Transformation Dallas is a comprehensive strategy to address the historical injustice of the Dallas area through a five phase process. This will include neighborhood revitalization, education, prison ministry, and economic development. The tools provided in Transformation Dallas are equipping ministries with important information on how to re-claim their community. By gathering strategic information, they are learning how to identify the enemy’s territory in their community and then implement sustained transformation programs.
Some of the topics of concern that will be addressed are:
- Crime Prevention
- Home Ownership
- Mentoring Fathers
- Race Relations
- New Industry
- Prayer Mobilization
- Sexual Abuse Awareness
- House Church Programs
- Spiritual Transformation
- School Tutoring
- Health Care Programs
- Evangelistic Outreach
- Work Programs—Job Training
- Single Moms Programs
- Parolee Rehab Program
Step 1
The first step of Transformation Dallas will be to do a detailed analysis of the communities suffering that will provide insight on historical suffering patterns, economic patterns and crime trends. It will also provide social and spiritual trends from the incorporation of those communities to present-day. These guides will provide practical steps for business leaders and ministries on how to better steward their resources to bring sustained transformation. For example, business leaders will discover where the most healthy locations are to sustain business growth, pastors will have information to target the unchurched by name and address, and community neighborhood associations will have a strategic plan to increase home ownership and reduce crime for a safer community.
Step 2
The second step of Transformation Dallas will be to do a series of Cast the Vision luncheons with business and spiritual leaders. These luncheons will present the studies in progressive stages. Through the use of multi-media and real time demographic studies, pastors, city leaders and businessmen will receive information on the health of their community. They will be given fresh revelation and proven strategies of how their community, although encumbered by the challenges of physical (crime, poverty, etc.) and spiritual demise (immorality, low church attendance) , can become a center for spiritual and economic transformation.
Step 3
The third step of Transformation Dallas will be working with existing local non-profits, schools, ministries, churches, and businesses to implement programs that have had sustained impact across our nation. Some of these programs are:
Step 4
The fourth step of Transformation Dallas will be Community Wake-Up Call Rallies. These will be rallies where a month is chosen to involve the entire community. Community organizations have already been engaged at this point with the mentioned programs and are launched during this week. Churches may choose to utilize the transformation sermon series that focus on personal, family, church, and community transformation. On the fifth week following the four weeks of preparation, the community comes together for a week long series of events that include physical transformation (clean yards, paint homes, fix decay, etc. based on the www.groupworkcamps.com model), spiritual transformation (evangelistic, social action, prayer teams implement the block by block strategy), and social transformation (block or park parties with food distribution, games, outreach to children, etc.). Each of these events are coordinated by local organizations and ministries that partner with city-wide organizations and churches.
Step 5
The fifth step of Transformation Dallas will be follow-up training with Community Mobilizers. This is a six to twelve month program that tracks the transformation process with local organizations. Staff from Community Transformation Association will meet monthly with the community leaders to monitor how the transformation and mentoring is progressing. Local church and organizations would choose a member to work along side the CTA staff, analysis church and organizational programs as to their effectiveness, and develop tailor made programs and curriculum to support their vision statement as it relates to community transformation.
