Panel Discussion Outline
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Welcome & framing: community development as Christian mission
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Ecuadorian Covenant Church context & national vision
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Biblical/theological foundations for community development
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Carlita Cabascango: local initiatives and women-led organizing
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Esther Moreira: education/health projects and community ownership
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Practices that safeguard dignity (listening, asset-based approach, partnership)
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Redemptive lending: Transform Capital’s model and why it’s different from microcredit
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How lending fuels long-term flourishing (jobs, enterprises, neighborhoods)
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Glenn Peterson: church planting as community development
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Integrating congregational life with neighborhood well-being
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Practical pathways for churches to start (discern, partner, pilot, measure)
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Q&A: funding, risk, accountability, and measuring impact
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Closing reflections & invitation to participate