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Spiritual Formation Framework: Ingredients Assignment
Ken Davis
Cert: Constructing a Theology of Networks for the Digital Age CLCM520_B01_202140-Liberty University
Professor Mary Lowe
August 29, 2021
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Introduction
Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God (Hebrew 10:5,7).
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The writer in Hebrews addressed an ecosystem of spiritual formation in these scriptures that Lowe and Lowe argue a fourth wave called the interconnected age.
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Chapter 1: A Biblical Model of Spiritual Growth
In this section, we will look at a biblical and theological foundation for understanding the
process and outcome of spiritual maturation. Biblical and theological foundations help to
develop and transition the believer. A study on the life of Jesus is an excellent of spiritual formation. Luke 2:40-52, And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and
the grace of God was upon him. Lowe and Lowe argue there is an ecological perspective on how
we grow as Christians, which enlarges our orientation to spiritual formation and engenders relationships and connections beyond our traditional privatized perceptions of how Christians grow.
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A Bible study is an example of enlarging our orientations to spiritual formation. According to Ernest Conradie, it is essential to read the whole Bible through ecological spectacles.
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Paul Santmire uses the term ecological motif in contrast to what he calls a spiritual motif by describing two contrasting ways to view a Christian attitude towards nature.
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Unless otherwise noted, all scripture is given from the King James Bible.
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Lowe, Stephen D, and Mary Lowe
, Ecologies Of Faith In A Digital Age: Spiritual growth through online education
. Introduction: An Interconnected Age. . (InterVarsity Press, Downer Grove, IL., 2018), p. 3.
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Ibid., 4.
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Lowe, Stephen D, and Mary Lowe, Ecologies Of Faith In A Digital Age: Spiritual growth through online education. Chapter 2: The Ecological Motif In Scripture. (InterVarsity Press, Downer Grove, IL.,2018), p. 25-6.
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Lowe, Stephen D, and Mary Lowe, Ecologies Of Faith In A Digital Age: Spiritual growth through online education. Ref. Santmire, Paul H., The Travail of Nature: The Ambiguous Ecological Promise of Christian
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result, Lowe and Lowe argue this is an ecological perspective on spiritual formation.
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What is spiritual growth? Paul writes in Ephesians 4:15, But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into
him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: Spiritual growth is a process.
Salient Issues Related To Spiritual Growth
Emerson and Woo argue race relations are a salient issue to the ecological motif of how there is a misuse of power to squelch cultural practices and, in some cases, to maintain inequality
and payoffs-for example, providing supportive places for cultures to be practiced and taught to a variety of people and, in some cases, reducing inequality.
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Dallas Willard suggests the purpose of theology is reflection, study, and proclamation of the gospel that ultimately provides practical life application.
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Ephesians 4:12, says For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. Each believer is responsible for learning discipleship basics and go into the world and make other disciples. Hebrew 6:1 encourages spiritual growth and says, leaving the principles of the doctrine
of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God. Lowe and Lowe argue that the interconnected age is an emerging age transitioning from the information age and providing us with multiple ways to interconnect with people, places, ideas, religions, institutions, organizations, and affinity groups.
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This section addresses a biblical model of spiritual growth, salient issues, and the ecosystem.
Theology.(Philadelphia: Fortress, 1998), 9.
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Lowe, Stephen D, and Mary Lowe, Ecologies Of Faith In A Digital Age: Spiritual growth through online education. Chapter 5: Growing together online. (InterVarsity Press, Downer Grove, IL.,2018), p. 67.
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Emerson, Michael, O., and Rodney Woo, People of The Dream: Multiracial Congregation In The United States. Chapter 1: Dreams.(Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2006),6.
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Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives (San
Francisco: HarperCollins, 1988), 15.
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Ibid., 3.
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Operating In Online Context
This section is on operating online. Ps 19:1 says The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth his handy work. Derek Schuurman argues although it is through the Bible that we learn about the person and work of Jesus Christ, God’s power is readily visible in creation.
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Lowe and Lowe argue ecological images of growth. According to Lowe and Lowe, Ecological images of growth are scriptures abound with images of growth that would have been readily understandable in its original context and to its original readers.
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Online operations have been in effect since the early 1980s, as religious computer enthusiasts brought their faith online in newsgroups formed circa 1984, via email and Usenet.
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Today, Phil Cooke gives pointers for Churches that are operating contextually online. A few relevant points for this research are:
Make the online service easy to find.
Move the camera closer for an appropriate view.
Do not be afraid to ask for an offering throughout the streaming service.
Understand that the online community is a legitimate congregation.
Make the livestream immediately available afterward.
In addition, connect with other people online.
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These are just a few of many pointers for a digital online Churches. The Pastors who believe in the online Church have prepared an 10
Schuurman, Derek C, Shaping A Digital World: Faith, Culture and Computer Technology. Chapter 2: The Heavens Declare The Glory Of God. (InterVarsity Press, Downer Grove, IL.,2018),31.
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Ibid., p. 27.
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Campbell, Heidi A., and Stephen Garner, Network Theology Negotiating Faith In Digital Culture. Chapter 3. Network Religion: The rise of religion online(Grand Rapids, Baker Publishing Group, 2016), 62
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Online Church in the time of Coronavirus-20200416 1756-1. Assessed September 14, 2021,https://libertyu.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/libertyu/recording/bd88fc8afa4d4e9d9095bbba31dc13ea/
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exegetical analysis year in advance and continue to do so. An Exegetical Analysis
Once human sin disconnected us from perfect fellowship with God in the garden, all harmony, peace, and wholeness no longer existed. In its place, we find spiritual alienation, divine
hostility, and social fragmentation.
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Lowe and Lowe explain the fellowship in the garden with ecological hermeneutics. All believers must become aware of the biblical promises of the Father that works ecologically for us. For instance, being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:6). Online Church was here before a pandemic breakout. It will be here long after its demise back into the ecological order of nature. It indicates that online Churches have many benefits. Mary Lowe references Colossians 1:21-22, and you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled. In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight. Lowe and Lowe argue that the work of Christ on behalf of all humanity is not simply a legal proceeding that balances the scales of divine justice.
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However, ecology and the transformation of traditional theology into digital theology is an advent that was bound to take place for the furtherance of the gospel of our Lord Jesus the Christ. In that case, the body of Christ must address the times we are vastly approaching clearly by the gospel.
The relevant issues of Christians living and operating in online contexts are essential as many Churches did not prepare for digital Church before the pandemic.
Kaiser Jr. and Silva argue that believers are eternally secure. Still, there are some twenty warning passages in 14
Lowe, Stephen D, and Mary Lowe, Chapter 9:The Need For Connection With Christ, p. 139. 15
Ibid., 139.
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Scripture that must be placed alongside these marvelous promises.
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Spiritual formation is a community approach to becoming more like Christ. Digital Churches grow into a community similar to the fellowship of the sanctuary. Many blights are merging into the daily life of humanity, and it seems as though society is making the appropriate adjustments to coexist with a changing world. When it comes to Christina living and operating in an online community. Paul Pettit argues values are an essential part of the role of a leader. At its very core, character values are vital for effective leadership.
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Chapter 2: Ecological Analysis This section address four elements: (1) Timeline, (2) Spaces, (3) Practices, and (4) Organizational. This section also outlines ministry contextualization and analysis by the use of a network ecoscan. This research aims to look at a ministry group to determine connections and environmental impact of growth and engage the ecosystem of a small group of people by thinking about formational elements that help build a network ecoscan. The ecological analysis for this research is to understand the relationship between outcome and exposure at a population level, where population represents a group of individuals with a shared characteristic such as geography, ethnicity, and theology. The first element is a timeline.
Timeline
The timeline in this research is on the geographical outcome and exposure at a population
level. There are three elements of time in this section (1) major milestones markers, (2) cultural shifts, and (3) major changes. Major Milestones Markers
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Kaiser Kr., Walter C., and Moises Silva, Introduction To Biblical Hermeneutics: The Search For Meaning. Biblical Promises.(Grand Rapids, Zondervan, 2007),331.
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Pettit, Paul, Foundation Of Spiritual Formation: A community approach to becoming like Christ. What does mature character look like. (Grand Rapids, Kregel Publications,2008),155.
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Milestone makers are an important part of a ministry as most organizations retain them in
records of the Church minutes. In this section, there are three important milestone markers. For this research, a major milestone marker is defined as a significant change of events. From this point, a major milestone marker is referred to as a milestone. The first milestone for the ministry was in 2009 Kingdom Authority Christin Center was named and in 2010 it was established. The Church was a meet-and-greet type of ministry. Meaning the demographics of the ministry focused mainly on the College Campus and the Inner City. At this milestone, we were tutoring students in a college lab and recruiting members at the same time. The ministry rapidly grew multiracial within three months. What was surprising is my background came from an all-black uniracial Church. DeYoung et al., argues a uniracial church typically has a single racial culture, compared to a multiracial congregation must be ready
to adapt to new racial groups and cultures.
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The spiritual formation of the ministry changed from
traditional ecology to an ecosystem of cultures. We quickly formatted it into a Church of nations.
Cultural Shifts
The second milestone happened on January 3, 2019, the ministry relocated to Houston, Texas under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. This milestone was the hardest of the initial steps for the ministry because the ministry was starting over in a larger City. The Houston ecosystem is a community of interacting organisms plus a physical environment. The concern is the lack of training in a diverse ecosystem. Lowe and Lowe argue mixed ecological domains embraces all ecological domains and that there is not only growth across a verdant ecological landscape but abundant growth.
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DeYoung, Paul Curtiss, Michael O. Emerson, George Yancey, and Karen Chai Kim, United By Faith: The multiracial congregation as an answer to the problem of race
. Adaptability. (Oxford University Press: Oxford England, 2003 ), 178-9.
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Lowe and Lowe, 36.
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Revelation 7:9 verifies this assertion by affirming a great multitude of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues. This scripture was life-changing for me as it answers the ministry’s spiritual formation. Michael Emerson argues that a multiracial congregation is one in which no one racial group comprises 80 percent or more of the people.
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Major Changes
Within one year after achieving our second major milestone, a Multiracial Church. A major milestone transpired, due to language bearers, the trajectory of the ministry changed. We needed to either learn various languages or recruit someone with multiple languages. Because the
majority of communities we thought was white or black was a mixture of the Latino, Dominican Republic, Jamaican, and Nigerian Community. We now needed to find a way to communicate effectively with our new communities. Another major change in the ministry was the enrolling of this course. Having no prior training about an online ministry or digital Church educating the ministry is the best practice. Our goal is not to only participate in the education process of this community, but to learn what it takes to build a digital Church online community. Although this course will not teach one how to speak multiple languages it is a start towards a productive direction. Rodney Woo argues that providing a biblical basis for the mandate to reach all nations without addressing the issue would leave a gaping hole in our spiritual foundation.
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Spaces
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Emerson, Michael with Rodney Woo, People Of The Dream: Multiracial Congregations In The United States
. Chapter 2: How Common Are Multiracial Congregations? (Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2006 ), 35.
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Woo, Rodney M, The Color Church: A Biblical and Practical Paradigm For Multiracial Churches
. Chapter 4: The Biblical Model Of Repentance From Racism. ( B & H Academic: Nashville, 2009), 56.
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In this section, we will address the variety of spatial patterns formation, aka spaces, in nature and their ecological consequences. The first space is a network of leaders to officiate evangelistic efforts within the inner-City neighborhoods. This network of leaders is both physical
and digital . Physical because they attend inner-City outreach and digital because the continue the online digital Church efforts that derived from the inner-City evangelism. The second space is the online digital community. The online digital community is design
to reach the multicultural community in the inner-City. The online digital community schedule a physical time to go into the inner-City and evangelize. The results of the evangelical efforts is an online fellowship with the community evangelized. The third space is the future site of the HUB. The future site of the HUB comprises of four sections, front office, an executive meeting room, the administrators office, and the HUB digital online platform. These amenities make up the physical office of the HUB. Typically, the office is for staff only, however sometimes we invite other leaders to the HUB.
Practices
There are best practices within the HUB. The online community can use the internet to facilitate their religious activities, such as prayer, discussions, preaching, and worship services. The ministry empowers others to conduct physical sacraments, baptisms, weddings, and eulogies. Luke 10: 1 After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he would come. There is a growth process before the licensing of an individual, therefore, members are encouraged to seek a notary
license to perform physical weddings. Tim Hutchings argues the online-offline relationship, is the most important, because this relationship establishes the background assumption that drives the other debates.
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In combating the neighborhood’s concerns, why were there or a group of individuals ringing our doorbell? A care card is left inviting them to join the ministry online live podcast. The podcast explains the reason for the visit, why we chose that time of day to come out and to share testimonies of those who received Christ, requested prayer, and accepted an in-home Bible study group.
Organizational The ministry is comprised of a pastor, an executive board, the secretary, hospitality coordinator, sergeant in arms, and communication specialist. The Pastor host the digital Church online and bringing value to the online community. Also, the pastor conducts the physical or digital leadership meeting in the executive room.
The executive board host the inner-City evangelism efforts and sets up the digital online outreach video that is prepared to show the local neighborhood online. The executive board is also responsible for the location which refers to demographics, site, and position.
The secretary handles the digital Church online information and the ministry physical meeting schedule in the HUB. The secretary also sets up the pastoral schedule for the digital online Church and teaching sessions.
The sergeant in arms is responsible for the security team during the inner-City evangelism efforts. The sergeant in arms is also responsible for obtaining the required permits needed for physical and digital ministry.
The communication specialist is responsible for all the advertising both online and offline. The communication specialist is also responsible for obtaining the ministerial licensing Hutchings, Tim, Creating Church Online: Ritual, community and New Media. (Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group: London and New York, 2017), p.24.
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that is bestowed upon those who are chosen to conduct sacraments, baptism, and weddings within the physical ministry outreach. In Summary
Although the ministry ecosystem change the ministry made the necessary adjustments needed to proceed with its efforts. Each milestone was addressed in its perspective order. The communication specialist fixed the language bearer by adding a closed caption section on the digital online community screen. The communication specialist also added outreach cards with different languages on them to give as needed. The executive board used video to interview prospects for the digital online outreach show at the end of each inner-City visit. The sergeant of arms drove his emergency vehicle through the neighborhood helping to ease all inquiring minds. All permits were visible seen as he drove through the neighborhood. The secretary made a follow-up call to them that requested more information and contacted the homeowner association
passing along all important information. Chapter 3: Congregational Ecoscan: Cultural Identity
Liberty University campus has an ecosystem of shared characteristics of a group of people, which encompasses a framework, ingredients, and elements. It is the elements that assist in building spiritual formation. This chapter is also comprised of elements that build an ecological environment, like (1) cultural identity, (2) location, (3) nationality, (3) language, and (4) culture. Cultural Identity
One of the vital parts of the HUB is its belief in cultural identity. Cultural identity is the shared characteristics of a group of people and their elements. Both the leaders in the HUB and the online digital community's cultural ecology differ. The HUB’s network ecoscan is
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encompassing a small group of multiracial-multicultural leaders joined to reach the nations. Reaching the nation's spiritual formation is key. Paul Pettit argues that one cannot grow in spiritual formation unless they understand how unique contribution affects their role in the body of Christ.
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For instance, no one leader controls the ecological environment of the HUB because of the use of a closed caption identifier. A closed caption identifier allows the online community
to communicate in their native language and translated the words through closed caption into the primary language being used. The position of the leaders is to know the demographics of the community its ecosystem and use the language identifier to communicate within the online community in the closed caption. Acts 21-22:1-3, And when he had given him a licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto
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in the Hebrew tongue...And when they heard that he was speaking in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silent. Location
This section is on the location of the HUB and refers to demographics, site, and position. The location of the HUB is to service an online community by 2022. I can only describe the demographics, site, and position of the HUB as it was given to me in the following vision. Demographics
In 2018, I was lying in my bed. I saw a clear circle spreading from the center of the United States. The circling preceded to cover the United States, the top of South America, and the Western part of Africa. Next, clear lines started arching concurrently from Texas to California, South America, and Africa. Above the circular stage were hundreds of monitors 23
Pettit, Paul, Principle 4: Practicing service towards God and others, p. 274.
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floating in the air with the people faces showing in them. The monitors circled the stage, moving in a 360-degree motion in unison. Site
I saw myself standing behind a podium placed on a circular stage inside an office building. The office building was tall, approximately 3,500 sq. ft. The office was positioned in sections of four, a front office, an executive room, the administrator's office, and the digital HUB
platform. The front office included two personnel who handles the appointments, the online activity, and office administration. The executive room is comprised of twelve chairs positioned around a long oval desk with removable monitors in the headrest. The executive office is used for digital online meetings or in-person executive meetings. Amenities consist of restrooms and a
lounge area. The HUB bears a demographic description similar to the tree of life inside Eden.
Genesis 2: 9-10 And out of the ground made the Lord God grow every tree that is pleasant
to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from thence it was parted and became into four heads. Position
The positioning of the HUB is communication. The HUB communicates with the online
digital Church and community. For instance, after evangelizing a neighborhood information is
gathered and sent back to the HUB and an online broadcast shows the outreach in that
neighborhood. For example, a video showing the start-up steps, why we are in your
neighborhood, what is the ministry purpose, focus, and goal for your neighborhood. Our
evangelical efforts, praying with someone, accepting Christ as Savior, and testimonies.
Tim Hutchings argues that worshipping online, communicating with God, in the company
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of people scattered across the world, while remaining alone, is a strange and novel experience.
However, a connection with more familiar and embodied experiences and that foundation
reassures the visitor.
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Nationality
This section is on the term nationality. Nationality in this section refers to a change in
environment and becoming part of a community. The interconnectivity of human relationships is
an ecosystem that works well with a nationality. The HUB aspire to build a digital community
where others can find family, friends, co-workers, and Yes, Christ online. We hope that the
function of the HUB will open the hearts, minds of all while learning how to evolve in this new
digital age. Robinson and Schulz argue that new ethnographers acknowledge that Internet’s constant
evolution necessitates a continual reassessment of fieldwork methods, which might include
learning to create their digital content or exploring new modes of publication (2009:692).
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Language In this section, language refers to commonality. Because the HUB uses closed captions to
assists with various languages. Acts 2:44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. Closed caption is one of the best digital online translators of our time. The HUB’s use of closed captions allows all races to become a part of the evangelical efforts of the HUB. Rather
a leader or a visitor in the HUB speaks one language or multiple, having your native language transcribed while watch a ministry evangelize your neighborhood is pretty cool. Having a physical translator online gives way to close captions. Culture
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Tim Hutchings, Chapter 7: Architecture, Space, and Design, p. 152.
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Tim Hutchings, Chapter 3: Methodology: Ethnography and Internet, p. 53.
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In this section, culture refers to the human condition. The HUB is an institution seeking To become common to all known human cultures worldwide. The culture of the HUB offers the following elements, religion, marriage, marriage counseling, music, language, as a part of traditional rituals. Lowe and Lowe argue there is convincing evidence for reframing spiritual
growth from an ecological perspective, and when we reframe a concept, it changes how we
perceive that concept.
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In Summary
The ecology of the HUB is centered around Ephesian 4:13 until we all reach unity in
the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature
of Christ. The cultural identity of the ministry is shared. While the demographic of operation
seeks to expand from Houston to California, Nigeria, South America, and Asia. The four sections
of the office, the front office, executive room, the administrators' office is the ecosystem
of the digital HUB. Communicating with an online digital Church and Community builds the
environment and established a community. The language of the HUB is primarily English and is
centered around closed caption to translate the many languages of the community. Lastly, by
servicing the elements, religion, marriage, marriage counseling, music, language, as a part of
traditional rituals. Chapter 4: Congregational Ecoscan: Group Dynamics
This section is on group dynamics. Group dynamics in this research is defined as an interaction among a social group. There are seven group dynamics in this section, care, hospitality, conflict resolution, mobilization, community building, decision making, and leadership structures. 26
Lowe and Lowe, p. 210.
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Care
The first dynamic is care. Care in the ministry is defined as one's ability to operate within
their choices related to the ministry and their general beliefs. The HUB care about the staff, employees, and the community.
2 Corinthians 1: 3-4, Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father
of mercies, and the God of all comfort, Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. Tim Keller argues that care dynamics are Christian reconfiguration.
In 2020, the world was reconfigured as all faced a sinister pandemic, the Corona Virus, aka COVID 19. The HUB cares to provide emotional support to neighboring neighborhoods through digital online communication. The staff and employees of the HUB focused their efforts on getting spiritual counsel to those essential workers who had to work during the pandemic and their families who stayed home in uncertainty. The HUB also provided care in the form of prayer, Bible reading, and an online community support group. The hospitality of the HUB was shared abroad with the community. Hospitality
The second group dynamic is hospitality. The most important part of a Christian ministry is its hospitality. The HUB pride itself in offering hospitality to the community. For instance, in times of celebration, despair, and uncertainty, the HUB looks after the neighborhood seniors.
John 21: 18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
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On several occasions, the members of the Church go out into the neighborhood and from their abundance provide a hot meal to the community. Also, what meals are left is donated to the neighborhood shelter. In combating despair, some members of the Church walk the evangelized neighborhood and provide help where is possible. The pastor during the digital Church online acknowledges those who provide continual hospitality during the efforts in the neighborhood. Hospitality helps to resolve certain conflicts the ministry could face in the neighborhoods.
Conflict Resolution
The third group dynamic is conflict resolution. Conflict resolution in this research refers to the many false witnesses that bring out railing accusations against the ministry’s inner-City efforts. No ministry large or small are without conflicts. The sergeant in arms in the ministry is placed to handle all conflict resolution. The ministry does its best to avoid open conflict, therefore we will take the low road. The ecology of the Bible is clear in Romans 12:18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Several conflicts the ministry faces are culture beliefs. Sometimes during the neighborhood evangelism, we miss identifying the various culture beliefs and overstep our bounds. Therefore, the sergeant in arms quickly meet with those who felt trespassed against and resolve their concerns. A major conflict that the ministry faces is the obtaining of permits. Some think because they reside in a gated community that they are above spirituality. The ministry resolves these types of conflict by mobilization. Members with similar demographics are employed to who can relate to that person's spiritual formation and ecology. Mobilization
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The fourth group dynamic is mobilization. Mobilization in this research refers to the biblical view and the understanding of the ministry efforts.
John 6:9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? Andrew was the disciple who understood Christ's mission.
In the HUB all who participate are taught the mission of the ministry and are monished to carry out the core values of the ministries. However, during the pandemic, the online digital community has ensured the ministry by their involvement and support. For instance, after each neighborhood evangelical effort, the pastor is online welcoming, thanking, and relaying the ministry core values to that community to assist with their efforts in community building.
Community Building The fifth group dynamic is community building. Community building in this research refers to a digital online community. Although the Lord tells us in Luke 14:23 to go into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, that His house may be filled; Also, a digital community is part of this charge.
The HUB focuses on two types of community building, physical and digital. Physical community building is constructing a mission map for other organizations to follow. Paul utilize the ecosystem of each City he visited and built a physical community of faith. He left an impression so obvious that he visited most Cities more than once.
Similarly, the HUB builds a community of awareness about Christ as we visit any neighborhood without prejudice. In physical community building, the following awareness is known prayer requests, personal testimonies, culture sharing, and invitation to participate online.
The HUB visits each neighborhood more than once, once by a physical face-to-face interaction and another by an online digital Church. Both of this awareness help build a
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community. The online digital community focuses not only on the words of the Bible but decision making, unity, and community fellowship. Decision Making
The sixth group dynamic is decision making. Decision-making for this research refers to the choices made towards the ecosystem. The disciples of Christ were told to GO. The HUB’s dynamics for an effective decision-making process are demonstrated as the members of the ministry go into the neighborhoods and reach the lost. For instance, the disciples of Christ turn went into each city revealing that Jesus is the Christ. Similar to this concept the HUB decides to reach the many cultures in the Houston area.
Revelation 7:9 speaks of a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands. The e ministry chooses to make biblical decisions, like visiting various neighborhoods that are diverse because we all need to know Jesus Christ.
Lastly, leadership structures. The last group dynamic is leadership structure. Leadership structure refers to the type of ministerial staff and digital online community. The digital online community has its community. Several decisions are made to address the neighborhood guest channeling into the online digital church community feedback. Some neighborhoods are critical of any and everything. For instance, single moms at home by themselves are afraid of multiple individuals standing at their door. The leadership structure of the ministry receives this feedback and make the appropriate adjustments by sending two single mothers who can relate to those demographics.
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