIFEST KINGDOM ECONOMICALLY, SOCIALLY SPIRITUALITY, ECONOMICS, IN GOD'S DEALINGS WITH ISRAEL SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS COVENANTS OF MERCY AND JUDGEMENT

7. KINGDOM SOCIAL ECONOMIC DISCIPLESHIP What is the Kingdom of God? SPIRITUAL GOD DISCIPLESHIP RELATIONSHIPS GOD RULES OVER HUMANITY RULES OVER HUMANITY WHO ARE TO RULE AS HIS WHO ARE TO BE THEIR NEIGHBOURS' VICE-REGENTS KEEPERS MANAGING THE CREATED IN EQUALITY, BROTHERHOOD, ORDER SISTERHOOD AND JUSTICE The Kingdom is God’s Rule Bringing Redemption of Humanity And Restoration of Creation

8. EngagementWith Societal Issues Auckland Pentecostals and Evangelicals 2000. 25 20 7. Small Groups 15 6. Public Debate 10 5. Goals Level ofEngagement(out of 28) 4. Infrastructure 5 3. Cadre 2. Vision& Values 0 1. Theology Business Politics Sports Health Environment Education Media Law SocietalSector Suggested Qualitative Analysis: Rated 0 to 3 from none to well developed

9. 7a. Evangelistic Impact 7b. Cultural Transformation Law/Justice Manufacturing Small Group Structure 6. Politics/ Public Policy Business/ Economics Issues/Forums/Events 5. Institution to Give Leadership 4. Agriculture Arts & Literature Leader and Cadre 3. Sports & Cultural Vision Groups & 2.. Values Kingdom 1. Principles Social Welfare/Poor Education etc. Health and Dental Forestry/ Ethnic & Environment Reconciliation Generating Kingdom Movements in each Sector of Society

10. Are Businessmen Theologians? We do theology in action Creating a new business Culture Transmitting this to new generations

11. Public Forums • Get the issues of ethics into the public arena • Training modules on business ethics • Businesses for Social Responsibility – leader now elected as Mayor of city • Famous for taking his whole staff for a retreat to the island of Tonga.

12. Evangelism is not transformation? Phoohie!! • Preach gospel of Kingdom • Includes salvation, but is not just a gospel of salvation • Salvation is only entrance to the Kingdom • Kingdom and Law • Kingdom and productivity • Kingdom and creativity • Kingdom and loving environment for worker • Kingdom and profit sharing

13. Discussion Questions • Define your collective vision in one sentence • Define 5 collective goals to accomplish this • Not everyone can accomplish all goals. Which organisation could accomplish which goals? • What issues of trust need to be broken through to accomplish this? • How does collective action help or is it a waste of time? • What can be your personal contribution with regard to the goals mentioned above?

14. Transformative Revival Sustainable, seasonal transformation of Historic culture and structures Evangelical towards the Kingdom of Themes God 1.Authority of the Word Transformative Revival 2. Pietism & Holiness 3. Priesthood of Laity 4. Spiritual Unity 5. Evangelism Part 2: Processes of 6. Revival Transformative Revival i. Prophetic calls for holiness in the Additional public square Charismatic/ Pentecostal Mosaic societal reconstruction model Revival Themes Jeremiah's repentance model Ezekiel's intercessor model 1.Release of Gifts Nehemiah's city-building model a.Prophecy (tested, Fine combination of spiritual and intellectual) Jesus' values change model ii. movements in societal Apostolic sectors Release of entrepreneurs b.Apostolic Leadership (not apostolic power or postion but suffering) – release of entrepreneurs

15. Prophetic Roles in Transformative Revival City Level Prophetic Activity Requires Both Spiritual and Intellectual Training