The challenges facing denominations and congregations experiencing the trauma of decades of decline can be successfully addressed through a social capital framework. By redirecting congregational/personal assets outward toward the community, new relationships and service delivery can occur in authentic and sustainable ways.

1. Social Capital:
Giving It Up
Kevin Yoho, DMin
General Presbyter, Newark Presbytery (PCUSA)
A Framework for Missional Effectiveness
Implementing a new way of experiencing and
delivering faith in the community

2. SOCIAL CAPITAL:
PROJECT
GIVING IT UP
DATE CLIENT
NOVEMBER 14, 2007 DR. KEVIN YOHO

3. Understanding Social
Capital
Social networks have
value
Social capital refers to
the collective value of
all people in social
networks and the
benefits from these
networks to do things
for each other (norms
of reciprocity).

4. Simple Social Capital
You!
Me
It’s not 1st-person, but 2nd-person living
Ensuring your life makes a difference for others