The document discusses the work of Emmanuel Gospel Center in Boston. It summarizes that over the past 40+ years, many churches and organizations have joined in God's work in Boston, transforming the city during a period called the Quiet Revival. Emmanuel Gospel Center has joined in this work, learning over the years through ministry, research, and trial and error. They have accomplished things like discovering and documenting the Quiet Revival, helping start hundreds of churches and dozens of organizations, and training hundreds of leaders. Emmanuel Gospel Center calls this approach "Living System Ministry" and provides it as a foundation for their work of teaching, training, consulting, and supporting others.

1. Emmanuel Gospel Center
Join in!

2. God is at work in Boston!

3. But sometimes
it’s hard to see...

4. Since the ‘70s, we’ve seen
our city transformed

5. Particularly during the
period of the Quiet Revival,

6. Today!
when the number of
churches in Boston
increased
for 40+ years!
1970

7. When churches,
organizations, and individuals
joined in with God’s work

8. they made a real
difference in our
community and
,
beyond!

9. What does all this have
to do with Emmanuel
Gospel Center?

10. We are one organization that has
joined in with the Quiet Revival

11. We’ve learned
a lot over the
years,

12. through ministry
engagement

13. in-the-trenches
research,

14. and old-fashioned
trial and error.

15. In the process, we’ve
accomplished a lot too,
such as...

16. discovered
and
documented
the Quiet
Revival

17. help start and develop
hundreds of churches...
South End Neighborhood Church

18. ...& dozens of
organizations
Center for Urban Ministerial Education
(CUME)

19. trained
hundreds of leaders

20. helped
churches make a
difference

21. We call what
we’ve learned
Living System
Ministry

22. Living System Ministry
provides the foundation
for our work as we teach,
train, consult, equip and
support others.

23. This kind of learning
is needed beause the
“works method” that you
can I learn in Western
culture does not work.

24. Works Method:
I See a Need
I Make a Plan
epeat
I Do the Plan
R
I Get a Result

25. This method leads
to all kinds of
counterproductive
results, like...

26. Works Method:
I waste money I misunderstand
I See a Need
I don’t have a clue I waste time
I make a I Make a Plan
terrible plan
I execute poorly
I make things I Do the Plan
worse I create new
problems
I get unintended
negative results I Get a Result I think I’m done
I don’t evaluate

27. How do we minimize all
that craziness?
By learning to work in
tune with God’s living
system design.

28. EGC engages the systems
around us in 3 ways:
Learning
Connecting
Equipping