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What we would like to do is change the world – make it a little simpler for people to feed, clothe, and shelter themselves as God intended for them to do. – Dorothy Day

Called to Transformation: An Asset-Based Approach to Engaging Church and Community is centered around the belief that individuals, groups, and communities have the gifts they need to achieve God’s dream for their community. 1 Corinthians 12 tells us that each of us is given different gifts to serve the community and we are all a part of the body of Christ working together.

It is our hope that Called to Transformation will help faith communities and the communities in which they serve:

• discern their gifts from God and how those gifts can be used to the benefit of all,
• be in partnership and engage with one another as they work together,
• move from thinking that there is an inadequacy they are unable to address to believing that they have enough, they are enough, and that God has given them enough to achieve their dreams for their community.

After several years of offering regional Called to Transformation trainings in person, Episcopal Relief & Development and The Episcopal Church have partnered with Learning, Faith, & Media to adapt our curriculum into hybrid trainings that can be convened by local leaders of congregations and other ministries. Participants will learn important asset-based community development concepts online and gather in-person or on video chat for skills practice, project planning, and a local site visit.

We believe this new model will allow even more congregations and their community partners to equip themselves to map and mobilize assets in their neighborhoods and regions and help build a more equitable, resilient society.