Church Consultation
As GUM continues to serve alongside a number of local congregations in San Francisco and beyond, further knowledge and experience is gained in church-based, urban ministry. As a result, GUM has had the privilege, and responsibility, of sharing our accumulated (still young and growing) wisdom with other congregations that are considering concrete, structured expressions of neighborhood ministry, many for the first time. Specific consultations have regarded the role and creation of 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, the management of church-parachurch relations, and the design of specific types of ministry, for example, after-school tutoring programs.
From our latest newsletter…
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Last Spring’s Health Day at Willie Brown College Preparatory Academy was our last. The school’s closure at the end of the 2010-2011 academic year marked the end of our church’s first exploration into neighborhood ministry. As I reflected on our six-year partnership with the Wellness Center at Willie Brown, I began to see how it had formed our view of partnership."