City Impact Roundtable News
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2010 National City Impact Roundfable, Birmingham, AL March 1-3, 2010
"Convergence" Highlights Four Streams of Cityreaching (see Press Release)
The National City Impact Roundtable (CIR) examined four streams of cityreaching:
► Presence-Based with George Otis, Jr.
► Community Development with John Perkins,
► Evangelism Paul Cedar
► Marketplace - a panel including Kent Humphrey, Bob Varney, Brad Fieldhouse and Steve Capper.
How does the whole church take the whole gospel to the whole city?
Participants: Please complete and return NCIR evaluation to info@cityreaching.com and/or MAC Accelerate evaluation
Criteria for National CIR Host City
Click here for NCIR sessions and Power Point presentations
How to host a regional City Impact Roundtable (RCIR)
Cityreaching in 2009
2009 Regional CIRs
► Regional CIR in Upstate New York May 4-5, 2009. Speakers were Dr. John Perkins and Dr. Glenn Barth.
► Pacific Northwest Regional CIR in Portland - Nearly 70 leaders from 16 cities across the Northwest gathered in Portland for 25 hours of equipping on November 30 - December 1. Alan Doswald from Fresno, California shared with us not only his journey but also the journey of the city. Spiritual leaders there are taking Jesus' commands to "love your neighbor" literally, and are committing to the simple process of praying,caring and sharing the gospel with everyone on their street. The story of this city can and will impact cities throughout the Pacific Northwest. Click here for a summary report
CIR Working Groups
CIR Working Teams were developed in early CIRs to identify related issues and develop the latest data available on their topic of interest. The following groups were formed: Social Action, Expanding the Table, Prayer, Measurements & Outcomes, Theology & Definition. For reports and related articles, go to Working Groups.
Planning A Regional CIR (RCIR)
Conference Call on Planning a Regional CIR
City Impact Roundtable History
The City Impact Roundtables (CIR) have developed out of Mission America Coalition meetings. Christian transformational leaders from cities across the nation have gathered twice a year for the purpose of building relationships, sharing kingdom-sized vision for holistic evangelism and revival, and praying together for united ministry throughout the Body of Christ. They have met in the roundtable format so that participants might also be contributors to the "city-reaching" process in their area. CIR has had national meetings where 50 or more cities have been represented and also sponsors regional gatherings for further implementation in local areas. CIR working groups met for two years (2002, 2003) on specific topics. Their reports are available in the CIR archive.
The CIR is a peer-to-peer meeting of Christian leaders who are prayerfully seeking the unity of the Church for holistic evangelism, the revival and renewal of the Church, leading to a cultural awakening and transformation. We are Acts 4:12 Christians who are seeking to live out the Gospel - good works and good words in Christ's name.
The CIR format includes:
- Brief focus-presentations from Christian leadership prompting...
- Roundtable prayer and discussions followed by...
- Consensus on collaborative ministry strategy.
The purpose of the CIR is:
- Peer-to-peer learning in the area of cityreaching...
- In the context of worship (prayer and praise)...
- Leading to strategic partnerships for the Kingdom of God.
CIR Archive
2008 - Boston, MA
Press release
Plenary Sessions with Dr. Ray Bakke, and roundtable discussion responses.
3 Workshop Options - Partnership 101, City MInistry Tours, on-site workshops
2007 - El Paso, TX
Plenary Sessions with Reid Carpenter and Eric Swanson
Reflections/Evaluation by Barney Field
2006 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Plenary Sessions with Dr. Francis Frangipane
City Stories and Other Features
2005 - St. Louis, MO
Plenary Sessions with Philadelphia Mayor Wilson Goode and Minh Chau
City Stories (St. Louis; Boise; Ottawa; Santa Rosa; Mission Mississippi; Charleston, WV)
2004 - San Diego
4 Interactive Sessions (part of the Mission America Coalition Annual Meeting)
Videos of some or all sessions are available for purchase.
2003 - New York
(part of the National Leadership Forum, Mission America Coalition Annual Meeting)
Morning Plenary Sessions with Tim Keller
CIR sessions I and II
Level I - Building Strategic Partnerships with Phill Butler and others (Word doc download)
Level II - Building Effective Citywide Coalitions, with Tom White (advanced session)
2002 - Dallas, TX
Sessions I - IV
2001 - Simpsonwood - Atlanta, GA
Session V - Working Group Reports
CIR Contacts
Jarvis Ward, National Facilitator City/Community Ministries
Mission America Coalition
(601) 932-4522
Phil Miglioratti, National Coordinator of LC2C
Mission America Coalition
(847) 991-0153
Glenn Barth, President
Good Cities, Inc.
(952) 975-0516
Tom White, President
Frontline Ministries
(541) 754-1345
