1. The Community Transformation Initiative
Empowered Living
Just and Moral Living -Supportive Relationships -Grace and Peace
2. The Community Transformation Initiative
Empowered Living
The Community Transformation Initiative
Engage – Encourage – Empower
Explorations in Fathering and
Community Leadership
“Nobody lights a lamp and covers it with a basin or puts it
under the bed. No, a man puts his lamp on a lamp-stand so
that those who come in can see the light. For there is nothing
hidden now which will not become perfectly plain and there
are no secrets now which will not become as clear as
daylight.”
Just and Moral Living -Supportive Relationships -Grace and Peace
3. The Community Transformation Initiative
Empowered Living
Joyful Generations
Just and Moral Living -Supportive Relationships -Grace and Peace
4. The Community Transformation Initiative
Empowered Living
The Situation
Oklahoma is the center of the Bible belt
and a statistical leader in damaged families.
Teen pregnancy and sexual involvement
Drug usage
Gang activity
Divorce
Incarcerations
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5. The Community Transformation Initiative
Empowered Living
FatherLessNess
63%
suicides
85%
70% 2x
Behavior
Juvenile jail
detention disorders
71%
dropouts
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6. The Community Transformation Initiative
Empowered Living
Historically Engaged and
Still Struggling
Oklahoma Family Policy Council
Oklahoma Faith Based and Community Initiatives
Oklahoma Marriage Initiative
Fathering Training
Department of Human Services
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7. The Community Transformation Initiative
Empowered Living
Why are we content
with these results?
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8. The Community Transformation Initiative
Empowered Living
A Vision
Supported Community Engaged Reach Lost
Births Solutions Fathers Generations
• Mother • Community • Reverse 33% • Men 40-55
Based fatherlessness • Men 20-35
• Father
• Emotional, • Bring them
• Community • Community Physical, back
Owned Relational,
• Man to Man Spiritual
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Empowered Living
FatherFullNess
Better
Education
Performance
Calm
Secure
Sexual Dad Less
Identity Aggression
Higher
Achievers
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10. The Community Transformation Initiative
Empowered Living
If you continue to do
what you have always
done, you will continue
to get what you have
always gotten.
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11. The Community Transformation Initiative
Empowered Living
It will take a shifted
vision of effectiveness at
all levels of “the church”.
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Empowered Living
The Process of Change
At All Levels
Every Member
Congregation Groups
Community Groups
Congregation Families
Congregation
Leadership
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What Works?
• Fresh Vision
• Accepting Environment
• Forgiveness
• Responsibility
• Accountability
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Empowered Living
Seeding A New Generation
Sat. –Men Friday-whole Sundays -
Only families Congregation
Every one
Men with Small Take it to Community
reaching Leadership
men Groups the homes Groups
out
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Empowered Living
The Core Team
Pastors
Communications
Intercessors Coordinator
Media
Logistics
Coordinator
Fellowship Groups
Lead Coordinators
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Individuals
Churches
Funding Foundations
Offerings
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17. The Community Transformation Initiative
Empowered Living Melvin Bunn
Ordained
minister
Action Team Beatriz Reyna
Businesswoman
Small groups
Outreach..small
groups
Dr. Steve Nedbalek
Suicide and vioence
prevention specialist
Fathering and Men
Phil Larson
Raul Machado
Director
Businessman
Operations strategy,
Corazones De
planning, David Franklin
Servicio
empowerment Businessman
College
instructor
Renee Fountain
Businesswoman
Norman
Administration
Stewart
and Marketing
Ret. Lt. Colonel
Air Force
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18. The Community Transformation Initiative
Empowered Living
Choose To Join
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Notas do Editor
The Community Transformation Initiative is about empowered leadership.Empowered with a sense of moral justice and righteousness.Empowered with a confidence of grace and peace.Empowered with supportive relationships.
Core areas to touch, educate, encourage, and empower include:Fathers and Parents in the Home. Every social strength begins in the home.Legislators in our States. These men and women interpret federal mandates and create state mandates. Men and Women in our Neighborhoods. Leadership selection begins with heart belief and value. People empowered with a sense of and commitment to moral justice and moral righteousness make right decisions.Ministers in congregations. These influence many. They are highly at risk and under enormous pressure. We support them.
This is a dream.Having people who live and love in grace and peace.Secure in themselves and in their future and in their community.
Our commitment is strong.This is not about a mission statement for a wall plaque.This is about commitment to a cause.This is about decisive and deliberate action.
Our tactical plan is ready and has been in motion for some years.We are ready to engage at more intensive and involved levels.