The Power of Asset Mapping von Luther K Snow

Asset mapping isn't a new system or theory. It's a way of thinking, a doorway into an "open-sum" perspective rooted in the Bible and common experience. The Power of Asset Mapping, by long-time community developer Luther K. Snow, shows congregational leaders how to help a group recognize its assets and the abundance of God's gifts and to act on them in ministry and mission. Congregations will find the book easy to read and immediately useful. Leaders can begin with the tested Quick and Simple Asset Mapping Experience to strengthen and inspire any group in the congregation in as little as an hour. Futher tips, techniques, stories, and lessons drawn from the experience of diverse congregations will help readers discover how asset mapping works. Finally, Snow provides lessons about why asset mapping strengthens faith and community.

Luther K. Snow has worked with congregations and community and faith-based organizations on asset building for more than 25 years. He served as the director of the Congregational Asset Mapping Project for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He now conducts workshops and offers consulting to congregations and community organizations. He is the author ofThe Organization of Hope: A Workbook for Rural Asset-Based Community Development andCommunity Transformation: Turning Threats into Opportunities. You can visit his website athttp://www.luthersnow.com/.

Foreword by John McKnight and Jody KretzmannPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart One: The WHAT: What Is Congregational Asset Mapping?1: A Personal Asset StarterBegin with Basic AssetsLook for Hidden AssetsFind the Assets inside NeedsWiden Your CircleConnect the Dots2: The Quick and Simple Congregational Asset-Mapping ExperienceAn Overview1. Recognize Your Assets2. Connect the Dots3. Vote with Your FeetLearning by DoingPart Two: The HOW: How Do We Map Assets?3: Basements, Halls, and Meeting Rooms: Opportunities EverywhereWho, Me?With Whom?When Can I Put Asset Mapping in Action?How Do I Introduce the Idea to a Group?How Do I get Ready to Lead a Group?How Will We Use Our Time?Try It and See!4: Before Step One: An Optional Jumping-Off PointWhat Happens: CenteringThe Facilitator's TaskThe ProcessSteering Clear of Dead EndsKeys for Noticing God's WillThe Main Thing to Remember5: Step One: Recognizing Our AssetsWhat Happens: AbundanceThe Facilitator's TaskThe ProcessSteering Clear of Dead EndsKeys for Recognizing Our AssetsThe Main Thing to Remember6: Step Two: Connecting the DotsWhat Happens: AffinityThe Facilitator's TaskThe ProcessSteering Clear of Dead EndsKeys for Connecting the DotsThe Main Thing to Remember7: Step Three: Voting with Our FeetWhat Happens: ReleaseThe Facilitator's TaskThe ProcessSteering Clear of Dead EndsKeys for Voting with Our FeetThe Main Thing to Remember8: Reflecting on Asset Mapping: An End, a Beginning, a RenewalWhat Happens: ReflectionThe Facilitator's TaskThe ProcessSteering Clear of Dead EndsKeys for Reflecting on Asset MappingThe Main Thing to RememberPart Three: The WHY: Why Does Asset Mapping Work?9: The Inner Workings of Asset MappingLearning from Congregational Asset MappingModeling Faith in CommunityGood Cycles and Bad CyclesOpen-Sum and Fixed-Sum DynamicsBreaking Out with Asset MappingOpen-Sum Faith, Open-Sum Community10: Frequently Shared LessonsWhat Congregational Asset Mapping Is, and Is NotRecapping Lessons from the Quick and Simple ExperienceStrategy for Open-Sum ActionAfter the Quick and Simple Experience11: More Frequently Shared Lessons: Congregational LifeStewardshipCongregational DevelopmentFaith PartnershipsCompassion and Justice in Public LifeEvangelismEpilogue: An Asset Mapper Reads the BibleThe Fullness of Grace: The Parable of the TalentsThe Wholeness of Grace: Psalm 23The Presence of Grace: The Loaves and the FishesCodaAppendix: Resources for Further Exploration

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