CITY TRANSFORMATION Viv Grigg International Director Urban 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.

FOR EACH CITY A PURPOSE God has a purpose for each city God has plans for each city Listen to Gods heart for your city

My Background: Missiological Entrepreneur Entrepreneured churches: beginning in the slums of Manila, 1974 Entrepreneured organisations, movements 14 years initiating global networks and city unity processes –beginning in Kolkuta, then globally Home Sweet Home!

Businessmen Theologians? We do theology in action Creating a new business culture Transmitting this to new generations

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

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

A Progression of Goals in the City 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. 1. Kingdom Redemption 2. Churches: Kingdom Community 3. Revival: Kingdom Movements 4. Transformative Revival: Kingdom Principles Changing the Social The Economic, the Political, the Legal, the Environmental

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

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

Public Forums Get the issues of ethics into the public arena –Training modules on business ethics (Maarten) Businesses for Social Responsibility – leader now elected as mayor of city (Dick Hubbard) –Famous for taking his whole staff for a retreat to the island of Tonga. Business Roundtable – richest 200 (Wyn) –3 legs - democracy, capitalism and morality

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

1. Prophetic denunciation initiates revival 2. Revival occurs in response of brokenness & repentance 3. Prophetic definition of values changes and structural sins 4. Prophetic envisioning of future hope gives direction to revival outcomes 5. Prophetic denunciation of oppressive leadership causes restructuring leadership for nation 6. Prophetic intercessors stand on God’s behalf in crucial societal roles 7. Weeping prophets become apostolic community organizers Prophetic Roles in Transformative Revival City Level Prophetic Activity Requires Both Spiritual and Intellectual Training