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eliminating the idea of the sacred and secular. All work can be holy and significant!

Our extended families believe that God is on the move as it relates to the career and
professionals recognizing that their work is holy. We have ample anecdotal information to see
patterns that often last a lifetime.

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Preface
Man tends to responds to symptoms!

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God wants to deal with causes/origins!

Where will you invest your time?

The tower of Babel story in Genesis 11 teaches us that ...nothing they plan to do is
impossible for... (NIV) anyone who can get a group of people

to have a common definition of terms (language) and

share a vision.

If this principle is valid for both the Christian and non-Christian, then success with a new
program does not necessarily make it a movement of God. What are the criteria that we
should be using to determine whether a new idea is actually a movement of God?
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Table of Contents
Christianity transforms... 1

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Causality & Origins 3

University InstituteLab 1.0 5

#1 Ordinary Believers 8

#2 Causality 13

#3 Neglected Truth 17

#4 New Institutions 19

#5 Blessing to the Nations 21

#6 Invisibility & Influence 23

 Christianity transforms
transforms...
... Hart, in a complex but heartening analysis of
Violent, sudden and calamitous revolutions are Christianitys first 500 years, lays claim to the
the ones that accomplish the least. While they fact that ...a movement need not be large, but
may succeed at radically reordering societies, only sufficiently substantial to attract attention,
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they usually cannot transform cultures. They to inspire confidence in its members or dismay
may excel at destroying the past, but they are in it enemies.
generally impotent to create a future. The
revolutions that genuinely alter human reality We, in post-modern America, seem to have lost
at the deepest levels--the only real revolutions, sight of the counter-intuitive claims of Christ in
that is to say--are those that first convert minds a elitist, hierarchical and brutal pagan society.
and wills, that reshape the imagination and David Hart suggests there were three changes:
reorient desire, that overthrow tyrannies with
the soul. Christianity, in its first three centu- 1. Man made in the image of God (dignity),
ries, was a revolution of the latter sort: gradual, 2. Men could have the divine live in them and
subtle, exceedingly small and somewhat incho- 3. Charity as the key manifestation.
ate at first, slowly introducing its vision of di-
vine, cosmic, and human reality into the culture These new values lived out over the centuries
around it, often by deeds rather than words, and laid the foundation for Christianity to literally
simply enduring from one century to the next. transform the Roman Empire in ways that even
Davis Hart the Apostle Paul could not anticipate.
Atheist Delusions, page 183
1 What counter-intuitive thinking could create a
movement of God over the next 3-5 centuries?
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California
alifornia 1656 A.D. What does your world-view look like?
lik
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 Causality / Origins
Origins
In 2001, Ralph Winter began to seriously
examine Satanic evil. From his perspective,
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evil is both an affront to God and a hindrance
to the spread of his fame and glory. As Win-
ter observed major global problems that are
dragging down the human race, he was both
challenged and frustrated. Challengedas he
began to develop theories about how Satans
work is distorting creation right under believ-
ers noses. Yet frustratedit was hard to find
Christians who cared enough to give their lives
and careers to combat them. He was convinced
that committed believers should be fighting evil
at any and all levels.
3
Normally, we think of this kind of warfare in
mainly spiritual terms, dealing with sin in
peoples lives. And, we deal with those in
mainly spiritual ways by praying, teaching or
giving counsel. Winter would say we should
go beyond all that. If something is attacking
peoples view of Gods goodness and glory, we
should counter-attack by figuring out what is
happening at, for example, the biological level
(or the macro level for poverty). We need to
find a way to correct it. We shouldnt stand by
and suggest that if God wanted to, he would
take care of it. See page 15 below or
www.ralphwinter.org
University Institute LAB 3.5
Below are four tools for lay professionals.
The Profile:
The tool is analytical, examining the life place
that will influence all dimensions of 21st
century experiencerural towns and urban
cities. Exposure to GRID8, an ethnographic
instrument, provides a transferable analyti-
cal tool for each locale. You will especially
explore why some cultures are progress-prone
and others are progress-resistant.
Social Change:
The pattern is central, providing the pattern
for transcendental transformation regardless of
the professional arena of international service.
A 1st century model is examined for its 21st
century relevance. Three central, integrated
phases, give an entry/exit strategy for holistic
global involvement.
Dynamic Mentoring:
The pathway is inter-relational, laying out
the pathway for intercultural discussions
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for solving life problems. You will learn
how to coach others cross-culturally.
Through exploration of a moral/spiritual
educational model, you gain mentoring
competencies to assist those in the global
world capable of worldview and lifestyle
change.
World-View to World-Role:
The precepts are integral, comparing
the perspectives of the planets 5 basic
worldviews. The 7 Questions of humani-
tyasked by all peoples, across all times,
in all culturesare explored in the light
of the 7 Answers of God, from a
Judeo-Christian perspective.
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Criteria for Is it a potential movement of God?
1. Is it initiated and sustained by ordinary believers to meet an UNPERCEIVED NEED?

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2. Does it address underlying CAUSES as well as symptoms?

3. At the core is there a BIBLICAL NEGLECTED TRUTH?

4. Does it CREATE NEW SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS that meet an emerging need?

5. Is it a BLESSING to both individuals and communities?

By definition, a real movement of God is dangerous to the ESTABLISHMENT.

The foundation must be solid before it becomes visible or it will be destroyed.

6. Can it be kept INVISIBLE for 5, 10 or even 20 years?

Then you have an opportunity to turn your world right-side-up!

However, you may also have to move from success to significance and on to insignificance.

You can access PDF files for each factor at www.movments.ning.com 6

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 Networking Contacts

Project Ideas
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Career Options

WWW Sites

Books

Articles

Essay Themes

Notes

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Ordinary Believers & Unperceived
Unperceived Needs
Significance Factor #1

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Is it initiated and sustained by ordinary believers to meet an unperceived
need?
As we have been thinking through the differences between SUCCESS FACTORS AND
SIGNIFICANCE FACTORS, we found ourselves asking,

Why not just meet perceived needs? It is much easier.

When dealing with causes as contrasted with symptoms, the need is often unseen and unperceived.
The constituents are focused on the immediate perceived need. However, just like a doctor who
gives you medication for both the pain and the cause, so we must meet both the perceived and
especially the unperceived needs. If not, then we as Christians are remiss and even irresponsible.

Below are a few snippets from Thom Wolfs speech on GlobalSHIFT: New History Vectors at
University of Mary Hardin Baylor with President Bush, Senior and Ken Blanchard in 2006. It lays
out the case for the shift from the ordained to the ordinary in the 21st century.

The full speech is at www.universityinstitute.in

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 From the Ordained
Ordained to the Ordinary by Tom Wolf
Few live their lives at a turning point of
history. This generation, however, is a turn-
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ing point generation. The historystream (the
westward flow) and the historyshift (the turning
point) have created the new environment (for
historyservants).
The historyshift from modern/postmodern
world to the global world, has buried one
period of history and birthed another.
The historyshift is from the ordained, to the
ordinary. Consider this by illustration: the
time of modern missions1790s-1990sfrom
William Carey to Mother Teressa, was the
period of the ordained. That is, the basic mode
of delivery for the good news was the ordained.
That period of historythe period of the or-
dainedis over.
9 a reconnect to the entry-point of the 1st century:
The characteristic of the age of the ordained
was: a person who felt called to dedicate their
life to God and his purposes in the world would
abandon their past and enter full-time religious
work, the ministry of the ordained.
That time period of history has
terminated. A turning point
has occurred. We are already
into and more deeply entering
into a new period of history:
the era of the ordinary.
In other words: if someone
today wants to love God and serve humanity, that
person must not abandon their past, but embrace
their past.
That is, at entry-point of the 21st century, there is
Each person should remain in the situation space was their worshipspace, the place where
which he was in when God called himal- they prayed to God and helped those around
though if you can gain a better situation, take them. For those of the 1st century, their market
it. (I Corinthians 7.17-24) This was the unusual place was their ministry place. They did not

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view of the world that turned the 1st century wait for an ordained person to show up. In their
A.D. upside down. thinking, they themselves were the ordinary
person God has raised up to be his hands of
Those 1st century historyservants saw their blessing to those around themand the agents
career as the context of their character develop- of change for the transformation of the culture.
ment. They recognized their life station for what
it can bethe matrix for life investment and a The fractal lifestyle pattern of earliest Chris-
contribution to humanity. It was a life-situation tianity can be seen in what I reference as the
base for a pro-active, entrepreneurial attitude, Four Os: (1) they offered their lives personally,
rooted in the mindset demonstrated by Jesus. (2) they opened their homes generously, (3) they
And the Jesus that those early followers knew operated their businesses with integrity and (4)
was the One alive by his resurrection and with they were one with God spiritually.
them for active encouragement to do right and They offered their lives. Having received life
help others. itself from the living resurrected Jesus, the
earliest followers offered themselves as living
In the mode of the ordinary, their work place sacrifices.
was not some vampire against their vocation,
but the vehicle of their vocation. Their work- This was accomplished through deep personal 10
 worldview transformation by the renewing of In the J-zone (the Jesus-zone), integrity flushed
their minds and the recalibrating of the walk of out corruption, honesty replaced deception, and
their moral and behavioral lifestyles. Thus they reliability became the currency that Christians
daily proved out what was good, pleasing and traded in. Work by employees became marked
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acceptable as every life aspect came under the
scrutiny of the living Jesus.
They opened their homes. It is a well-document- on the Day of the final audit.
ed fact that the homes of the earliest generation
Christians became conversation hotspots.
With conversion, every home became a viral
social transformation recruitment center, for
every home became a missionary base. They
opened their homes to the new song, the new
worship and the new adoration point of their
lives, so that every home space became a
sanctuary space.
by excellence and wages judged as fair became
the norm by employers convinced that they
themselves had an Employer they answered to
Finally, they were one with God their Father.
The intercessory prayer of Jesus seemed almost
instantaneously answered at the new move-
ment seemed to carved out fresh lifestyles of
wit, purity and compassion, and justice. It was
as though they had a force shield about them
protecting them from the corrupt, tempting, and
taunting culture that surrounded them, while
transforming them within that culture.

Also, they operated their businesses in a new They were in their societies, but they seemed,
way. Turning to the God of truth turned them strangely, almost not of their societies (see John
11 into people of truth, and that alone impacted 17). Their personal, intimate and daily
economic activity. oneness with Jesus, who had rescued them from
themselves, was a strange attractor to others,
drawing others in flowing numbers to join the
new movement of fresh living.
Thus, all those in the 1st century who saw
themselves as Gods people, in all the life
domainstechnological, political, economic,
social, educational, culturalengaged in doing
good deeds and sowing good seeds, creating
good will and sharing good news. It was the
generation that French intellectual Alain Pey-
refitte says was a burst of spiritual and social
transformation, unparalleled on the stage of
world history. Indeed, 1st century ordinary
persons accessed Gods creativity and ..dis-
cipled the nations... by
Discipling individuals: transforming
attitudes and behavior.
Discipling institutions: re-purposing
values, practices and policies.
Discipling nations: creating new
institutions with appropriate values,
practices, policies and structures when the old
institutions no longer work.
And that is what the 21st has become: the place
for the ordinary personthe technician, the
political leader, the business person, the social
activist, the teacher, the artistto be the
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providential vector point of God.
Ordinary personsthe providential vector
points for making this all-too-often forlorn and
fractured planet, a more spiritually-flourishing
and friend-engendering place: historyservants,
in the westward flow of the providential
historystream, at this awesome turning point of
the generational historyshift.
Tom Wolf, D.Lit., is International President and Professor of
Global Studies of UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE, New Delhi
As well as providing for-credit education for USA
universities, UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE convenes,
connects and collaborates in educational experiences around
the core question of the 21st centurys global conversation:
what is the best way to live life on this planet?
This is an excerpt of a speech given in 2006 at the
University of Mary-Hardin Baylor. 12
See www.universityinstitute.in for a complete copy.
 a symptom or a cause? I am sure of one thing.
Causality
Causality God has sufficient resources to fight poverty.
However, I think that he is interested in fighting
Significance Factor #2 the cause of poverty not just raising more money
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Does it address underlying causes as to deal with the symptoms of poverty.

well as symptoms?
Ralph Winter recently published the statement
Causality is a key factor in movements of God. below on page 11. Ralph Winter, an externally
Causality has been a subject of conversation focused person over the last half of the 20th
since Aristotle; however, it does not seem to century, was a controversial figure. As a
have shaped the churchs current behavior or CALIFORNIA TECH INSTITUTE graduate, he
discussion in a world of limited resources. had many innovative ideas about how to do
Even WORLD VISION moved beyond world MISSIONS. Most took decades to be accepted.
relief to economic & social development
because they saw the need to go beyond He died recently but over the last eight years
symptoms (orphans) to the underlying causes. became focused on the ORIGINS of EVIL and
DISEASE. He was frustrated in his attempts to
As we examine and decide on new projects, challenge young professionals to engage. He is
ask yourself the following question. Does dealing with CAUSALITY BUT AT THE
this project address a symptom or a cause? MICRO LEVEL (disease).
For example, the need for money to fight
13 poverty is important. Is the need for money
We must also, as Winter actually did in the past, Significant Questions
deal with CAUSALITY at the MACRO level,
e.g., poverty. What is the underlying cause of Does the 21st century need Kingdom
poverty that we should declare war against: Professionals who are experts in a field and

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dealing with causes not just symptoms?
1. original sin (selfishness) and/or
Can the nations again see the power of God
2. a viable economy that provides jobs to to restore if we fight evil at its origins?
sustain a family?
Can lay professionals really restore the
Or maybe it is both. GLORIFYING OF GODS NAME to its
proper place?

Would it produce movements of God that

are sustainable for 50+ years?

What should be the key elements of a

domestic and international program that
builds relationships with GATEKEEPERS
of the nations?

What might a CAUSALITY LAB look like? 14

 Lets be Realistic
Ralph D. Winter
The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devils work.
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1 John 3:8

Many honest souls, both on the mission field and also in our secular-
ized world, are not dramatically impressed by a God that cannot be bothered to conquer and exter-
minate the evil bugs that cause disease, but can mainly only offer a ticket to heaven. Declaring war
on disease may be the only way to restore the full power of true evangelism.

Why? It may readily be that young people on the mission field (and here at home) will grow up
and ask the embarrassing question, Why dont Christians have a theology for attacking the very
roots of disease? Why merely give intravenous liquids to babies dying from dysentery without
dealing with a contaminated water supply? Why deal with water contamination and not concern
ourselves with eradicating the pathogens that constitute
the contamination?

Why, NOW THAT WE KNOW WHAT TO DO are we

not doing it, in the Name of Christ?
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Oh God, when will we be as involved in glorifying Your Name as we are in attracting people to
eternal life? How can we go on believing that all the pestilence and disease and suffering in the
world is exactly the way God wants it to be, as some have told me. Is Your reputation at risk
as long as Your people pay relatively little attention to destroying the works of the devil (I Jn

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3:8)? Can we launch an even more powerful form of evangelism if we actively identify with Your
concern for banishing diabolic pathogens?

Satan triumphs when there is a lack of awareness of his presence, of his deeds. His greatest
achievement, according to my pastor, is to cover his tracks. He has apparently done that so
successfully that, to my knowledge, no pastor, no TV evangelist, no theologian has ever spoken of
the need for believers declaring a global war against Satanically devised disease pathogens.
Missionaries have been outstanding in the conquest of leprosypartly because the Bible happens
to mention it by name. But what about malaria, which is ten thousand times worse?

I cant, you cant, no one can solve such problems overnight, or perhaps even before the return of
Christ. But what if, in the meantime, Gods reputation is at stake in the absence of our publicly
declaring His concern and identifying with that concern to conquer and actually eradicate evil
parasites and bacteria and viruses in His Name?

Copyright 2007 Roberta Winter Institute rwi@uscwm.org

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 Neglected Truth
Significance Factor #3
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At its core, is it a Biblical neglected
truth?
Often sustainable movements of God lasting
50+ years or even centuries have at their core
an obvious neglected truth when first
articulated by someone. For example, when
you combine two neglected truths from Martin
Luther, you have a very powerful movement
lasting centuries.
1. Priesthood of every believer
Every believer can talk to God
without an intercessory priest.
2. Biblical Work EthicWork to the glory of
God whether you are a priest or a cobbler.
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What difference did these two neglected truths
make to the economic development of Western
Civilization (Europe and America) in addition
to the spiritual development? Do you think
Luther understood the long term impact of the
Biblical Work Ethic?
Several years ago, I listened to a PBS interview
with a prominent economist who had analyzed
the difference in the standard of living between
Europe & American compared to Asia & Africa
in the late 20th century.
His conclusion was that Martin Luthers work
ethic had increased the productivity of
average workers three tens of one percent per
year. That is a very small amount per year
except when you compound it over 400+ years.
The Biblical Work Ethic, a neglected truth for
over 1000 previous years, made a profound
difference that even affected the prosperity
within as well as outside the Church in the 20th
century.
I am looking for other examples of Biblical
neglected truths that have had a profound
influence. Do you have any examples of
emerging NEGLECTED TRUTHS that might
become a sustainable movement.
For example, in my interactions with young
people, I wonder at times whether the Biblical
Work Ethic has not become again a neglected
truth that is impacting on the prosperity of
America.
Time Magazine in mid 2008 ran an interview
with the President of the Rockefeller
Foundation. www.rockfound.org They had
just completed polling of 18-29 year olds and
discovered that a majority thought that they
would NEVER have a better standard of living
than their parents. This was the first time in 50
years that this attitude dominated this age group
in polling.
Rockefellers leadership and other observers
had already concluded that the American Dream
or SOCIAL CONTRACT WITH
AMERICAN WAS DEAD.
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1. Owning a home
2. Good job for a lifetime
3. Benefits
4. Retirement
The Rockefeller Foundation had committed in
2008 $70,000,000 to fund a series of
experiments with various organizations who
were trying to write a new 21st century
CONTRACT WITH AMERICA.
$70,000,000 is a lot of money to give the
emerging generations the motivation to engage.
What might an OLD NEGLECTED TRUTH
for the 21st century look like? See the next
page for an Christian alternative.
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 Should the American church articulate a New
Ne w Institutions
COVENANT WITH AMERICA
or even better a Significance Factor #4
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COVENANT WITH THE NATIONS? Does it create new social institutions

to meet emerging needs?
Gods covenant with the nations started with
Abraham in Genesis 12, ...your heirs will be a In Matthew 28:20, what is the unit that we are
blessing. That is us. So what might a to disciple? The NASB says, make disciples
COVENANT WITH THE NATIONS include of all nationsbaptizing themand teaching
if we articulated it every week or month to the them to observe all that I commanded you.
emerging generations.
Because we also think in terms of organizations,
Examples of the outputs from our covenant are institutions, communities and on occasion even
nations, why did Christ use the term NATIONS
1. You will have purpose and a global adventure rather than INDIVIDUALS. True, some
as you bless the nations. people interpret it as people groups. But that
2. God will provide all the resources necessary is still more like a community or nation than it
to accomplish HIS mission. is an individual. So why would Christ use
3. God will meet your daily needs. nation not individual?
4. It may not include a home, job or retirement
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God is not just a God of Individual Psychol-
ogy. When you read the OT, it is much more
about NATIONS than just individuals. In fact,
the nation often suffers because of the actions of
individual decision makers. Our God is a God
of Nations Psychology as well.
But what does this mean when he commands
us todisciple, baptize and teach them to
observe all that I commanded you. If we go
back to the Original Commission in Genesis
chapter 1:28 to multiply, fill, subdue and
rule, does it shed new meaning on why Christ
used the term NATION. Our description is,
Leave Gods world a lot better than you found
it. When you read Genesis 12 and the
covenant that leads to Abrahams heirs being
a blessing to the NATIONS, it also gives new
meaning to teach them to observe
Historically, when Christianity is on the
move, we have eventually concluded that
discipling existing institutions is necessary but
sufficient. Then the Followers of Christ have
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looked to the most logical alternative--create
new institutions, e.g., health care systems in the
early church because of IMAGE DEO and
public education in the U.S.A so people could
read their Bible. Our discipling model includes:
Discipling individuals: transforming
attitudes and behavior.
Discipling institutions: re-purposing
values, practices and policies.
Discipling nations: creating new
institutions with appropriate values,
practices, policies and structures when the
old institutions no longer work.
When God is on the move, it usually leads to
new institutions to meet unperceived needs.
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 Blessing to the Nations
Significance Factor #5
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Is it a blessing to individuals and the
community?
God, the Father, covenants with Abraham in
Genesis 12, that his heirs will be a blessing
to the nations.
Are we the spiritual heirs of Abraham?
What does it mean?
Is it only a spiritual blessing?
The nature of the blessing in Genesis 12 is not
fully explained. However, taken in the context
of the earlier command in Genesis 1:28 to
multiply, fill, subdue and rule, you might
21 conclude that it will it includes a covenant type
relationship with God paralleling Abrahams
relationship with God. It included more
than just the spiritual. The material needs of
Abraham were addressed as well. Is blessing
fundamentally an extension of Genesis 1:28 and
our responsibility to nurture, care for and leave
this world a better place than we found it.
But practically how do we bless the nations?
Evangelize and Plant Churches?
World Relief?
Micro and Macro Causalities?
William Carey in the 1800s, the father of
modern missions, took the steam engine and
printing press to India. He also created
educational institutions and translated the Bible
into various Indian dialects.
After decades of effort, William Carey
actually helped initiate a new law that protected
the rights of Indian widows. Previously, they Who are the lay professionals in the 21st
were burned with their deceased husbands. century that can relate to the gatekeepers in
various nations?
Timothy Richard, a

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contemporary of What are the disciplines or areas of
Hudson Taylor in China, expertise that could be a blessing
worked with the Chinese and also give professionals access?
gatekeepers on major
famine disasters that Should the American church
occurred periodically in encourage the next generation to
China. He was pursue specific careers?
instrumental in
prevention as well as Can ordinary lay professionals
minimizing the effects become the Timothy Richard of the
of periodic famines. 21st century because they possess
the mindsets and skillsets required
Some observers believe to interact with national
that Timothy Richards gatekeepers?
contribution led Chinese leaders to continue
issuing visas to foreign missionaries like What are those required mindsets?
Hudson Taylor in the 1800s.
What are those required skillsets?
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 Invisibility & Influence Halberstam gave an illustration of a New York
Banker who was offered the Secretary of States
job and turned it down. The Kennedy staff was
Implementation Factor #6 perplexed. However, the banker indicated that
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Can you keep it invisible for 5, 10, or he would take the Under-Secretary of States
position. He then went out and hired the best
even 15 years? P.R. person in Washington, D.C. In their first
By definition, a real movement of God is
meeting the banker told the P.R. expert that
dangerous to the ESTABLISHMENT.
his job was to keep the banker invisible. He
The foundation must be solid before it
wanted to attend as few rubber ducky dinners
becomes visible or it will be destroyed.
as possible so that he would have more time to
Halberstam in his book, THE BEST & THE
influence the policy making process of the U.S.
BRIGHTEST, on the J.F. Kennedy years
Government.
illustrates the following principle,
John Templeton of the Templeton Foundation
There is an inverse relationship between
had a complementary principle regarding
visibility and influence.
implementation. When you are ready to take a
new idea public, go to the small towns and
Dont confuse the issue of power and
medium sized cities first to get articles printed
influence. Halbertam was talking about
and achieve greater public acceptance. Then,
influence not power or control. My first
when it eventually hits the national
reaction thirty plus years ago was Well, I am
23 not sure that I agree.
publications, people in the hinterland will
already identify with it.
Jim Collins, author of Good to Christ appeared less interested
Great & the Social Sectors also in visibility and more interested in
contrasts leadership styles on this Gods timing.
issue in short two minute audio

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statements at You might ask your staff about
www.jimcollins.com your leadership style for being
GREAT.
1. A hypothesis: executive and
legislative leadership. Talk with your staff about a
2. The solution is not to be more Biblical view of visibility,
like a business. influence, control, power, etc.

Whether you prevail or fail Humanly speaking, we want to move

depends more upon what you do from success to significance.
to yourself than what the world does to you. Spiritually, when God has set in motion a new
Jim Collins movement, is it often about our being invisible
and even insignificant rather than significant?
We need to be constantly aware of the dangers
associated with the wholesale transfer of secular I dont know about you but I did not really
business strategies to a Christian non-profit commit to being insignificant when I gave my
environment. The early history of Young Life life to the Lordship of Christ. That transition
might also prove an interesting case study on
this subject.
has been difficult & painful! What about you?
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 Sear the Conscience or Shape the Behavior
The history is foundational and vision-
ing Gods providential plan for the nations is
Invisible yet...
essential. Ordinary men and women were
charged in GlobalSHIFT 1.0 to multiple,
fill, rule and subdue In GlobalSHIFT 2.0
Noah and his family repopulated the world. In
GlobalSHIFT 3.0 ordinary believers
transformed the Roman world over a 300+ year
period from the bottom up. In GlobalSHIFT
4.0 Christians recreated a Western Civilization.
In GlobalSHIFT 5.0 ordinary and even young
professionals could create Gods future in the
NATIONS because of their willingness to be
scattered throughout the earth. The Logos of
global history will transform their view of
nternational service. Study of covenant, culture,
and committed communities provides stepping
stones for any and all future professionals.
GlobalSHIFT 5.0 is here and emerging fast!
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David Hart in Atheist Delusions implied that
by searing the conscience of ordinary people
incrementally, as contrasted with laws to shape
the behavior, produced over decades and even
centuries a profound world-view expressed in
word and deed. It ran counter to the pagan
society and was eventually embraced by elite
and poor alike over the centuries. This searing
of the conscience in a pagan society focused on
1. Man made in the image of God (dignity),
2. Men could have the divine live in them and
3. Charity as the key manifestation.
Could there have also been a fourth?
4. Integrated view of their life-place.
Their work-place was their worship-place and
they did not separate the world into the sacred
and secular.
Profound Unbelief & the Global Conversation
While we may not live in a pagan society,
it is certainly a post modern world where the
nominal and relative dominate. Atheism is also
on the rise. Christians encounter unbelief in the
classroom, the workplace and at the playscape.
David Hart laments the fact that most of these
encounters should be with PROFOUND
UNBELIEF. But sadly, we agree, they are not.
Misconceptions of Christianity core values, its
historic contribution and current influence are
prevalent. More importantly, what would
a secularized society look like without the con-
straining influence of a Christian minority?
But who is to blame for the lack of profound
unbelief in our society? We can look many
places but the reality is that we have created
several generations of believers who also
exhibit UNPROFOUND BELIEF.
Cleary, these people, both young and old, can
articulate the Biblical Gospel well enough.
...Influential!
However, they often fall short in providing the
thoughtful unbeliever, agnostic or atheist with
an accurate explanation of Christianity, a few
core values and its history that have shaped
several nations and societies over the centuries.
We must engage our world in their Global
Conversation and answer their question,
How might I best live life on planet earth?
with PROFOUND BELIEF and on neutral
not adversarial platforms for discussion.
Imagine itinerant expert professionals, in the
spirit of the Apostle Paul and Timothy Richard
in China, engaging the gatekeepers, planting
churches in 120 days and then leaving because
they can articulate PROFOUND BELIEF!
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 University Institute Lab 3.
3.5 ProCORE 2: Global Dynamics

Causality assists in identifying the pattern for An analytical course examining the social space
that will influence all dimensions of internation-
Invisible yet...

transcendental transformation regardless of the

al education, business and development in the
professional arena of international service. A
21st century. It is designed to grow urban eyes
Biblical model is examined for its 21st century
and provide transferable analytical tools for the
relevance at the micro level, disease, and at the
students locale, with a focus on progress-prone
macro level, poverty. Four central, integrated
and progress-resistant cultures.
phases, give an entry/exit strategy for holistic
global involvement of professionals.
ProCORE 3 - Global Models
ProCORE 1: Global Perspective
A central course providing an ethical pattern for
transcendental transformation regardless of the
A foundational course visioning the inclusive
professional arena of international experience.
providential plan for all nations and groups of
A 1st century educational model is examined
people. This course is purposed to transform
for 21st century relevance and holistic involve-
the students view of international education,
ment in international education, business and
business and development through the study of
development.
five meta cultural zones, providing a integrative
foundation for future assignments encountered
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ProCORE 4 Global Worldviews
An integral course comparing major rival
worldviews. Students gain knowledge and skills
to formulate and articulate their own worldview

...Influential!
in comparison to other theories, considering
implications of seven perennial questions of

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 University Institute
Institutes
s Lab 3.5 Gods chosen proactive unit:
The family provides the basic shaping of Gods
Next Generation: the current teens, accord- world-VIEW, world-VENUE and world-ROLE
for their children. The family, not just as a
Invisible yet...

ing to George Barna, are not part of the postmod-

support system, is absolutely essential for most
ern phenomenon that we have witnessed over the
but not all of the professionals who will be
last 15+ years. The emerging 13 year old
successful in influencing Gods GlobalSHIFT
generation beginning in 2003 was purposive,
for the 21st century. What happens to a profes-
global, ready for adversity and adventure, etc.
sional around age nine (4th grade), according
They are now the college freshman and sopho-
to Bobb Biehl, will frame their initial and long
mores and dropping out of Christianity. But they
term worldview and worldrole.
need Gods challenge and a viable Biblical frame-
See: www.go4thgrandparents.ning.com
work on which to stand as professional experts in
nations scattered across the earth.
University Institute Headquarters
Field Organization: The University Institute
Professional Growth: the profession is
@ Global Spectrum will meet an unperceived
based upon their involvement and expertise in
need among its constituents. Therefore, it will
one of nine Biblical domains that will get them
be a field based infrastructure developed over
invited to various nations as an indispensable
the next five years to support Gods vision for
resource and if they do well they will be asked to
21st century young professionals.
stay.
See Landa Copes Template
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The University Institutes Lab 3.5 includes
dispersed and diverse:
-Customers
-Collaboratorspartnering with churches and
experiential learning environments
-Facultyidentifying and training staff to
operate experientially
-Stakeholderswho share not just their wealth
but their ideas and networksthey are an
under utilized resources
Passion Driven Content: Gods passion for
this world shared by a fully committed
reproductive disciple of Christ will disciple
and transform the nations. Experiential based
content will build on Gods work developed by
Tom Wolf and Carol Davis while at the Church
on Brady in East Los Angeles, California.
Collaborating Organizations: The local
churches, para church organizations at
colleges, Christian colleges, camps, etc. provide
a starting point for collaboration.
...Influential!
Investors, customers and stakeholders can be
developed in the field.
University Institutes Labs 3.5 are a division
of Global Spectrum, a 501 (c)(3) since the mid
1980s, and will
sponsor a series of a fixed and mobile
Labs.
A place and a process for ordinary people to
determine how to integrate their gifting and
Gods passion in their work & worship space!
University Institute Labs 3.5
Global Spectrum
Los Angeles, California USA
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Invisible yet...

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