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1. Immediate Goals For Church Culture Impact Team

2. Culture Impact Team Manual© Family Research Council, 2011

INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………….. 1

I. CASTING THE VISION………………………………………………..4

CULTURE IMPACT TEAM IN THE LOCAL CHURCH ……4

Informing……………………………………………………………….5

Equipping………………………………………………………………6

Alerting………………………………………………………………….7

Mobilizing………………………………………………………………7

CULTURE IMPACT TEAM IN THE COMMUNITY …………8

II. GETTING STARTED………………………………………………….9

FORM THE TEAM………………………………………………….. 9

Pastor Generated

Member Generated

DEVELOP A STATEMENT OF MISSION/PURPOSE…….10

ORGANIZE THE MEMBERS……………………………………..11

Leadership…………………………………………………………….11

Communications……………………………………………………11

Research……………………………………………………………….11

Mobilization…………………………………………………………..12

Strategy…………………………………………………………………12

DEVELOP A BUDGET……………………………………………..12

SET UP A CULTURE IMPACT CENTER……………………..13

BEGIN STRATEGY MEETINGS…………………………………13

III. MOVING FORWARD……………………………………………….. 14

STAY INFORMED ………………………………………………….. 14

COMMUNICATE WITH THE CONGREGATION ……………16

START SOME BASIC PROJECTS………………………………18

FOLLOW GUIDELINES FOR PASTORS & CHURCHES….24

IV. MAKING AN IMPACT……………………………………………….. 27

MAINTAIN PRIORITIES…………………………………………………..27

AVOID BURNOUT…………………………………………………………..27

EXPECT OPPOSITION…………………………………………………….27

LOOK HEAVENWARD…………………………………………………….28

APPENDICES:

BIBLICAL BASIS

VOTER REGISTRATION

SAMPLES

POLICY GOALS

PROJECTS