THE YEAR OF THE GUILD

SUMMER '73 RESEARCH SUMMARY

THE FORM OF THE GUILD

THE LOGISTICS OF THE GUILD

THE TASK OF THE GUILD

THE FRAME OF THE GUILD

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August, 1973

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The Global Interchange Base Centrum and extended forces on assignment who serve as research network, edge experimental force, and strategic planning corps on behalf of all orima1 guilds.

The Practical Strategy Exch nge Base Centrum coordination of application of strategic models, enabled by global research assembli The corporate residue of this structure is common vision.


The Global Research Network Cngoing Base Centrum data­gathering and dissemination, coupled with gestalting of primal and system guild research results. The corporate residue of this structure is common methods.

The Decision Coordination Cell A small group of leadership repre

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sensing all guilds in the region and representing the Religious House­­responsible for accountability and absolution of the primal guilds, visioning, broad strategy, and coordination of resource usage across the primal guilds in the region.

The Guildsman Training Construct Areal office thar coordinates and

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guns the scheduling and teaching of guildsman training events.

The Mass Impact Force A small group responsible for LENS marketing strategy, LENS follownp planning, and the linking together of guilds men across a region.

The Problem Solving Unit A gathering of diversely­covenanted guilders to research the needs and plan the future of the parish in relation to a delineated problem arena and in a delimited space of time. Participation shifts from PSU to PSU.

The Task Force A force of guilders who, regardless of their formal relationship to the guild, perform specific missional tactics. A primal guild is comprised of a series of task forces of shifting composition.

The Task Force Arenas Problem solving Units and Task Forces focus

their efforts into four general arenas:

The Grassroots Mobilization Force Parish penetration and re

cruitment strategizing.

The Demonstration Awakenment Lab LENS marketing, special method


courses, general local training events and course followup, all

at the parish level.

The Community Celebration­Event Forms Care for the spirit

life of the community, particularly through community symbols,

symbolic events, and celebrations.

The Comprehensive Care Design Model­building and tactical

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actualization toward the end of creating adequate social

structures for all persons in the parish.

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Theoretical Clarity

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1. Local guild initiation shall be co­ordinated with Global Movement priorities.

2. Implementation of the cell is the first step in implementing the Guild.

3. The Guild is a vehicle for the Local Church to act out its parish tactics.

4. The basic staging area for the Guild is at the Metro level.

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5. The Guild is first of all a missional activity and only secondari] a sociological form.

6. The Guild is implemented with authorization from community leaders

7.­The Primal Guild is implemented initially in a parish with Galaxy a~tiliation.

8. Guild membership will be initially co~posed of Galaxv colleagues, Regional colleagues, and LENS graduates.

9. Al­1 North American Galaxies shall initiate a primal C,uild by Januarv 1, 1974.

10. Procedure for Guild implementation includes 1,ENS, NSV­5, and Leadershin Recrultment P'IJ's.

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1. Immediate refinement of NSV 5­Day course for teaching by Winter Quarter .

:. Regions and Galaxies conduct PSU's for study of S'73 Guild Im,plementation Models.

3. Base Centrum refinement of C,uild Implementation Time­Line.

4. Study of practical relationshiDs among: Metro Cell, Metro Catalytic Cadre; Galaxy, Primal Guild and Religious House.

5. Composition of Metro Cell.

1. l'stahli.shment of C,uild ['ormulation Post.

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Galaxies establish time line for Guild implementation beginning January 1, 1974.

.. Potential Guild leadership located and trained in LENS and PSU's during Fall of 1973.

5. Establishment in Fall, 1973 of cells on the Metro level for catalyzing Primal Guilds.


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This diagram is a description of the ~histlepoint dynamic as o~dered according to relative energy flows exposed by the relations off the Super~eb.

The basic dynamic underlying all of the Logistics work ia tho Whistlepoints­­the nine­fold practical dyna~ic of social change. These nine dynamics were analyzed and articulated in teras of tho complexes of practical activity required in activating each of the niee dynamics. These practical activities were gestalted (apart from the Whistlepoints) into the Superweb.

This diagram reveals our current perception of the ncw of ener~y around the Whistlepoints. Positive numbers indicate enorgy f~cs~ring in; ne~ative numbers indicate energy I'lowing out of a given

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Whistlepoint. Negative numbers indicate catalytic power within the Whistlenoint dynamic. Positive nuoibera indicate direct power iasuing from the Whistlepoint dynamic.

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Example Any energy iniected into Demonstration System, Impact System or Guild Force leaves the Whistlepoint system ~arrows flow in only), whereas energy put into Cell Force and Interchange Syatem flows out to other Whiatlepointa.

Conclusion The Task is to pour energy into Cell Force, Interchange System, Training System (i.e. those Whistlenoints with negative numbers) in order to catalyze Guild Force, Impact System, and Demonstration System (the Whistlepoints with positive numbera).

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Theoretical Claritv

The Logistieal Systems describe the­inclusive activities required of the Spirit Movement to practically catalyze social change across the globe.

The Logistical System ~ are inclusive in that they describe all of the activities required of the Spirit Movement including ecclesiastical and secular, local and global, nest and future.

3. The Logistical Systems are a practical description in that they do not depend on rational screens or gestalts of activities but on the formulation of organic comDlexes of activities which tend to be done in eon ee ffl .

4. The Logistical Systems are a svatematic description in that each complex of activity is described in terms of its internal and external activating relationships as a part of an array or a web.

5. The Logistical System~ are guided bv the ~rineiple that form is given to the resurgence in human awareness and motivity in our time by creating secular/religious spirit nurture.

6. The Logistical Systems ara guided by the principle that the depth meaning in life can be communicated through secular forms.

The Logistical Systems are guided by the principle that conmen engagement is structured through global/local systems.

The Logistical Systems are guided by the principle that structure mNst be given to the missional relations of the movement's diversity.

The Logistical Systems are guided by the principle that direct social engagement is necessary to embody the historical word in secular structures of society.

0. The Logistical Systems are guided by the principle that corporate power is demcnstrated in miesional enablement.

The web documents must be studied to extract new operating imaRes of the movement discerned in the logistics work.

2. The work on the cell must be especially carefully studied in order to discern the nractical activity required by that dynamic.

3. The adb nodel must be studied to discern the usefulness of this work for the Spirit Movement.


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4. A methodology of battleplanning using the Rhiatlepoints and webs must be devised.

5. The webs must be cleaned to more clearly reflect current operating categories of movemental activity.

1. The work of Logistical Systeme must be thoroughly studied both in termn of form and content before practical steps of imp~ementation can be discerned.

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Pressure Points­The nine 4th level social ~rocesees that are the keys to dealing with the contradictions and bringing into being the proposals of Summer '71.

Contextual Components­Each contextual com w nent dimension, Impact

Arena, Soc al Contradiction, and Social Vision hae a primary and four secon' lary components.


Impact Arenas­The Impact arenas are those eocial forms that embody the preesure nolnt and would be a major target of the tactics.

Social Contradictions­The eocial contradictions are those global

contradictions in the arena of the pressure point that the tactics would be directed to~ard overcoming.

Social Vision­The social visione are the global visione for the pressure points that the tactics would be out to bring into being.

M~er­Strategies­There are three strategic arenas for each preesure point dea'lng with awakenment, care and justice. Each strategic arena embodioa the eocial vision, o~ercomes the social contradiction and is directed to~ard the impact arenas. These ~rhen atated for each presaure point becone the Master Strategisa for the tactical ayatem.

Tactical Elementa­The tactical elements are three paramount tactica, 15 primary tactic ~, and 75 aecondarr tactic. for each Pressure Point. The tactica are directly related to the three Master Strategiea. Each tactic is actualized independent of the other tactics.

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Theoretical Clarity

1. A direct tactic ia practical altera eonaciouenese and is a strategically organised exploat~e event.

The tactical ayatem acts out the prectical viaion of the preeaure pointa and thereby impacts the total social procesa.

Direct tactics create revolutionary change through the stance of the trana­eotablishment rather than lLberal do­goodism.

.. The tactical oyetem io madb up 6f the oontextual cc~ponante the Master strategies the tactical elen~nta and the implementation ach _ .

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A paramount tactic of which thora a~e throe for each praeaura point, deala with all the impact arenea, ao~ea toward o~arcomlng the contradiction In all nine pressure polnta, embodie~ the vision in all nine preasure points, yet has 1~e primQry focus on one particular pressure point.

6. There are five primary taotico fDr each para­Qant tactic which deal with the total impact arona, the total social contredictlon, and the total social viaion of Its presaure point.

7. Thara are aeventy­five aeoondary tactica asaoeiatad with oach prasaure point which deal with some aspect of the impact ar~na, the social contradiction and tho soeia' viaian.

8. The tacticaL system i8 to be i~pleeented in a local coamuntty of 25,000 people, muat deal ooncretely with the local for~a, and be "doable" by local poople.

9. Inplanontation of the taceica [n¢ludos dopth local oom~unit' analysia, local modification prooedures, ana loc~1 foroea engagement.

'. The tactIcaL ayatem out of a global onotext will be implemwnted in local comnunitiea by the guild.

L. The taetica must be cleaned 80 thtt all are in the apprc~riare fore.

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The tactics need to be erces­dheeked E=r o~erl~p ~ndJor oovioue holea in the ayatem.

Some tactics mNst be checked to see ir ~he, hold arigina1 d~ta.

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1. A detailed actualization manual must be written.

2. A practical model and timeline for the guildis use of the tactical system must be decided upon and created.


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THE FRAME OF THE GUILD

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This design is a picture of the dynamics of a fully actualized Ecumenical Parish within the context of 216 parishes in the metro.

The Logistical Systems catalyze, coordinate and serve the Ecu~enical Parish through the Metro Cell, especially through metro oolleagues assigned to their respective parishes. The primary structure through which the metro relates to the parish iB the Parish Cell. The Parish Ce ~ is the ongoing local structure that coordinates the awakening, caring and guarding within the geo­socio realities of the parish. It is made up of representatives of the Congregational Cadres and the Guild Visional Core.

The Cadre is the eelf­conscious novemental force within the congregation, a part of whom are assigned to be galactic auxiliaries and a part of whom are assigned to participate in the congregatianie team (which is assigned to the primal guild).

The Congregation is any body of people within a particular human settlement that is aelf­con sciously graDpllng wIth tho deeps of humanness and has a diatinguiahable aymbolic life.

The Guild Is the gathered awakcoed forces from within or beyond the oongregation who assume roaponalbility for the transfor~ation of their human settlement into a signal primal oom~unlty.

The Direct Tactics is the c ~mprehenaive systom of tactical deeda

designed to be implemented by the guild wIthin the local communit', ained at the radical transforeation of local human seceality.

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IMPLICATIONS

Theoretical Clarity

There are five definitudes or foundational dynamics which define an Ecumenical Parish: It is the missional dynamic of the local church. It is the sin ~ular/pluriform dynamic. It is the local/ global dynamic. It is the operating arena of tne guild. It is the religious overlay on human settlement.

2. The Ecumenical Parish functions in transforming human settlement into primal community through the catalytic dynamic of the actional guild as it awakens, cares for, and guards local man within geo­social community.

3. There are five dynamically interrelated components of an Ecumenical Parish: cadre, congregation, guild, tactics and logistics.

4. The Ecumenical Parish Experiment is a 20­year design, there being an 8­year replication model by which the Ecumenical Parisn Project is actualized within each of a metro's 216 parishes.

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Metros are selected for the Experiment according to certain cri­ teria. (For example, one criterion for selecting a signal metro is relative to its global cultural impact.)

6. A metro plan begins the Ecumenical Parish Experiment by forming, in the first year, a metro cell with representation from one parish of each of the metro's six polices. The parishes are selected according to certain criteria, (i.e. Each selected parish must have at least one galaxy congregation within it.).

7. Preparation for the project includes a series of events culminating in an Ecumenical Parish field visit.

8. There is a regulation centrum which coordinates the Ecumenical Parish Experiment.

9. There are both the parish and the metro manifestations of the cell dynamic functioning within the Ecumenical Parish Projeet.

O. There are constructs for the continued training, nurture, and mobilization of local men within each Ecumenical Parish.

1. Further work needs to be done toward determining the function and form of the cell dynamic. ~

2. Further work needs to be done toward determining the roles and forms of the cadre dynamic.

3. Further work needs to be done in re­examining the sociological forms of the Ecumenical Parish articulated in the Summer Research.

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Further work needs to be done in pulling together a detailed model for the actualization of the Ecumenical Parish Experiment. This work should include models for phasing in particular situations, common battleplans, and actual form designation for the North American launching of the Ecumenical Parish Experiment.

Further work needs to be done toward determining the basic training necessary for the launching of the Ecumenical Parish Experiment.

It is proposed that the Ecumenical Parish Experiment be initiated January 1, 1974 in North American metros meeting the criteria.

It is proposed that the Movement use the Field Visitation Model in the Fall of 1973 in preparing metros for the Experiment.

It is proposed that each selected metro initiate an Ecumenical Parish Project in one parish of each of its six polises the first year.

It is proposed that symbolic centrum create a coordinating post that works in relation to the Ecumenical Parish Experiment.

It is proposed that the replication of the LCX galaxies be intensified in coordination with the EPX preparation.

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THE FORM OF THE GUILD

The Form of the Guild

The Social Form of the Guild

Guild Impelmentation

THE LOGISTICS OF THE GUILD

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The Profaund Function or the Wh: .atlepo: .nts

*Practical Requirements Holding Paragraphs

*Practical Dynamics of Social Change

The Logistica of the Guild Master Tactical Webs Part I

*Logistics of the Guild Whistlepoint #I Myth Factor

*Logistics of the Guild Whistlepoint fII: Order Force

*Logistics of the Guild Whistlepoint #III: Impact System

*Logistics of the Guild Nhistlepoint #IV: Demonstration System

*Logistics of the Guild Whiatlepoint #V: Cell Force

*IJoglstica of the Guild Whistlepoint #VI: Interchange Syatem

*Logistics of the Guild Whistlepoint ffVII: Training System

*Logiatics of the Guild Nhistlepoint #VIII: Guild Force

*Logistica of the Guild Whistlepoint #IX: Action Factar

Toward the Practical Implementation of the Logistice of the Guild Part II

THE TASK OF ll~E GUI LD

The Operating Context of the Task of the Guild

The Task of the Guild: A SynoPsis of the Tactical System

*The Task of thc Guild

Pressure POint: Incluaive Myths

Presaure Point: Community Groupings

Pressure Point: Basic Roles

Pressure Point: Social Morality

Pressure Point: Formal Methods

Pressure Point: Knowledge Acceas

Pressure Point: Bureaucratic Syatems

Preasure Pob~t: Deliberative Systema

Pressure Point: Anticipated Needs

Operating Design of the Task of the Guild

THE FRAME OF THE GUIrD

The Frame of the Guild The Ecumenical Parish

The Definitudes Document

The Functloning Document

Toward Creating the Design of the Experiment

The Ecumenical Parish:

The Prame of the Guild

*Toward Creating the Design of the Experiment The Ecnnenical Pariah: The Frame of the Guild Part II

*Truthe and Perversions of the Congregatlon

The Frame of the Guild The Ecumenical Parish

I. Operatlng Design

II. Internal­External Relatlons

III. Ecumenical Parish Experlment Implementation

IV. Field Visit

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PART II ­ IMAGE OF THE GUILD

This is a diagram holding insights of the sociological form of the guild.

PART III ­ FORM AND TVNCTION OF THE GUILD

The congregation worked as three asparate guilds, each one using a different screen to create a structural for~ of the guild. (Operation screen used the whistle points as categories; profound function screen used the previously identified five profound functions as cate~ories; and the rational screen used three poles of the guild dynamic triangle as categories.) Data was thus collected in three radically different systeme; the data thus collected was used in a corDoratc sossion of clumping and webbing to arrive at three forma which should hold the guild dynamic in being by their interaction. These three forms were delineated as specific plans for actualized guild models and represent the most specific and concrete articulation of the form of the guild producod during the first two weeks.

PART IV ­ GUILD IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES

Relying on wisdom already acc~u~ ted, a brainstorm methodology produced the basis of the section which consists of the broad guidelines for local implenentAtion of the guild.

PART V ­ MANIFEST OF THE 6VILD

This section was written essentially by a group working on behalf of the congregation. It consists of a dedication of ourselves to accomDlish the task of the guild in our time.

10 GUILD IMPLEHENTATIoN

This document, completed during the second two­week session of Summer '73 Research Assembly, created extensive and specific particular plans as well as timelines and projections for implementing the Guild as it has been envisioned by Form of the Guild during the first two­week sossion. These plans were supported by creation of ¢tep­by­ntep manuals on a PSU for use in Guild Leadership Recruitment, Guidelines for Guild Preparation, and guidelines for External Relations of the Guild.

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THE FORM OF THE GUILD

This document, completed during the first week, served to establish for the Research Assembly Participants a working image of the dvnamie of the guild as a social construct. It is a document in three parts.

PART I ­ REVOLUTIONARY PUNCTION OF THE GUILD

The congregation ~renared for writing this portion by coroorately studying "Random Notes on the Guild" and "Winter Quarter Build Researeh Summary". ~ montage of newspaper headlines was used to initiate a brainetorm under the categories of Trends, Shifte, Resurgence Songs and Demand for New Evangelism. From this data was written a document to describe the oerspective out of which the Guild oDeratee in the time of Resurgence.

PART II ­ HISTORICAL DYNAMICS OF THE GUILD

Preparation for this portion coneisted of several hours of individual study of previoue work done by the Order (notably the Guild PSU on Cultural Shifts, the entire set of documente for the 1972 Geo­Social analysis, and various guild PSU and background papers) as well as over 200 books from the Research Library, mostly in the area of sociolosy. Data from these sources was collected using the screens of Historical Dynamics of the Guild, Historical Situations of the Guild's birth, and Historical Organization of the Guild. The data and insi~hts were then regestalted into primal, srstem and network dynamics and used to create a document which grounds the guild as ever ~resent in history as covenanted care, humanness guardianship and sociological awakening.

PART III ­ PROFOUND FUNCTION

Building on the previous imagee and using a movie of the circus to create an analoPv of the function of the guild in society, the five profound functions of the guild were identified by a brainstorm of three­word titles which were then swirled and titled; using the five profound functions thus identified, a document portion was portion was created which describes the function of the Guild in releasing human creativity and eliciting passionate engagement in society.

lOB THE SOCIOLOGICAL FORM OF THE GUILD

This document, completed during the second week, pUt8 the insi~hts of the first docunent into practical, implementable form. It is a document in five parts.

PAR! ~ ­ REVOLUTIONARY STANCE OF THE nUIt.n

This is a re­edited verelon of the previoualv publlahed 'tkevolutlonerv function of the Guild" (See above.)

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30A PROFOUND FUNCTION OF THE WHISTLEPOINTS

This document states the profound function of the whistleppd~ts overall and each whistle point grouped in the three categories of Contextual Determinants (Myth Factor, Aeticn Factor), Enabling Agenelos (Order Forces, Cell Forces, Guild Forces), and Implemcnting Systems (Impact Systems, Demonstraticn Systems, Interchange Systomm, Training Systema). Historical examples are described with each whistlepoint and overall.

30B PRACTICAL REQUIREMENTS: HOLDING PARAGRAPHS

Each whistlepoint and the whistlepoint's overall are described by the five practical characteristics and four practical tasks which would be necessary to carry out the profound function of the whistlepoints. This document is rough in its statement and production and needs reworking and polishing for further production.

30C PRACTICAL DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL CH~NGE

The five priority contradictions in the movement and the unmet practical requirements for each whistle~oint are described as the intermediate step to intimate grounding of the whistlepoints as the new oDerating systems of the movement. This document is referred to as the Contradiction document and was re~orked but not republished,

30D MASTER TACTICAL HEBS PART I

Part I consists of an introduction to the document and an overall description of the Suo;erweb and diagram. Each of the 14 Cosmic Components, which are the clumDs of the 135 major components of the whistlepoint webs, are described by characteristics, intent, impact on and by the other cosmic coqnponents, illustrations, and a list of the major components in the cosmic component. The second section is the description of the nine whiatlepoint webs which includes the diagram of the web, a practical internal description, an overall external deacrintlon and illustrations.

30E­M KHISTLEPOINT WEBS

Each whistlepoint has a descriptive narrative of each of its major components­­the intent, the impact on and by the other major components, and illustrations. Next is a practical description including the forces, first steps, valence, illustrations, and a list of functions of each tactical component clump. Each major comDonent has an array drawing.

so mwARD A P­RACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LOGISTIC8 OF THE GUILD. PART II

This document is a descriptive analysis of the webs of document 30E­M, using the social process, and a cross check of components. The guiding principles of the Lo~istical Systems are described and the next steps for

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aDplication are stated. An bnalysis of the ~hO ­ ,nent notr in torn~ of shifts and implications for the future is dellneat~d. ~ rational diagraa of the cosmic comoanents is proposed.

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40A OPERATING CONTEXT OF THE ThSK OF "E GUILD

mis document sets the context of the task of the guild by pointing to its practical setting in the times and amidst the people of the 20th oentury, by defining the characteriaties of a direct tantica system, ana by deaeribing the function of the direct tactics in total global revolution. The setting is that of human resurgence in the historical moment, of sociological manifestations in a time of resurgence, of hum*n response in time of resurgence, of the historical Church in a t£me of neaurgence, and of the primal guild in a time of resurgence. The eharaeteristies of the direct tactics are described as a coneretized vihian ~nd a particular mission. Also, the forces who are the systom., thQ impaet­aren~a, and tactical action are described in the characteri~+ica as the global ~e~olution in the local commNnity, local revoluticn aa syato~atic care, a~aken

·ent of local com~unity, foundational justice in the 1~5ral com~Nnity and primal care of the local community. ­

40B THE TASK OF THE GUILD: ~ SYNOPSIS OF THE TACTICAL SYSTEW

Thia document takes each one of the nine pressure pointa (Inclusivo Myth, Comaunity Groupinga, Basic Role~, Social Horality, Formal Mothods, Knowledge Accos6, Bureaucratic Syste~a,­Dsllberativo Systema, and Antielpated Needa) and pulls out of tho Task of the Guild document th~ vision9 the contradiction, the impact arena, and the three 5x5 charts of tabtice. The vision, the contradiction, and the impact arena ~re d.~ecribed in the form using one primary component and four seocadary components The 5xS charts contain three­word phrases of the master­strategy, the paramont tactic, the five primary tactics, and the twenty­five secondary tactice.

40C THE TASK OF THE GUILD

1nia docueent takes each of the nine pressure points (Inalnuive ~yth9 Community Groupings, Basic Roles, Social Morality, Formal Hethods, Kno~­ ledge Access, Bureaucratic Systems, Deliberative Syst.ems, and Anticipatad Needs) and states there the vision, contradiction, and impact arenas as well as describing tactics for each pressure point. The statementa of the vision, the contradiction, and the impact arenas are et&ted giving a primary component statement and a statement on each of the four secondary components. On each pressure point there are three Sx5's an oach of the three Paramont Tactics and ~ts associated Primary tactles and Secondary Tactics. Each Paramont Tactic and each Primax~' Tactlc is ¢xplained in a paragraph. Each of the Secondary Tact:ics is d~c~'ibe] in a single descriptive sentence.

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40 ~PERATING DESIGN OF THE TASK OF THE GUILD

This document ia the implementation document of the tactica. It has four parse: the context of inplementation, the rationale and 1aethod fbr local ooe unity analysis, the rationale and method of modifying tactice to the loc*1 aituation, and an initial local training model.

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20K TORARD CREATING THE DESIGN OF THE EXPERIMENT: THE ECUMENICAL PARISH: THE FRAME OF THE GUILD:

This document contains the major insights on the Ecumenical Parish as the Frame of the Guild gained in the Summer '73 first two weeks of research. It is a document of three parts.

PART A ­ THE DEFINITUDES

This document section explores the five dynanics of the Ecumenical Pariihmisslonal dynamic of the local church, singular/pluriform, local/global, arena of the guild, and religious overlay on human settlement­which define

­it aa a unique instrument of comprehensive care. It ia a conplete re­writc of the document of the same title written July 3, publiahed July 6, and issued to the Research Assembly at the July 10 Plenarr.

PART B ­ THE OOMPONENTS

This document section contains inaights Rained as a result of polar gestalting into the primary and secondary eharaeteristlas of each component~­ the Congregation, the Guild, the Cadre, the Tactics and the Logisties.

PART C ­ THE DESIGN

This document section indicates the concrete sociological forms within the Congregation, Guild, Csdro and Logisties components necessary for the Ecumenieal Parish within the context of history to perform its funetiona.

An INTRODUCTION sets the Eeumenieal Parish within the context of history. A CONCLUSION summarizes the document in terms of the poetry of the Cabaret and the Circus.

20B TOWARD CREATING THE DESIGN OF THE EXPERIMENT: THE ECUMENICAL PARISH: THE FRAME OF THE GUILD: PART II

This document contains insights of secondary importance into the functioning of the Eeumenical Parlsh. It is a document of four parts.

PART A ­ THE FUNCTIONING

This section examines the Awakening, Guarding and Caring functions of the Ecumenical Parish, as well as its function as Prlmal Community and Actlonal Guild in the light of the Definitudes, concluding with an analysis of the role of the Guild in each of five ty~oloQical cities. Edited from July 5.

PART B ­ THE COMPONENTS (FUNCTIONING)

This section ls an elaboration of the way in which each of the Congregation, Guild, Cadre, Tactics and Logistics unlquelv engage in the functions of Awakening, Caring and Guardlng. This is a slightly amended version of the working document issued July 9.

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PART C ­ ~1E COMPO~N~S ~ T)YNAHI C .'s ~

lhia see;*cim ~tica~lates rbe c~ate~,, .L~t'~'t:~aftd swtalns relatias~ships of each cc~npanent to each of: th~ c~ner c~Qmr.~nts. E:dited ~ July 6 draft.

PA" D THE COORDINATION CENTRt~{

Thls aectim is a disc~sia' of factom ~2nns':s.l ­ d in initiating, eoordin~ting and swtaining a fu~­scale E¢::u~ ­ nical PariLsh Pr<:siect~ It is very rough initial work in this ~na. Ju~ r 13,, ~g73.

20C TRUI6HS AND PE~VEPS;IONS OF ~E CONG~'t3/LTION

cc~llection c,! in~sig,h1:s ~j<­3­ct Sa~d Sp~ce, M<~.~`l Deciston, Loca1 Logistics, S`r~bolic Lif~' C,s,~`hen~i~e t.~s~vbo­~ ~4 rlisgion~ Res~c~n~ility. Jul~r ll, lg73. Useful ~ ~ bm~is [or ~r.~.~.he' `fl~c­clon.

20 ~IE PRAHE OF ~IE GUILD T}lE ECUMENICA[, YAR7'5~

lIritten d~i~`g ~cne sec'.~.^nd urrs ~reeks bcol45.ng N~h~ wl~dc~e of the mo~m~t rega2,ding the ~srbetlea' do~ig,,: ­ d :~ ­ J.~s~:~ati~n of ~n Ecumenic~1 Parlah Experiment. A 6ocun4.~lit ..~[ [0~ p~.

I . OPE~TXNG DESIt;tI

Lzys out its dotall how ~he ~emer.t srill b~ or~l­,~rated to deliver ~ch~t transformitsg ~ct`;re of t'~e EPX to e`~y loc~;t c~mmr=lty an a lO­~ear TJE.

II. INTERNAL/E:XTE~AL ~Lr&.'7~0NS

Spel~ our th~ ~al r~Pti~hbh:~s L~.~n r~e EPx arld ~e ~:~ of socie~r, and the int..~ ­ s~1 ­.~.~.at~q^~.i!;Ip~ h~vr~v~ rhe s:truct~s of ~ne EPX"

III. ECUM£RICAL PAP1SS EX~E~NT IMP~.£~11A'XIGH

Delineatas rhe c`~teria i~ ~,~1~3~.icJn l~i~ ~3~:~ ~.~ps ~ 2noblUz=g the mo ­ ~t ~v imple~nt the Ec~,r~niLc~1 F.~ r~i~ Enpcrime~:~.

IV. FIEL~ VISIT

1L os~­pa~ ~is ~-of ­~e 4­t~.L:~r li~.tt '~i~it-~0 to l cula~ Ecum~micat Paris~h.

22 FIELD VISIT ~NUAL

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A 29­pa~ de~:alled m~mual s~f aIl (hQL cm,~>ct~ and ~nstruc~e~ ~co pur en z~n Ecumcnie~ Parish E~:per] t!~r, ~ ~eli ~iSit ~