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…
Demitria Gallaread writes: “I am not a public speaker. But this past year, I have had the opportunity to work with GUM to develop a presentation on the city’s health programs, Healthy SF and SF Health Plan. I have given two presentations…at both events I inevitably experienced a turning stomach, a rapidly pounding heart…The feeling of inadequacy was not a dull pain but a jarring throb…”