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…
"During Lent and Eastertide, I reflect on Luke 15, Jesus our Good Shepherd, who instructs how I care for kids in our church, as the kids in the neighborhood where God has called our congregation…Our dental screening at Willie Brown Academy has been one of the ways we have see our good Lord shepherd us into this neighborhood and join Him in his good work."