Table of Contents | 7 |
Anthems: The SIAFU Chant; Powerful in Battle for the Lord | 13 |
Preface | 15 |
Disclaimer Regarding World Impact, TUMI, and Our SIAFU Chapters | 19 |
Standing Together for Christ Inside the Walls: SIAFU in Prisons and Jails | 21 |
Welcoming Brothers and Sisters Home: Ex-Offenders and Your SIAFU Chapter | 25 |
Introduction: Welcome to the Mother of All Battles, the Campaign of Our Time | 29 |
Part I - Assembling God's Warriors: Toward a Strategy to Win the City | 41 |
Assembling God's Warriors: Toward a Strategy to Win the City | 43 |
The Bottom Line First: Jesus Christ Is Lord of All | 44 |
You Are Not What You Appear: Urban Disciples Are the Key to the City's Healing | 45 |
Unmobilized Means Unused: How the Disunity of Urban Believers Provides a Foothold for the Devil in the City | 46 |
God's Chosen Method to Heal the City: Rediscovering the Centrality of the Church | 48 |
Reporting for Duty: Why the Rediscovery of Pastoral Authority Really Matters to the City | 50 |
We All "Got the Gift": The Universal Priesthood of the Believers, Urban Style | 52 |
Free to Live, Free to Love: Urban Disciples Are Liberated in Christ to Do Good Works, Whenever We Can, Wherever We Are | 54 |
Choose a Side, Make a Stand: Why You and Your Church Have an Important Part to Play in Your City Transformation | 55 |
Not by Power, Nor by Might: Revival through the Power of the Holy Spirit Can Transform the Neighborhood | 56 |
To the Ends of the Earth: We Must Mobilize Every Available Urban Christian to Join the Movement to Fulfill the Great Commission in Our Lifetime | 57 |
Part II - Making the Case: Why You Need a SIAFU Chapter in Your Church | 59 |
Setting Forth Our Case: Answering the Objections to Mobilizing Urban Disciples for Revival in the Cities of America | 61 |
Objection 1: We already have a fine young adult and adult ministry, and therefore have no need for a SIAFU Chapter. | 64 |
Objection 2: The puny actions of a single, little urban church can't possibly make a difference on the massive problems of our city. | 65 |
Objection 3: We are skeptical about the motives of SIAFU; shouldn't we be more than a little suspicious of any outside influences on our church? | 66 |
Objection 4: Chapters may come to actually interfere with our church's direction and leadership. | 67 |
Objection 5: We don't have a way to integrate folk who are "different" into our church. | 69 |
Objection 6: We don't have anyone to give oversight to a SIAFU Chapter. | 71 |
Objection 7: We already have a network of other churches we relate to, and enjoy great fellowship and collaboration together. | 72 |
Objection 8: SIAFU was started by an outside group, whose members and culture are definitely not from the hood! | 74 |
Objection 9: SIAFU is no panacea for the city; on its own, without God's direct blessing and visitation, the SIAFU network will never accomplish its high goals. | 77 |
Objection 10: We want to start a SIAFU Chapter, but we don't know how. | 79 |
Part III - Forming a Company: The How-To's of Starting Your SIAFU Chapter | 83 |
Organizing for Change: Starting Your Own Chapter of the SIAFU Network | 85 |
How to Form Your SIAFU Network Chapter: A Step-by-Step Guide | 87 |
How to Run Your SIAFU Network Chapter: Officers and Procedures | 91 |
Hosting SIAFU Network Chapter Meetings: Hints and Suggestions | 97 |
SIAFU Chapter Meeting Worksheet | 103 |
Handle Ongoing Chapter Affairs with Excellence | 104 |
Managinig Your Chapter Resources: Handling Finances and Goods | 105 |
Created for Good Works: Sponsoring a SIAFU Project | 107 |
Go with God: How to Keep Your SIAFU Chapter in Good Shape and Good Standing | 110 |
Appendix | 115 |
The SIAFU Network Application for Chapter Membership | 117 |
The SIAFU Network Pastor's Reference Form | 121 |
Chapter Launch Checklist | 123 |
Chapter Completion Form | 124 |
Sample SIAFU Chapter Budget | 125 |
SIAFU Chapter Meeting Planning Sheet | 127 |
SIAFU Chapter Meeting Worksheet | 129 |
SIAFU Project Worksheet (for Service Projects) | 130 |
Membership and SIAFU Leadership Council | 131 |
Your Leadership Council Agenda Template: How to Strategize Together to Grow Your Chapter | 135 |
How to Access TUMI's Resources: Edifying and Equipping Your SIAFU Chapter Members | 138 |
The SIAFU Chant (Lead Sheet) | 141 |
SIAFU Membership Charge | 142 |
Developing Effective Service Project Groups: Helping Your Chapter Organize around Burden-Driven Service Projects | 144 |
The Sojourner's Quest | 153 |
World Impact Fact Sheet | 154 |
The Urban Ministry Institute Fact Sheet | 155 |
The Urban Ministry Institute: Helping Chapters to Rediscover Vital Spirituality! | 157 |
World Impact's Affirmation of Faith | 161 |
Back Cover | 164 |