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Central Dallas Ministries'
MISSION
To share the
love of God in word, action and attitude while
building community in the neighborhoods where we
live and work.
PHILOSOPHY
The following
philosophical principles and understandings
guide the daily operations in all areas and
activities as CDM and its employees work hard to
accomplish the organization’s Mission.
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 We
believe in the ability of people to solve
their own problems when given access to
opportunity and resources.
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We believe the resources
within a community are adequate to initiate
genuine renewal and redevelopment.
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We devote ourselves to
the discovery and mobilization of individual
and community resources and capacities.
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We believe in
partnership and collaboration, therefore we
hold all of the resources at our disposal
with an open hand.
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We believe racial
reconciliation is a prerequisite for genuine
community renewal.
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We believe that our walk
with God will always lead us into the
community around us.
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We believe "reneighboring"
will be an important part of community
development and renewal. As a result, many
of our team live in the neighborhoods where
we work.
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We believe charity must
be replaced by compassionate community
building as a basic strategy.
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We believe for community
to thrive, the institutions (homes, schools
and houses of faith & worship) that make
genuine community possible must be renewed.
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We believe the public,
private and faith-based organizations of a
city must all play important roles in
community development.
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We believe it is better
to teach a man to fish rather than to give
him a fish, but best of all is "pond
ownership."
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We believe in the value
of both chaos and ownership. If you want to
know what we mean by this,
call us.
CORE VALUES
Like our
Philosophy and Mission, the following Core Values inform what we do and
how we do it:
Love - We will treat each other and our neighbors with respect,
dignity, and obvious love in every situation.
Servanthood - We will create and maintain an atmosphere of
harmony, cooperation, and service in cooperation and service in keeping
with our commitment to building genuine community.
Lifestyle Evangelism - We will present the good news of Jesus by
our actions, attitudes, words and examples of service, forgiveness and
patience.
Direction - We will encourage, assist and challenge neighbors
toward new levels of self- sufficiency so that those in need will
discover their God-given resources and join us as community builders.
Effectiveness - We will serve as many people as possible, as
completely as possible, while maintaining a loving, personal approach to
each individual who seeks our aid.
Inclusiveness - We will create and maintain an inviting
atmosphere attracting as many new volunteers as possible.
Honesty - We will encourage honesty in all that we say and do.
Accountability - We will maintain a commitment to personal
accountability with regard to our words, promises, attitudes, resources
and relationships.
Church folk - We will open a door to the Central Dallas Church in
all that we say and do.
Prayer - We will pray without ceasing.
Devotion - We will remember whom it is we serve.
Community - We will put “team” and “family” above self in every
situation.
Integrity - We will communicate criticisms and concerns
face-to-face or not at all.
Role modeling - We will remember the impact of our influence in
the neighborhood and church.
Humility - We will use our positions of leadership only to serve
and advance the interests of others, not ourselves.
Positive Power - We will use whatever power God places in our
hands to serve others and the community rather than to advance ourselves
or our interests.
Sobriety - We will devote ourselves to maintain a drug-free
community.
Courage - We will confront and challenge with “tough love” anyone
whose actions, words or decisions threaten the health of our community.
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