Partnerships: We believe that working together is essential for accomplishing the task of total transformation of individual lives, communities and the world. We are compelled to work with others in areas of common vision.
Strategic Thinking: We strive to think smarter and not harder in all that we do. We want to fill in the gaps where no one else is doing what needs to be done avoiding duplication where others are already successful.
Vision Driven Funding: 360 Transformation accepts funding based on a common vision for individual, organisational and community transformation. Therefore, we will accept any support in areas of commonality and decline any support where donations are accompanied by requirements to do action outside the scope of our values and vision. Organizationally, we aspire to economic sustainability through participating in various strategic income generating activities.
Prayer: Transforming lives is the work of God. We recognize that this is not a result of ideas and personal effort, and will not happen apart from prayer and empowerment of the Holy Spirit.
Integration and Wholism: We are personally committed to complete obedience to all that Jesus commanded including compassion for the physical needs of people as well as evangelism and discipleship. We recognize an integral relationship between the physical, mental, social, and spiritual. Our programs seek the total development of the whole person and community.
Commitment to the Poor and Marginalized: Jesus came to preach good news to the poor. As His ambassadors, we affirm the worth of the poor and marginalized. We call them to be children of God through faith in Christ, and seek to release them from brokenness and despair.
Long Term Solutions: We concentrate our efforts on long term solutions that break the cycle of poverty and disease. We train, equip, and empower people to do for themselves. We focus on development rather than relief, and disease prevention rather than cure.
Local Ownership and Initiative: Sustainable programs are owned by the people and built on local initiative. Ownership and initiative is demonstrated through volunteerism and strengthened through capacity building. We take time in communities to participate with them in assessing their needs, identifying resources, and assisting them in organizing for action through training and consultation.
Participatory Learning: We believe that people must be active participants in their own development. Therefore, we use methods for learning that engage participants in a process of reflection and action. We also believe that people learn by doing, and that modeling is essential.
Multiplication and Movements: Our aim is not merely projects, but movements. This is facilitated by training people to train others using concepts that are transferable. We build cooperation and vision at a community level. We work collaboratively with faith and community based organizations, local and international relief and development agencies, churches, missions, and governments to facilitate the transformation of individuals, communities and nations.
Christian Servant Leadership: Jesus is our model. We seek to imitate him in humility and love. Jesus taught that the greatest in the kingdom is the servant of all. Every leader in our organization is Christian, and each one a servant. We seek to model servant leadership in our organization and programs, and to develop leaders in every community who give sacrificially to serve the needs of their people.
Addressing Root Causes: We are committed to identifying and addressing root cause of physical, emotional, social and spiritual poverty, not just changing their effects (fruit).