Case Statement 2019

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Case Statement

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WE BELIEVE
The most valuable
resource in vulnerable
urban communities is the
LEADERS
themselves.
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This is why we have a single objective:
we develop leaders.
But not just
any kind of leader.
We develop
Incarnational leaders.
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What is
Incarnational
Leadership?

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Where is this
happening?

IN MORE THAN
100
CITIES
We serve a global network called the
Urban Training Collaborative
that represents more than 100
cities around the globe.
We currently have 14 Hubs doing this
work of developing Incarnational
leaders in ways as varied as the
contexts where they serve.
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A SHARED FRAMEWORK
How does your
model embody
a message that
calls leaders
from scarcity to
abundance?
How does your
model embody
a manner that
calls leaders
from rivalry to
peacemaking?
MESSAGE
MANNER
Mode
LEADE
FORMA
A FRAMEWORK THAT ASKS QUESTIONS;
NOT A CURRICULUM THAT GIVES ANSWERS
Our framework is not a curriculum. It helps leaders
assess their training process and create contextual
training that induct others into the incarnational
mission of Jesus.
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METHOD
How does your
model embody
a method that
calls leaders
from theory to
practice?
A COMMON LANGUAGE
MESSENGERS
How does your
model call
messengers from
fear to freedom?
What makes our framework unique is that it asks a
series of questions concerning the message, method
and manner of Jesus’ mission that frees up the
messenger to love and serve. These questions are
structured to help leaders and their organizations
examine their own approach to formation while
undergoing four major paradigm shifts.
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MESSAGE
From Scarcity
to Abundance
The Incarnation forms in us a transformational
perspective – a way of seeing that is consistent with Jesus’
message. When we see through the eyes of the world, we
are enslaved to the myth of scarcity. This leads to chaos.
When we see through the eyes of love we are set free by
the liturgy of God’s abundance. This leads to authentic
community.
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SCARCITY
There is not enough. We see need, problems,
deficiency, and lack. This sparks competition
for survival and creates the conditions
for violence.
ABUNDANCE
There is enough. We see the whole world as a
burning bush ablaze with God’s glory, and the city
as a sacred place of God’s grace, filled with the
resources necessary for lasting peace.
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METHOD
From Theory
to Practice
The Incarnation forms in us a transformational
practice – a way of doing that is consistent with Jesus’
method. When the Gospel becomes an abstract truth
claim, concerned primarily with right belief, it leads to
disembodied engagement that does more harm than
good. But Word made flesh is Love with skin.
It is embodied, practical, and always relational.
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THEORY
Practitioners keep a safe distance from, and
maintain control over, the challenges they address.
They prioritize ideas, doctrines, and formulas over
relationships and embodied truth that liberates.
PRACTICE
Practitioners make the road by walking. They engage
the real world of relationships, where vulnerability,
risk, and failure are baked into the process of becoming
fully human.
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MANNER
From Rivalry
to Peacemaking
The Incarnation forms in us a transformational presence
– a way of being that is consistent with Jesus’ manner.
When formed by the Incarnation, we hold tensions that
others avoid, and we create room at the table for those
who have been excluded. Enemies hold the key to our
own salvation.
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RIVALRY
A posture of engagement in which the other is seen as a
threat, competitor, or foe. Identity is formed “over and
against.” This creates scapegoats that must
be excluded.
PEACEMAKING
A posture of engagement in which enemies are seen
as friends who are necessary for shalom wholeness.
Identity is formed “with and for.” This creates a
community that is free of scapegoats.
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MESSAGE
From Fear
to Freedom
Being formed by the message, method and manner of
Jesus’ mission frees the messenger to love their city into
greatness. Leaders who undergo the Incarnation are
set free to do things they never thought possible. They
see God at work in all things. They translate vision into
action, and dreams into reality. They build cities of peace
for all people. Word becomes flesh.
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FEAR
Fear binds us to the myth of scarcity, the danger of
theory and the violence of rivalry. Fear enslaves
us to the status quo.
FREEDOM
Love frees us from fear so that we can see and celebrate
good news in hard places. Love frees us to do far more
than we ever thought possible.
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How do we
participate in this
global movement?

OUR
GIFT
CONTENT
EQUIP LEADERS
CULTIVATE OUR NETWORK
We start with our GIFT.
SEEING AND CELEBRATING GOOD NEWS
We create CONTENT around our gift.
A SUITE OF TRAINING RESOURCES
We EQUIP LEADERS
with relevant content.
TRAINING AND FORMATION
We CULTIVATE OUR NETWORK
to form and support global leaders.
THE URBAN TRAINING COLLABORATIVE
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Incarnational
Suite of Resources
Incarnational Training Framework
A training guide for developing
contextual curricula to help leaders
and organizations examine their own
approach to city transformation in
light of the Incarnation.
Incarnational Assessment
A tool to assess the capacity of
leaders and organizations to serve
incarnationally.
Incarnational Design Process
A design process that results in the
development of a Training Hub and
contextualized training initiatives.
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Programs & Offerings
URBAN PEACEMAKER FELLOWSHIPS
Application of the ITF around specific themes
Preaching Peace
Missional Question: How do we preach peace in our city?
Practicing Peace
Missional Question: How do we practice peace in our city?
Making Peace with God
Missional Question: How do we see and celebrate good
news in hard places?
WORKSHOPS and TRAININGS
On-site & virtual training on the application of the ITF
Overture
A 2-3 day introduction to the ITF delivered in a local
context.
Webinars
Virtual conversations with thought leaders.
Consultancy
Customized conversations for individual leaders.
PUBLICATIONS
Reflections on the themes of the ITF
Weekly Devotional: Word from Below
Books
Signs of Hope
Case Studies
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Our operating and financial
model creates leverage.
We support self-funded, self-sustaining training
hubs, allowing us to scale our efforts. By 2022,
we will double the number of leaders we serve
throughout our network by expanding from
14 Training Hubs to 25.
Financials FISCAL YEAR 2019
INCOME* $607,973
Corporations 8,400
Church & Orgs 22,970
Individuals 262,098
Foundations* 270,154
Earned Income 44,351
EXPENSES $495,214
Training 318,132
Resources 35,380
Operations 141,702
* Excludes $693k in non-current
income f a 5-year grant.
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TRAINING HUBS BY
2022
Current Hubs
Hubs by 2022
Leveraging our Resources
2022 2019
608k
730k
SP INCOME
250k
520k
HUB
FUNDING
858k
1.25M
TOTAL IMPACT
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Bring Incarnational
Leadership Opportunities to
New Cities around the Globe
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$5k
Seed Grant for
Urban Peacemaker Fellowships
Urban Peacemaker Fellowships (UPFs) gather cohorts
of 10-12 local leaders, directing their attention to a
missional question impacting their community. They
initiate creative incarnational action and produce Case
Studies to inform the work of local leaders in
other contexts.
$12k
Launch a New Training Hub
Training hubs are our primary delivery strategy for
training and resource development. They are locally
owned and led by a dedicated hub director. Each location
offers a contextualized menu of training opportunities
to equip the head, heart, and hands of urban community
leaders, churches, and organizations.
$50k
Scale a Local Initiative Globally
In an increasingly global urban world, learning from
each other is no longer a novelty made possible by
technology, but a vital resource necessary for urban
transformation. Partner with us to scale a local training
initiative to a global network.
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I saw paradise
in the dust of
the street.
DENISE LEVERTOV
Street Psalms
1001 Yakima Ave Suite 15
Tacoma, WA 98405
WWW.STREETPSALMS.ORG