When just having a go isn't enough

By PAUL BARTLETT

I’ll try anything once! It’s almost unAustralian to not have a go or give something a 'crack'. While giving anything a go is fun and exciting once, it’s not a great model for sustainable or long term success.

This is true also for the new way we must approach reaching, serving, and engaging our communities. It’s no longer good enough to have a go at Community Engagement! A lot has changed in the last ten years and as ACC pastors and churches, we must adapt.

What is your community engagement model? Is it based on 'Find a need and help solve it?' This approach no longer works; instead we can often burn our church people out while losing our credibility in the community. The new model is 'Strength based community engagement'. Find the strengths, talents and gifts of your community and work with them.

Are you or someone on your team qualified? This is one of the biggest changes in Community attitude towards the church. Simply the people we connect with in our community want the reassurances that who they are working with is trained and qualified in community work.

This is why ACC Community Engagement has partnered with our Alphacrucis College to produce an exceptional training course that will bring you and your church forward in your effectiveness and credibility ultimately making you the church the community wants around.

The Diploma of Community Services not only gives you a qualification that is recognised across Australia in spheres it will effectively train your team in strength based community engagement.

The great news is that if you have five years’ experience in community work, you are eligible to do this an RPL, allowing you to complete the Diploma in one week!

Visit the website or come and see me or one of our trained team at the Community Engagement stand at National Conference. Better still, register for our Community Engagement stream at Conference to learn more about the most effective way to influence your community.

Rpl Diploma Of Community Services

Do you have over five years experience in community engagement through your ministry? Join the four day intensive with Paul Bartlett who will guide you through best practice in community engagement and receive an Alphacrucis College RPL Diploma of Community Services.

Dates:

29th May - 2nd June 2023

14th - 18th August 2023

16th – 20th October 2023

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