VALUES THAT TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES When people from diverse sectors of a community come together, lives can be changed and communities can be transformed. Leaders and organizations in our network are committed to a set of shared values that are rooted in Jesus' Kingdom mandate to serve and renew: WE VALUE THE CITY. We are committed to both people and place.  We seek the physical and spiritual renewal of both. WE VALUE THE VULNERABLE. We see God's unrelenting concern for the poor, widowed, migrant, sick, prisoner, homeless, and oppressed. We work in partnership to build opportunities and a better life for the vulnerable. WE VALUE EMPOWERMENT. Our work should not patronize, but free and empower. WE VALUE RECONCILIATION. This work requires the resources of  the whole    church and community. Strengths need to be tapped; divisions healed. WE VALUE RISK. Creativity, innovation, and courage will be required. WE VALUE LEADERSHIP. A community's diverse leadership will need to be engaged. We value a Biblical view of leadership that seeks the welfare of others. *Adopted from the Leadership Foundations of America Copyright © 2004 Making A Difference Inc. All rights reserved.