Race to Unity : Working together against racism in the Christian church Cincinnati Ohio




	PROJECTS: UNIFIED ACTION STEPS Project Turn a School Around Mission: • To adopt schools that are at risk in a city’s urban community • To build a working relationship between the Church and the public schools • To demonstrate the unity of believers to the world Vision: • To make the most of the collaborative efforts of the suburban churches, the urban churches, the Christian colleges, and the marketplace leaders; for the purpose of providing academic and social opportunities for the under-privileged through adopting-a-school. NOTE: Project Adopt-A-School is an initiative of Dr. Tony Evans: www.tonyevans.com Project Turn a Block Around Mission: • To build or rebuild a city block that is in at risk community • To provide affordable housing for the poor and disenfranchised • To create employment opportunities Vision: • To unify the Church’s pastors, the Christian colleges and marketplace leaders; to pool their resources to affect change in the church and in the community • To provide jobs by utilizing the labor force of the unemployed in the community • To incorporate the Christian Community Development Association’s model CCDA is the initiative of Dr. John Perkins and Dr. Wayne Gordon: www.ccda.com Project Turn the Marketplace Around Mission: • To affect one work life at a time, one work place at a time, and one work community at a time. • To unify believers in the marketplace Vision: • To support our team members as they embrace calling versus career; and model stewardship versus ownership • To use diversity management strategies in encouraging and promoting multi-racial, multi-ethnic dialogue, and full Christian commitment and contribution to the work world; At Work on Purpose and Diversity Management Strategists are initiatives of Chuck Proudfit, www.skillsource.com, and Skot Welch, www.dmstrategists.com. Project Turn the Pastor/Congregation Around Mission: • To adopt and encourage the pastor and the congregation in the work of the Lord • To see the visionary’s leadership and the congregation operate at their maximum potential Vision: • To seek collaborative assistance from churches, colleges, and the Christian marketplace leaders in strengthening the hands of the leaders, by helping with ongoing financial and labor force assistance • To provide the community with able leaders, who are not burdened and hindered because lack of finances and lack of physical workers.