Dennis Peacocke — Intro & Principles
Mark Beliles — Commmunity Transformation
We are a collaborative community of Christian leaders, churches and organizations working to accelerate transformation in our cities and nations through long-term comprehensive 7-sphere action based on a Biblical worldview.
Watch videos at left for introductions by Dennis and Mark.
We believe the Bible contains the principles and guidelines for every sphere of life. To the degree that nations apply those principles, liberty, justice and prosperity comes to its citizens regardless of religion, race, gender or class.
We believe Jesus Christ especially wants His followers to “go and disciple all the nations” (Matthew 28:19). To win souls for heaven and build churches is of first priority, but then Jesus expressed His desire for results (i.e. “signs” or indicators evident among us, Mark 16:17,18) in the nations, namely transformation of spiritual, intellectual, political, financial, and social areas of society.
To accomplish this our strategy is to train and connect leaders in local communities all across a nation to serve in seven strategic spheres of cultural influence, all in the context of democratic pluralism.
The 7 Key Spheres of Society
- A – Arts, Media, Entertainment, Sports
- B – Business, Trade, Banking, Charity
- C – Church, religion, ethics
- D – Doctors, Health and Creation care
- E – Education, Universities, Science
- F – Family, childen, parents
- G – Government, Law, Politics
Community Action Councils
We recognize that real transformation happens locally. Our approach is not by centralizing everything, but by empowering leaders where they are. In the Bible, the “Elders in the gates” managed their cities. Today we help pastors, business leaders and ministry activists to come together regularly to pray for their cities, its leaders and then address the social issues created by social fragmentation. The goal is to connect and mobilize leaders in practical service and projects that exalt Jesus Christ in a multi-jurisdictional way, based on Biblically based research, and Holy Spirit inspired, “proven-to-work” solutions. Local Action Councils organize public dialogue events and various service projects.
Our training and equipping is fully explained in the Institute tab above. Our Christian Institute for Building Great Nation has comprehensive training and resources. But in USA and Canada we also reccomend the connections and resources of City Action Network, a partner ministry led by Patty Sodmont and a team across USA and Canada. Contact her by clicking here.
Our 5 Step Strategy [Through our Institute]
1. Sowing the Transformation Vision
Providing general education of Christians in Biblical solutions for the 5 problems.
2. In Depth Leadership Training
Providing seminars, materials and online resources for leaders in each of the 7 spheres of influence.
3. Forming Community Teams & Action Councils
Identifying trained leaders and helping them form and connect teams in each of 7 spheres of influence.
4. Transformation Strategy and Coaching
Developing Strategic long-term action plans for each sphere of influence.
5. Sustainability and Financing
Sustaining the vision by building long lasting institutions and financing strategies.
Our organization is much more focused on developing a deep Scriptural basis for the big mission of “making disciples of the nations” (Matt 28) than many other groups that care about various social concerns. So we always emphasize first in-depth teaching from the Bible on the core purpose and principles and best-practices for the key parts of a nation.
But besides teaching on these things, we then work with leaders in a coaching style that helps them to come together as a united team with a long-term strategic plan that truly will transform their city. Having done this now for 40 years, we have found from experience that when people develop a long-term plan and unify to work as a local team on those goals, then nations have really seen major impact. It may not show up in the next election, but it shows up within several years and certainly in the next generation.
We developed materials in print & video. These transformation tools are available as well as self-assessment tools to help leaders discover where they need to grow and improve. Contact us to inquire about scheduling Mark Beliles or others to speak or provide cultural transformation leadership coaching for your organization or ministry. More about our Founders is found below:
Servant Leaders
Dennis Peacocke
Senior Visionary and Counselor
One of the most genuine and compelling communicators of our day, Dennis Peacocke has carried a concern for social justice for over 35 years. He graduated from Berkeley with a major in Political Science, Dennis has spoken in many nations and gained respect as a strategist due to his unique way of applying biblical solutions to the many challenging issues facing families, churches, business, and government. He has authored: “On the Destiny of Nations”, “Winning the Battle for the Minds of Men”, and “Doing Business God’s Way”. He is also Founder of GoStrategic (www.gostrategic.org).
Mark Beliles, Ph.D.
President of the America Transformation Network
Dr. Mark A. Beliles is a popular speaker and cultural leadership coach who has traveled to over seventy countries and addressed parliaments and high-ranking officials of nations on the topics of faith and freedom. Dr. Beliles also has served in the leadership teams of Transform World, Disciple Nations Alliance, and other global networks. Beliles earned his Ph.D. from Whitefield Theological Seminary. He founded an educational ministry called the Providence Foundation in 1983. He has coauthored several books on religion and history. America’s Providential History, with co-author Stephen McDowell, is widely known. His five-book series on Christ’s Strategy to Disciple Nations and National Transformation are designed for international audiences. He also is known for academic works on Jefferson and the Constitution. His newest is Thomas Jefferson and the God Who Gave Us Liberty with co-author Jerry Newcombe. A larger volume is Doubting Thomas—The Religious Life and Legacy of Thomas Jefferson. Beliles was co-chair of the 250th anniversary of the city of Charlottesville in 2012, and served on several local civic boards, as well as a local pastors council. An ordained minister since 1977, has served as pastor of various non-denominational churches for thirty-five years and as a bishop. He is blessed with a wonderful wife since 1982 and three grown children and ten grandchildren..