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:<strong>Leader</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
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Part IV<br />
Continuing the Conversation<br />
Concluding Challenge (5 min<br />
Part I: Starting the Conversation<br />
Demographic<br />
Overview<br />
Prior to this month’s conversation, research the<br />
demographics of your city. There are various<br />
tools that will allow you to define a certain<br />
point in a city where your local congregation<br />
gathers for corporate worship. It can either be<br />
a radius from that location defined by miles<br />
(1, 3, or 5) or it could be defined by roads,<br />
waterways, neighborhoods, zip codes, or any<br />
other natural divisions. Attempt to ascertain the<br />
demographics of those in that COA. If possible,<br />
print a unique report for each of the churches<br />
represented in your group. This report will<br />
give the participants various hard-data on<br />
their immediate geographies, including overall<br />
population numbers, ethnicities, socioeconomic<br />
data, household size, and a host of<br />
other factors. Ask your group to kick off this<br />
month’s conversation by discussing these<br />
reports. For groups with at least two churches<br />
represented in each group, you will likely find<br />
that the most fruitful conversations will happen<br />
if the churches in each group share a common<br />
place in the city. Ask them to use the following<br />
questions to guide their discussion:<br />
• nWhat did you learn?<br />
• nWhat surprised you?<br />
• nWhat convicted you?<br />
• nWhat form should mission take?<br />
As you respond to these questions, make sure<br />
to review the concepts you’ve discussed in<br />
the first three conversations. This review with<br />
further instill the ideas in the minds and hearts<br />
of the participants.
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