Understanding the Times SE Unites States

Social

• Hispanic community will become largest minority, by far
• Shift in geographic dispersion of retiring affluent baby boomers
• Keys
• Working with Roman Catholic Church
• What about illegal immigrants
• Shift of affluence
• Breaking racial barriers with personal bridges
• Gay and lesbian component
• Disintegration of family and marriage

• Focus group prepared to take action after listening
• church comes alongside the Hispanic church for leadership development
• The "Have" Church has to sustain the have not church
• Compassion focused: practical needs before the spiritual
• Identify assets of community
• Break the thorny issues: Illegal immigrants; racial divides