Global Christian Transformational Technology Summit TechMission Advisory Board

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Global Christian Transformational Technology
Summit(TechMission Advisory Board)

• Andrew Sears
• TechMission

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Goals of This Time

• Introduce ourselves, organizations and programs
  (3-4 minutes each)
• Discuss Goals for Advisory Board
• Review Community Technology Program Models and
  Organizations
• Review Resources for Christian Community
  Technology
• Review Outcomes for Christian Community
  Technology
• Discuss Action Items and Next Meeting

Note we will be recording this call for a Webcast
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Summit Invitees (confirmed)

• Andrew Sears, Christine Tan, Francois Augustine,
  TechMission www.techmission.org
• Sas Conradie (co-chair), WEA MC Joint Information
  Management Initiative Taskforce Chairman
• John Edmiston (co-chair), Antioch Internet Bible
  Institute www.aibi.org, www.cybermissions.org
• Joanna Coles, Oasis USA www.net2work.org
• Andy Michaels, Synergy Ministries
  www.synergyministries.org
• Bob Fox - from Operation Blessing / CBN
  www.operationblessing.org
• Dan Henrich, Handclasp International,
  www.handclasp-international.org
• Rich Bonham, Greater Europe Mission
  www.gemedot.com
• Pastor Noel Bartolome, WIN-Philippines
• Tim Olonade, Nigeria Evangelical Mission
  Association
• Jude Simeon, National Evangelical Alliance of Sri
  Lanka and Asia Evangelical Alliance
• Keith Swift, Instituto InterGlobal
  http//ig.gospelcom.net
• Pete Hotzman, ICCM (not confirmed),
  http//iccm.gospelcom.net

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What is the TechMission International Advisory
Board?

• A gathering of global leaders in the area of
  Community Technology and Missions
• Potential Purpose Statement (borrowed from the
  IEC)
• Our purpose is to simulate and accelerate
  community technology in the worldwide Body of
  Christ by linking partners in this mission to
  reach the world with the full Gospel.
• To help direct and advise how TechMission can
  effectively support this movement.
• Comments and feedback?

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What is Christian Community Technology?

• Any use of technology that serves the poor and
  shares the Gospel by helping to meet their
  spiritual and physical needs.
• Christian Community Computer Centers (C4s)
• Distance Learning targeting under resourced
  communities
• Online volunteer and resource matching programs
  targeting under resourced communities
• Any use of technology matching the above
  definition

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The Need Community Technology and Missions
Movement

• What is the movement?
• In the past 15 years over 2,000 ministries have
  developed Christian community computer centers
  and other technology tools to serve under
  resourced communities
• There is a growing need to collaborate and
  facilitate this movement

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Proposed Statement of Faith

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only
  infallible, authoritative Word of God and through
  it we are called to live out justice,
  reconciliation and redemption. We believe that
  there is one God, eternally existent in three
  persons Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ
  in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His
  miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death
  through His shed blood, in His bodily
  resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand
  of the Father, and in His personal return in
  power and glory.
• We believe that for the salvation of lost and
  sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is
  absolutely essential and that the church nurtures
  Gods people gathered as a community to carry out
  Gods Word.
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy
  Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is
  enabled to live a godly life.
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved
  and the lost they that are saved unto the
  resurrection of life and they that are lost unto
  the resurrection of damnation.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in
  our Lord Jesus Christ.

Taken from the Statement of Faith of the National
Association of Evangelicals with additions (in
italics) from the Christian Community Development
Association.
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About TechMission
TechMission is a Christian nonprofit social
service organization. Our Values are Jesus,
Justice and Technology. Our Mission is to
support Christian organizations as they use
technology to transform vulnerable communities.
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TechMission Programs
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TechMission Resources to Facilitate Community
Technology Movement

• AC4 over 1,200 past and current members
• ChristianVolunteering.org expects over 10,000
  registered organizations by the end of 2007
• Church database of over 15,000 churches
• Over 15 full-time staff and 20 full-time interns

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Potential Goals for Advisory Board

• Link all the networks of Christian Community
  Computer Centers (C4s)
• Collaborate to secure funding to grow movement as
  a whole
• Link to resourced groups that can support
  movement
• Share knowledge and expertise
• Set direction for international community
  technology movement

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Potential Goals for Advisory Board

• Provide credibility to international computer
  centers and community technology
• Advise TechMission in supporting the
  International Community Technology Movement
• Provide TechMission resources and other resources
  to international community
• Other Ideas?

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Who Else Should Be Here?

• What other networks of computer centers or
  community technology should we consider for this
  advisory board?
• What other computer centers are there that we
  have not yet identified?
• See list at www.techmission.org/international/

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Understanding the Christian Community Technology
Movement Proven Models
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International Model 1Tent Making Model for
C4s

• Description C4s can operate as tent making
  businesses for missionaries
• Cybermission.org model (John Edmiston)
• Provide for-fee Internet access in developing
  countries
• One cyber café can support four missionaries
• Café provides forum for evangelism
• Replicated at eight sites
• Focus on normal users and techies in developing
  countries
• May have low range radio station

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International Model 2 Using C4s to Start
Christian Colleges

• Description C4s form the basis to start a
  Christian college in developing countries
• Sim-tec.org model
• Start C4s in Developing Country to offer
  computer classes
• Develop C4s into fully accredited Christian
  colleges
• Focus is on non-users, normal users, and techies
  in developing countries

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International Model 3 Technology in Holistic
Christian Programs

• Description technology is one component in a
  holistic program addressing poverty and providing
  jobs (focus on non-users)
• AGRM and CCDA Model
• Computer classes in a Christian jobs/vocational
  training program
• Discipleship or rehabilitation programs involving
  technology
• Micro-loan program which provides a computer

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International Model 4 Equipping Church Techies
with Technology

• Description provide technology training to those
  providing tech support on the mission field
• International Conference on Computing and
  Missions Model
• Provides a conference for those providing tech
  support on the missions field
• Focus is on techies
• www.gospelcom.net/iccm/

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International Model 5 Equipping Church Leaders
in Developing Countries

• Description providing technology training to
  indigenous church leaders in developing countries
  (focus on normal users)
• Examples
• Provide training on audio/visual systems for
  services
• Providing training in getting a ministry website

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International Model 6 Providing IT Skills Needed
for Jobs

• Description Oasis International Net2Work Program
  teaches Information Technology (IT) skills needed
  for jobs on mission fields
• 28 centers in 10 countries
• Over 1,000 students now e-literate huge demand
  for more centers
• Job placements nearly 50
• Students have gone from unemployed slum dwellers
  to good full time jobs within 4 months

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International Model 7 Internet Enabled
International Christian Radio

• Cybercafe also uses low-powered FM transmitter to
  provide community radio station
• Can utilize digital audio content from the
  internet
• Enables improved global distribution of Christian
  message via radio across different languages (top
  sermons globally in Spanish, Arabic, etc.)

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Model 8 Using Tech To Resource Developing
Countries Volunteers

• TechMission Volunteer Network Goal to place
  hundreds of thousands of volunteers in social
  service opportunities targeting the faith based
  community
• Vision to use the Internet to expand the
  volunteer market in the same way that eBay
  expanded the auction market
• Provides ability to effectively match very
  specific interests not possible before the
  Internet
• Provides the ability to volunteer remotely
  (social service equivalent of outsourcing)
• www.christianvolunteering.org

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International Model 9 Distance Learning

• Model use Internet to provide distance learning
  courses (possibly through computer centers)
• Global University (globaluniversity.edu)
• Largest school in the world with 645,294 active
  students
• Rescue College (rescue.edu)
• Accredited online distance learning program for
  urban ministry leaders
• Instituto InterGlobal (InstitutoInterGlobal.org)
• Christian distance learning organization
  targeting Latin America

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Global Computer Refirbishing

• Model distribute computers from developed
  countries to developing countries
• World Computer Exchange
• Secular organization that has shipped 21,450
  computers to 34 developing countries
• Business Model
• Ship in pallets of 200 computers monitors
• Charge Pentium IIIs US67, PIIs 50, PIs 30,
  Power Macs 35.
• Shipping cost about 50-75/computer additionally
• 10-20 breakage during shipping

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Resources for Christian Community Technology
Movement
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Sources of Funding

• Microsoft Unlimited Potential Grants
• Funding is available through the Microsoft
  subsidiary offices around the world. Decisions to
  fund organizations and projects are made every
  year in October.
• Gifts in Kind International
• Gifts in Kind International distributes millions
  worth of newly manufactured product donations and
  special pricing programs to qualified 501(c)(3)
  non-profit organizations nearly 800 million in
  2003!
• The Gates Foundation
• Funding is available through the Bill and Melinda
  Gates Foundation for various categories,
  including global development projects. Please
  read the FAQ page for more information.
• A Glimmer of Hope Foundation
• The foundation serves to ease some of the pain
  and suffering on the planet. It currently
  operates a national aid program in Ethiopia as
  well as programs for excluded youth in the U.S.
  and the U.K.
• Carnegie Corporation of New York
• The grantmaker has identified the following
  area(s) of interest Carnegie Scholars Program
  Education International Development
  International Peace and Security Partnership to
  Strengthen African Universities Strengthening
  U.S. Democracy.
• The Coca-Cola Foundation, Inc.
• The grantmaker has identified the following
  area(s) of interest Classroom Teaching and
  Learning Global Education Higher Education.

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Sources of Funding

• Echoing Green
• Seed money and technical support are provided to
  social entrepreneurs starting innovative public
  service organizations and projects that seek to
  catalyze positive social change. Echoing Green
  invests in entrepreneurs' organizations and
  projects at an early stage, before most funders
  are willing to do so, and then provides them with
  support to help them grow beyond start-up.
• Ford Foundation
• Grants are made primarily within three broad
  categories (1) asset building and community
  development (2) knowledge, creativity, and
  freedom and (3) peace and social justice. Local
  needs and priorities, within these subject areas,
  determine program activities in individual
  countries.
• Rockefeller Brothers Fund
• The Fund's programs are intended to develop
  leaders, strengthen institutions, engage
  citizens, build community, and foster
  partnerships that include government, business,
  and civil society. Respect for cultural diversity
  and ecological integrity pervades the Fund's
  activities.
• The Rockefeller Foundation
• The foundation was established by John D.
  Rockefeller, Sr. to "promote the well being" of
  humanity by addressing the root causes of serious
  problems. The foundation works internationally to
  expand opportunities for poor and vulnerable
  people and to help ensure that the benefits of
  globalization are shared more equitably.

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Sources of Funding

• The Draper Richards Foundation
• Awards fellowships to selected social
  entrepreneurs with seed funding of 100,000
  annually for three years as well as technical
  support. The Foundation only awards six
  fellowships per year. The funds are specifically
  and solely for entrepreneurs starting new
  non-profit organizations that seek to solve
  existing social problems in innovative new ways.
• Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation
• The Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation supports
  programs of national and international
  significance that promote the welfare of human
  and natural resources. These efforts will enhance
  the creativity, strengths and skills already
  possessed by those in need and reinforce the
  sustaining processes inherent in nature.
• First Fruit, Inc.
• First Fruit is a private foundation that provides
  grants to Christian ministries in the developing
  world in the areas of leadership development,
  evangelism, and wholistic ministry.
• Cornerstone Trust, International
• Cornerstone provides funding for large-scale
  charitable and humanitarian projects arranges
  financing for large economic projects also
  provides venture capital funding for medium to
  high risk startup businesses.
• The Maclellan Foundation
• This foundation provides consulting services,
  equipment, general/operating support, program
  development and evaluation, and seed money to
  organizations in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa,
  Latin America, and the Middle East.

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Sources for Statistics

• World Bank World Development Reports
• UN Human Development Reports
• http//hdr.undp.org
• Technology Section
• Internet Society
• http//www.isoc.org/internet/issues/divide/
• ITU
• Digital Access Index http//www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict
  /dai/
• Digital Divide http//www.itu.int/ITU-D/digitaldi
  vide/

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Global Agencies Initiatives

• United Nations Information and Communications
  Technologies Task Force
• World Summit on the Information Society
• Asia-Pacific Development Program 
• Others?

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Feedback and PotentialAction Items
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Feedback on Building the Case for the Community
Technology Missions Movement

• Discussion on presentation
• Suggestions on additional program models
• Suggestions on programs that are among the best
  in class for a given program model
• Outcomes data for CTM
• International statistics demonstrating need
• Materials providing Biblical basis of CTM

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Potential Action Items

• Determine whether you or your organization wants
  to serve on Advisory Board
• Identify point person in organization to serve
• Sign up for free AC4 membership at
• https//www.techmission.org/get_involved/join.php
• Select group membership option and enter code of
  advisoryboard to get free membership
• Share Contact Information (Phone, web, E-mail,
  Skype)
• Schedule Next Skypecast

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Action Item Share Information to add to
www.techmission.org/international

• Send Materials to francois_at_techmission.org
• Presentations or documents
• Contact information of other leaders and
  organizations we might want to invite
• Lists of other computer centers
• Links to other Christian organizations involved
  in community computer centers
• Links or contact information for other potential
  sources of funding
• Note Identify any information that cannot be
  made publicly available on TechMissions website
• Books or videos to add?
• Research or stats to add?
• Other related global initiatives to add?
• Links to Christian community technology
  initiatives to add?

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Expectations of TechMission Advisory Board Members

• Participate in quarterly conference calls (or an
  assigned designee)
• To join and actively participate in at least one
  committee each year and take on tasks as needed
  or requested.
• Estimated time commitment of 10-20 hours per year.

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TechMission Action Items

• Collect and distribute contact list
• Collect and distribute information on TechMission
  International Website
• Provide this call recording as Webcast and MP3

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Other Action Items?
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Suggestions for Next Meeting Agenda
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Building the Case for the Christian Community
Technology Movement Proven Outcomes
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AC4 International Membership By Region
207 Total International Members
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Total AC4 Member Site Statistics
These numbers are extrapolated for all active
members based on 182 sites reporting.
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Measurable Outcomes from AC4 Sites
Extrapolated for all active members with 182
sites reporting Note many outcomes of AC4
sites are not measurable in these terms (after
school programs, etc.)
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Number of AC4 Sites with Various Tech Activities
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Participants of AC4 Member Sitesby Language
Extrapolated for all active members with 182
sites reporting
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Participants of AC4 Member Sites by Age
Extrapolated for all active members with 182
sites reporting
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Example Technology Centers and Evangelism in AGRM

• Association of Gospel Rescue Missions was founded
  in 1913 and is a group of over 300 Christian
  homeless shelters
• Last year over 85,000 people enrolled in AGRM
  educational programs
• Meeting Spiritual Need Estimated that over half
  (over 42,500) of these made decisions to follow
  Jesus
• Meeting Felt Need 5,000 graduated with a GED or
  other diploma, and nearly 15,000 formerly
  homeless individuals completed training programs
  and became productive members of society

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What Is The Revenue From An Average Icafe? (John
Edmiston)

• With 20 client machines, given at least 50
  occupancy and 1 hour per customer at 60c per
  hour.
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• 12 hrs x 10 clients per hour 120 clients per
  day
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• Income 120 x 60c per hour x 25 days per month
  1800 per month
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Profit Loss (John Edmiston)

• Rent 300 a monthInternet 100 a monthPhone
  etc 100 a monthDeprecation 150 a month
• Total fixed costs 650 a month
•  
• Missionary wages (4 indigenous missionaries)
  250 per month each 1000
•  
• This leaves 150 a month for extras and
  ministry expenses. If the icafe is run well it
  can achieve much more than 50 occupancy.

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Oasis Net 2 Work Outcomes Achievements

• 28 centers in 10 countries
• Teaching IT Basics, Seven MSN networking and
  Oasis hardware courses
• Self-developed classroom
• and low-cost exam software
• Over 1,000 students now e-literate huge demand
  for more centers

• Job placements nearly 50 but this metric must be
  improved
• Students have gone from unemployed slum dwellers
  to good full time jobs within 4 months

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Appendix Building the Case for C4s Global
Statistics
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Christian Volunteering Serving Inside Church vs.
Outside Community
Value of Christian Volunteer Time (USA) 51.2
Billion
Source US Department of Labor and Corporation
for National and Community Service
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Global Christian Volunteering

• Estimated Number of Christian Volunteers 336.8
  million people
• If Christian volunteers were a country, they
  would be the 3rd largest country in the world
• Value of Christian Volunteers Globally 133.5
  Billion
• Makes it the 36th largest global economy
• Value is much more than the total of all foreign
  aid

Sources Estimates based on purchasing power and
extrapolated from the following sources
http//www.gordonconwell.edu/ockenga/globalchristi
anity/resources.php 2006, UN Development Report
2006, US Department of Labor and Corporation for
National and Community Service
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The Need for Online Volunteer Matching Service
for Christian Organizations

• Provide More Volunteers to Christian Nonprofits
• VolunteerMatch, the leading secular site, reports
  placing over 475,000 volunteers in 37,000
  nonprofit organizations
• Organizations using online volunteer matching
  report that over 50 of volunteers come from
  online sources
• Most Christian organizations do not want to use
  secular sites
• Cannot selectively target to recruit Christian
  volunteers on secular sites
• Less than 2 of postings on secular sites are
  from Christian organizations

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Why Information Technology (IT) in Missions?

• IT provides Tent Making Business for missions
• IT plays an Essential Role in Education and
  Holistic Ministry
• Global economic growth primarily in Information
  Technology sector
• Growing digital divide between countries with
  IT skills and those without with further economic
  divides
• Data from experience shows it is an extremely
  effective tool for missions

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International Digital Divide Graph
Source UN Human Development Report
2006 http//hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/
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Technology and Ministry Where Is the Largest
Opportunity?

• Computer centers are the primary opportunity in
  urban environments and in developing countries
• Most of the growth of the church is happening in
  urban environments and in developing countries
• Urban
• Since 1900, 70 of new Christians have been in
  urban areas (1.1 billion since 1900)
• 75 of new Christians will be in urban areas in
  the future
• Developing Countries
• Over 80 of growth of the church is in Asia and
  the Southern Hemisphere (1.17 billion since 1900)
• 95 of growth in the next 20 years expected to be
  in Asia and the Southern Hemisphere

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Source International Bulletin of Missionary
Research, January 2005. David B. Barrett Todd
M. Johnson. http//www.globalchristianity.org/reso
urces.htm
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Source International Bulletin of Missionary
Research, January 2005. David B. Barrett Todd
M. Johnson. http//www.globalchristianity.org/reso
urces.htm
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What Are Felt Needs?
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Stages of Technology and Ministry

• By Geeks for Geeks (or techies)
• By Geeks for Normal Users
• By Normal Users for Normal Users
• By Normal Users for Non-Users

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Appendix Building the Case for C4s Biblically
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Biblical Model for Missions
1 Corinthians 919-23 Though I am free and belong
to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to
win as many as possible. To the Jews I became
like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the
law I became like one under the law (though I
myself am not under the law), so as to win those
under the law. To those not having the law I
became like one not having the law (though I am
not free from God's law but am under Christ's
law), so as to win those not having the law. To
the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have
become all things to all men so that by all
possible means I might save some.
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Biblical Basis for C4s
James 215-16 Suppose a brother or sister is
without clothes and daily food. If one of you
says to him, Go, I wish you well keep warm and
well fed, but does nothing about his physical
needs, what good is it?
Jesus always met both spiritual needs and felt
needs!