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8. A shared care and support ministry (i.e., a common service). CPMs among the urban poor seek to practically demonstrate the love and justice of the Kingdom among its members and towards others in the city in ways that allow individuals and congregations to love their neighbors as they love themselves. 9. A shared evangelism and outreach (i.e., a common mission). CPMs among the urban poor network and collaborate among their members in order to clearly present Jesus and his Kingdom to the lost in the city in order to multiply new congregations in unreached urban areas as quickly as possible. 10. A shared vision for connection and association (i.e., a common partnership). CPMs among the urban poor must seek to make fresh connections, links, and relationships

with other movements for the sake of regular communication, fellowship, and mission.

C. Types and kinds of Church Associations

Please refer to “Associations and Urban Church Planting Movement: The Efficiency and Reproductive Power of Standardization” in Planting Churches among the City’s Poor: An Anthology of Urban Church Planting Resources , Vol. 2, pp. 167-171.

1. Churches based on relationship and camaraderie (between pastors, members, leaders)

2. Churches linked because of denominational legacy (e.g., EFCA, Presbyterian, United Methodist, National Baptist Convention)

3. Churches under a particular pastoral authority or “bishop”

4. Churches connected to sacramental, liturgical, doctrinal, or governance practice (e.g., Charismatic Episcopal Church, Pentecostal churches)

5. Churches based on ethnic, national, or cultural heritage and background (e.g., Greek Orthodox, Korean Baptist)

6. Churches that emerged from a movement of church planting (e.g., Vineyard, Victory Outreach)