1. The Yeast Strategy Relational Research © 2014

2. The Yeast Strategy What are we trying to achieve? 1.To love our neighbours (Matthew 22:39) 2.To prepare the way for the Kingdom 3.To demonstrate the presence of the Kingdom

3. Engaging in Social Transformation Why is it difficult? ‘Christophobia’ Competition from other ideologies Knowing where it is possible to make a difference Relational Research © 2014

4. The Yeast Strategy Ideas go viral Work below the radar Focus at the organisational level Relational Research © 2014

5. What is Relational Thinking? Relational Thinking is a social philosophy based on Judaeo-Christian values which seeks just and close relationships for community harmony and personal wellbeing. (Seek the ‘shalom’ and prosperity of the city Jeremiah 29:7) Relational Research © 2014

6. What is Relational Thinking? New categories and new language Note link to: Directness Continuity Multiplexity Parity Commonality Relational Research © 2014

7. Wider context of the yeast strategy Challenges Facing Europe Ideological Demographic Economic Political Technologies

8. The Ideological Challenge: How we see life Financial lens Environmental lens Individual lens Relational Research © 2014

9. Demographic Challenges Self-liquidating nations

10. Family instability Relational Research © 2014 Demographic Challenges

11. 1 500 Growing wealth and income differentials Economic Challenges

13. Debt as Percentage of Tax Revenue

14. Financial Stability Relational Research © 2014 Economic Challenges

15. Size of multinationals

17. Political Challenges Identity Politics

18. Technological Challenges Relational Research © 2014 The changing world of work

19. Technological Challenges Individualistic (de)vices Relational Research © 2014

20. Key Elements of the Yeast Strategy Transform: People’s thinking The Church Organisations

21. Transform people’s thinking Perspective (e.g. Fall --> Rupture) Language (e.g. Rights, Development, Consent) Priorities (e.g. Work-Life Balance) Forgiveness (e.g. in Families)

22. Transform the Church How? Priorities Training Practice

23. Transform Organisations Relational Research © 2014 Schools Companies Finance Hospitals NGOs

24. Schools New Goals Curriculum R parents/school R between pupils R teacher/pupil R skills assessment Relational Research © 2014

25. Schools New Goals Curriculum R parents/school R between pupils R teacher/pupil R skills assessment Relational Research © 2014

26. The individual

27. What does it mean to graduate?

28. Place of Pupils?

31. We worry a good deal about this… …and education that looks like this

32. There is a greater worry…

33. Questioning the system How do we arrive at our values? How do we refresh our values in a world that is structured in such way that it erodes or demolishes such values? How do the systems we create, alter from the systems we criticise?

34. Schools New Goals Curriculum R parents/school R teacher/pupil R between pupils R skills assessment Relational Research © 2014

35. Parents True parental engagement happens on two levels: with the school and with the child in the home.

36. Parents

38. Schools New Goals Curriculum R parents/school R teacher/pupil R between pupils R skills assessment Relational Research © 2014

39. Teachers

40. Schools New Goals Curriculum R parents/school R teacher/pupil R between pupils R skills assessment Relational Research © 2014

41. Students Positive peer to peer relationships impact on a student’s academic and non- academic performance in secondary education.

42. Students Positive peer interaction correlates well with: 1.student motivation; 2.student engagement; 3.and academic outcomes.

43. Students to better understand and promote positive relationships within the class, year group and in the school community more broadly; to encourage fellow pupils to treat each other with greater respect.

44. Teachers and Students

45. What students tells us… “The relationships amongst each other in this class depend entirely on who’s taking the lesson…If the teacher is good – we tend to get on”

46. We’re better together….

47. Transform Companies From shareholders to stakeholders Relational Research © 2014 Company Suppliers Customers Staff Community Shareholders

48. Transform Companies Figure 1. The capital supply chain for equity in listed companies Relational Research © 2014

49. Transform Companies No absentee landlords Relational Research © 2014

50. Transform Finance Use of capital to build relationships New organisations to promote local investment Involvement of savers/investors Wider home ownership (spreads wealth) Shared equity to avoid mortgage debt Relational Research © 2014

51. Financial initiatives by Christians Past & Present Building Societies Housing Associations Credit Unions Jubilee 2000 Allia RISER (Relational Investment for a Shared Equity Residence) Family Associations Relational Research © 2014

52. Transform Healthcare Health for self or relationships Better relationships between key groups Clinicians/managers Doctors/nurses Doctors/patients Hospitals/communities Illness prevention Relational Research © 2014

53. Transform NGOs tackling poverty Redefine poverty Measure and manage key relationships e.g. – NGO/welfare recipients – Donors/NGOs – NGO/NGO Assess R outcomes (e.g. micro-credit) Relational Research © 2014

54. A Relational Society What would it look like? Public commitment to develop healthier relationships Strong family commitment, low marriage breakdown, time spent with children Business sector characterised by SMEs funded locally Schools and universities with relational goals, structures etc. A health system that recognises the link between spiritual, relational and physical health National assessments of relational well-being Relational Research © 2014

55. The Role of EEA To help churches understand that Christianity is all about relationships To encourage churches to consider the Relational agenda for church life To provide training in Relational Thinking for church and national leaders To support Christians seeking to bring Relational values into organisations