Do you have a burden for your city?

These guys did. . .

Nehemiah

The Story of Nehemiah a big part of the “why” and the “how”

• Burden • Provision • Survey • Plan • People • Action • Attack • Celebrations, but not just events

What is City Transformation?

Knowledge

Values

Behavior

Cultural Transformation

Easy

Hard

Short Long

This is a long process

We want to short cut this part

We must all have a burden for BLESSING our city

community

Bounded Set

community

Centered Set

• It takes this approach to maximize locally • It takes this approach to build a network

Why a Network? We still have tons of work in our own city

• Community - other crazies like you • Idea Sharing - sounding board for like-minded • Gathering - conferences, forums, etc • Shared Content - marketing, stories, training • Influence - gives us a greater voice • Insurance • Legal • Best Practices • Fundraising - coaching and assistance • Sponsorship - corporate connecting, CSR • Speed and efficiency

Other Network Benefits?

God has shown us provision from all sectors of our city

How do we help other cities find provision?

We have to ask the RIGHT questions of the RIGHT people

How do we help other communities find the needs and dreams of their city?

How do we teach them to catch a wave?

Your organization will live or die based upon the leadership

We have tools, but you have to first find the willing passionate participants who are willing to

move beyond part time volunteers.

How can we help other cities do that?

The leadership must understand ultimate vs ulterior motives

6 Stones Tools for City Transformation We would like this to be Catalyst of Hope Collective with

your tools as well

Go to 6stones.org/city-transformation

The Platform

6 Stones

Community

Public

Private

Social

How do we make the network a platform for helping other cities develop platforms?

What if we could strategically help other cities around the metro areas launch convening

organizations to serve as platforms in their cities?

A Texas Transformation Strategy

Why do we believe the timing of this strategy is now, as opposed to 10-20 years ago?

The season of history and characteristics of current living generations indicate that

our time is now for local action

How can we help other cities engage millennials?

This adventure is not for the faint of heart

There will be attacks

But the rewards are worth it if you want to see your city thrive

Please help us launch the

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