The Great Turn

1977
12th GUARDIANS MEETING, April 1-3
GLOBAL RESEARCH ASSEMBLY
- FORUMS: See Town Meeting Intensification; Campaign News and June-December; Town Meeting Clipping Book, National Report, Oklahoma 100 and Acceleration; Global Womens Forum News, Brochure, Course Schedule and Coordinators Handbook; Community Forum Manual, Community Youth Forum Setup Manual, Community Life Toolkit
- SOCIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS: Bayad 1st Year, Cano Negro Consult Summary (and Progress Report), Delta Pace (brochure), HDP Talks, Voice Newsletter), Fifth City Annual Report, Hai Ou Consult Summary, Inyan Wakagapi Voice Newsletter, Ijede Brochure (and Consult Summary), Ivy City 1stAnniversary, Kawangware Two Years, Lorne de L’Acadie Consult Summary, Maharashtra Village Development Project (Phase II and Replication Report, Chikale Summary, Nadlapur Summary, Shelgaon Summary, Temburwahi Summary, Uti Summary), Maliwada 18 Months, Majuro, Nam Wai Consult Summary, Oyabari Consult Summary, Sudtonggan, Sungai Lui Consult Summary, Termine Summary, Uptown Consult(Voice Newsletter and Manual), Vogar Consult Summary
- MANUALS: Agricultural Education Curriculum, Agricultural Infra-Structure, Appropriate Technology, Commerce Manual, Community Life Toolkit, Community Life Trek Model, Economic Development Approach, Health Education, Health Guidebook and What We Need to Know About Food and Vitality Maintenance System, Human Development Actuation, Launching an HDP Textbook, Living Environment, North American High School Cluster Model, Stake Curriculum, Human Development Training School
- GRA DOCUMENTS: GRA Design, Consult Team Procedures, Dynamics of Order Polity, Global Community Forums through June 1977, Stake Rationale for 48 Weeks, Task Force Reports and More, Total Education Guidelines, Guide for Spirit Care, Priorship Training,
GLOBAL COUNCIL
- Council Planning, Task Force Reports, Memorials, Symbolic Life Guide and Closing Celebration
- The 24 Human Development Projects
13th GUARDIANS MEETING, October 14-16
- State of the Movement, Joseph Crocker and Reports
CONTINENTAL COUNCIL, December 9-11
1977 TALKS: Profound Humanness Talks found HERE
Mathews, Joseph, “Mass Engagement”, January 25; Mathews, Joseph, “The Profound Function of Town Meeting”; “Global Health Team in El Bayad, Egypt”, February; Jenkins, Jon, “Delta Pace HDP Implementation”, February 24; Mathews, Joseph, “The New Religious Mode”, April 1; Mathews, Joseph, “The Three Campaigns: Global Maneuvers”, April 1; Moffett, Mary Warren, “Global Women’s Forum”, April 2; “Legal Trek”, April 2; “Majuro: Calling Forth the Abundant Life”, Collegium, April 5; Clark, Christina, “One-Armed Man Sitting on the Refrigerator”, May 23; Gibson, Stan, “The General”, May 30; Mathews, Joseph, “Post-World’s Fair Victory Dinner”, June 29; Bishop, Jim “Opening Address”; “The Human Development Training School”(; “Town Meeting Acceleration”; Park Si Won, “World’s Fair Report” ; Owens, Ted, “Appropriate Technology”; Slicker, Joseph, “Maliwada Replication”; Mathews, Joseph, “What Hath Been Wrought”; Moffett, Mary Warren, “Global Women’s Forum: Awakenment”; Epps, John, “Global Research Centrum Report”; Jones, Pat, “Oklahoma Public School Town Meetings”
THE PROFOUND PURPOSE: Walters, George, “Human Development Actuation”, July 4; Fishel, Robert, “Comprehensive and Integrated Community Cooperative”, July 5; Haman, Claudia, “Town Meeting Acceleration in the US”, July 6; Wiegel, Jim, “Human Development Training School”, July 7
THE WAYS OF WINNING: Parekh, Venod, “Maliwada Replication”, July 9; Morrill, Justin, “Future of Town Meeting”, July 10
THE CRITICAL FOCUS: Holcombe, George, “World’s Fair”, July 12; Gilbert, Ken, “Health Trek”, July 13; Moffett, Mary Warren, “Global Women’s Forum: Awakenment”, July 14; Vance, Neil, “Development”, July 15
THE FUTURE CALLS: Mathews, Joseph, “What Hath Been Wrought?”, July 16
12TH GLOBAL COUNCIL July, 1977 Bishop, Jim, GRA Opening; Mathews, Joseph, “Opening Address”,July; Mathews, Joseph, “The Barefoot Jesus”, Council, July; Mathews, Joseph, “Priorities”, Council, July 24;Mathews, Joseph, “Mass Engagement”, July 26; Moffett, Mary Warren, “Global Women’s Forum”, July 27;Ollison, Carlos, “Profound Humanness as Corporateness”, July 29; Balm, Mali, “Witness”, July; Mathews, Joseph, “Maneuvers”, July 31; Mathews, Joseph, “Talk with the Centrums”, August 1; Mathews, Joseph,“Christ in the Modern City” (40-minute audio tape), August 1; Mathews, Joseph, “On Grief and Endlessness”, August 21; Park, Si Won, “World’s Fair Report”; Mathews, Joseph, “Labor Day Talk”, September 5;Mathews, Joseph, “Meeting with the Order”, September 5; Vance, Neil, “Report on China”, September 16; Mathews, Joseph, “Centrum Priors and Panchayat”, September 19; Morrill, Del, “Introducing Latin America: The Sleeping Giant”, September 20; Mathews, Joseph, “Maneuver Brooding”, September 21;Mathews, Joseph, “Meeting with Centrum Priors and Panchayat”, September 22; Mathews, Joseph, “Joe’s Reflections During His Birthday Celebration, October 8
13TH GUARDIANS CONSULT – October 14-16. Avery, Desmond, “Qualities of Those Who Care”, October 9;McBurney, George, “The Golden Year of Awakenment”, October 16;Crocker, Joseph, “State of the Movement”, October; “On Acceleration”, October 15;
Epps, John, “The Life of Destiny”, October 16; “Community Interaction at the Time of Joe Mathews Death”;“Patrons Global Odyssey Maneuver”, Development Centrum, October 19; Hamilton, Milan, “Journey of Awakening”, October; Mathews, Bishop Jim, “The Final Mystery”, Witness at Mathews Funeral, October 20; Epps, John, “What God Hath Wrought”, October 21; Epps, John, “20 Years from Now”, October 22;Parekh, Kamela, “The Mighty 250”, October 24 (More on 250: January 1977 and July 10, 1978); “The Do-Ment of the 24”, Operations Centrum, December; “Guarding the Way”, Guardians, Area New York, December 24
NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENTAL COUNCIL Shropshire, Robert, “The Poet”, December 10; Roper, Jeff, “The Saint”, December 10; Gibson, Stan, “The General”, December 10; Jones, Mary Laura, “The Wise Man”, December 10; Montgomery, Judy, “The Anointed One”, December 10; Cookingham, Frank, “A Paradigm for the Image”, December 13; Morrill, Justin, “Guarding the Way”, New York, December 24; Gilbert, Ken, “Experience of the Global Health Trek” and Here; McBurney, Georgiana, “Impact of India”

1978
14th GUARDIANS MEETING, April 7-9
GLOBAL RESEARCH ASSEMBLY
- FORUMS: Town Meeting Brochure; Profound Impact of Town Meeting Campaign; After Town Meeting, What Happened; Iowa 80 Town Meetings; Mississippi 200 Town Meetings; Campaign Statistics; Campaign News 1978; Global Womens Forum Statistics and Manual
- SOCIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS: Report on the 24 HDPs; Bananeiras Consult Summary; Bontoa Consult Summary; Bubun Consult Summary; Charlotteville Consult Summary; Conacaste; Cusick Consult Summary; Delta Pace Plan, Voice and Report; El Bayad Report to Governor and September Report; 5th City Annual Report, HDTS and Voice; Ijede Update; Indiahoma Consult Summary and Voice; Kamwelini Brief;and Consult Summary; Kapini Consult Summary; Kawangware Report; Kinney Consult Summary; Kuh Du E Ri Consult Summary; Langub Consult Summary; Lorimor Consult Sumary; Mill Shoals Consult Summary; Murrin Bridge Consult Summary; Oombulgurri Training School; Pisinemo Consult Summary; Richgrove Consult Summary; Sol de Septiembre Consult Summary; Sudtonggan Second Year Report; Starks Consult Summary; Tai’rgwith Consult Summary; Uptown Voice; Widen Consult Summary; Woburn Lawn Consult Summary; Zambian President Interview; Project Evaluation to USAID
- INDIA REPLICATION: India; The Do-ment of the 250 and The DOOP Model; Maliwada 2-Year Report, Khujgaon Consult Summary, Male Consult Summary; Rajapur Consult Summary; Sikror HDPand Consult Summary: Project Directors Training Module; Replication Circuit Consultation; Replication Consult Manual, MOVE Manual; Revised Implementing Handbook; Maharashtra Village Replication Project
- GRA DOCUMENTS: Global Trip Report; Africa Report; Replication Schemes; Africa Village Meetings; Implementing Handbook for HDP Revised; Human Development Training School Curriculum Design and Faculty Manual
GLOBAL COUNCIL: The Time of the New Reality, July 19-29
15th GUARDIANS MEETING, October 13-15
- Reports
- Toward Local Self-sufficiency
- Global Panchayat Report
- Internal Life Guide, 1978-79 and Chicago Internal Life Guide
1978 TALKS: “Global Trip Overview”, February 3; “Our Operating Vision”, Research, February 3; “Project Actuation”, Global Team Report, February 4; “Transparentization”, Global Team Report, February 4; “The Do-ment of the 250”, Global Team Report, February 4; Parekh, Vinod, “Maharashtra HDPS: The Great Leap”, February 6;
14TH GUARDIANS MEETING April 1978: Walters, George, “Serving in the Real World”, 14th Guardians, April; Slicker, Joseph, “Reflections on the Kingdom of God”, Collegium, April 19; Knutson, Joan, “Experiencing the Coming of the Kingdom”, Collegium, June 10; Percy, Senator Charles, “5th City Anniversary Celebration Remarks”, June 17
GLOBAL RESEARCH ASSEMBLY July 2-15: Wood, David, “The Welcome”, July 2;
“The Weight of Victory”, July 2; Campbell, Jim, “Profound Impact of the Town Meeting Campaign”; “India: Profound Demonstration”, July 4; “The Art of Maneuver”, July; “The Art of Framing”, July 5; Epps, John, “Signs of the Times”, July 6; Mathews, Lyn, “Those Who Have Eyes”, July 6; “To Walk with Being”, July 9; Slicker, Joseph, “Demonstrating the New Reality”, July 9; Salmon, Bill, “Speaking Farmer”, Summer; “The Signs of Primal Community”, July 11; “Regionalis”, July 11; Mathews, Joseph, “The Kingdom Way”, July 12; “The New Movement”, July 13; Caswell, Rose, “The Catalysis of Social Exemplification”, July; Parekh, Venod, “The Closing Address”, July 15
13TH GLOBAL COUNCIL: McCleskey, David, “Council Opening”, July 1; Hayes, Kaye “Immediacy of Fulfilled Living”, July; Epps, John, “Primacy of Earth’s Care”, July 22; Slicker, Joseph, “The Significance of Human Society”, July; Pierce, Joseph, “The Power of Corporate Vocation”, July; Oyler, Marilyn, “Self-Support”, July;Mathews, Bishop James, “Historical Church to the Order:Ecumenical”, July; “Catalysis of Social Exemplification”; Paul, Vivian, “On Maneuvering”; “Framing and Authorization” ; “The Coming of Age Council”, July; Gilles, Jack, “The Realm of Paravocation”, October 6;
15TH GUARDIANS MEETING, October 13-15: Shropshire, Robert, “The Guardian as the Paravocated Human”, October 15;
NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENTAL COUNCIL, December 8-10: Panchayat, “The Global Panchayat: Trek Report”; “Witness”, December 8-10
1979
16th GUARDIANS MEETING, April 6-8
GLOBAL RESEARCH ASSEMBLY, July 1-15
- FORUMS: Awakenment; TM Mississippi 200 and more; GWF Trek Report; Global Women’s Forum Facilitators Manual; Community Youth Forum Teaching Manual; Campaign News; GWF Clippings
- SOCIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS: Human Development Approach; El Bayad and Accomplishments; Cleveland Neighborhood Demos: 1st Year; 5th City HDTS; Indiahoma Voice and 1st Year Report; Inyan Wakagapi, Ivy City Voice; Kamwelini Clips; Kenya Replication Plan; Kreuzberg Ost; Kuh Du E Ri 1st Year; Latin America 6 and LA Trek; Lorimor 1st Year; Mactan 24 Report and Cluster Report; Maharashtra Report; Minto Consult Summary; Pace Preschool; Voice and 2-Year Accomplishments; Philippines 4-Year Report; Uptown Voice, Principles of Replication, Replication Consult Manual, Achievements and Learnings; Uptown 1973-1979; USAID Final Report on HDPs; US12 Brochure; HDTS Maharashtra
- GRA DOCUMENTS: Global Symposium and Indices; Orientation Guide; Task Force Descriptions; I Foundational Contexts; II M.A.P. Strategies; III Replication Schemes; IV Permeation Probes; V Demonstration Showcases; VI Convergence Tools; VII Impact Forums; VIII Spirit Edge; IX Forces Mobilization; Methods Manual; Components of Documentation, Profound Function of Documentation; Problem Solving Unit (PSU) Manual; The Voyage Manual; The Way Talks; Ecclesiola Guide and Internal Life Guide; Dynamics of Order Polity; LENS Participant Manual; Global Methods School Manual; Upper Midwest Conference; Training, Inc
GLOBAL COUNCIL: Care for the World, July 18-29
- Overview; Panchayat Report; Memorials; Symbolic Life Guide; Mythical Musings
- Celebrating One Quarter of Service, July 25 and A 25 Year Profile
17th GUARDIANS MEETING, October 12-14
NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENTAL COUNCIL: Advent of the 80s, December
- SEAPAC Continental Council, Nam Wai, December
1979 TALKS: Talks on “The Way” can be found HERE.
Hanson, Sam, “Oral Remarks Before the Presidential Commission on World Hunger”, WDC, Jan 23; Pesek, Betty, “Reflections on the Mission in Latin America”, February;
16TH GUARDIANS MEETING – April 6-8: Wilson, Ruth, “Citizen Involvement – The Answer”, April 7 ; Rafos, Robert, “The Life of Service”, April 8; “Model of Five Basic Methods”, May; Vanistendael, August, “New Trends in Development: A Present Day Overview – Some Comments on the ICA and Their Projects”, Rome, May 24; Mathews, Lyn, “Lyn (age 62) Interviewed by Studs Terkel”; Epps, John, “The Life of the Way”, June 1;
GLOBAL RESEARCH ASSEMBLY July: McCleskey, David, “The Commissioning Address”, July 1; Clark, Don, “Convergence of the Campaigns”, July 4; Ollison, Joyce, “Engagement”, July 6; Vergara, Jaime, “Awakenment”, July 10; Lush, Kay, “Fulfillment”, July 12; Vance, Neil, “GRA Closing Address”, July 15
Human Development Reports, July 4: Fifth City (Verdell Trice); Ivy City; El Bayad; Kreuzberg Ost; Woburn Lawn;Maharashtra (Joseph Slicker); Philippine Cluster Experiment – Jaime Vergara; Philippines: The Journey of the Clusters(Dick Alton)
14TH GLOBAL COUNCIL – July: Phillips, Jim, “The Greeting”, July 20; Panchayat, “Panchayat Report for the Year 1978-1979”, July 19 ; Mathews, Bishop James, “Quarter Century of Service Celebration”, Opening Address. July 25; “Enjoy the Life”, July 26; “Global Priorities Presentation”, July 29
17TH GUARDIANS MEETING – October 12-14: Moffett, Don, “Dynamics of Global Community”, Opening Address; Avery, Desmond, “Individual and Family Course: Covenant”; Drown, Gary, “Being the Secular Religious”, October 13; “Introduction to the Social Process”; “Human Factor”; “Significant Engagement”; “Effective Methods”;
NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENTAL COUNCIL – December: “Witness the Local” December; McCleskey, David, “Living the Glory”, December 1; Vance, Robert, “On Preparing for the Next Four Years”, December 13; Ollison, Carlos, “Destinal Election”, December 14; Duffy, Rob, “Going to the Two Million”; Lush, Kay, “Claiming North America for the World”. December
1980
- Keystone Extension Workshop Manual, January
- Awakenment Formation Module, January
- HDTS Foundational Skills Training Manual, January
- Continental Youth Symposium, February 15-18
18th GUARDIANS MEETING, April 11-13
GLOBAL RESEARCH ASSEMBLY
Journey of the Three Campaigns
- FORUMS: Chicago Standing Tall Report/Communities/Women/Youth/Final;Children’s Town Meeting; Indiana Report; Iowa Report; Japan Town Meeting
- SOCIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS: Celebrating Band of 24; US12 Update; Asherton Report; Bananeiras Report; Bayad Report; Bontoa HDTS; Cano Negro Report; Conacaste Visit; Delta Pace Report, Story/HDTS; Fifth City Report; Gibson Report/HDTS/Evaluation/Early Learning Center/Voice; Ijede News; Indiahoma Report/Voice/News; Inyan Wakagapi Report/more; Ivy City HDTS/Report; Kamweleni News; Kapini Report;/Story; Kelapa Dua Report; Lorimor HDTS/Communnity Report; Mill Shoals Report; Minto Report; Muuni Mwanyani Consult Summary; Nam Wai News; Pisinemo Report; Selawik Summary; Sol de Septiembre Report; Starks Report; Sudtonggan Brochure/Report; Uptown Voice; Widen Report; Woburn Lawn News
- INTRA-GLOBAL: The Third Campaign/Talk; Toward a Global Servant Force; Africa Nation Building/News/DOOP Model; Bristol Symposium; Cairo Region; Area Habana Report; Human Development Symposium (Chicago, Mississippi, Peru, United Kingdom); Indonesia Report; Latin American Council/Latin American Intern Training/LA Training; London Regional Consult; Tioga HDTS
- GRA DOCUMENTS: Fifth City Business Careers; Global Womens Forum Facilitators Manual/Advancement Module; HDTS Prospectus; Lectures; Participatory Skills; Phase I Interlude/Student House Manual; Research Methods; Seven Revolutions; Spirit Life Guide; Strategic Systems; Story of the Decade (GRA Prep); Team Leaders Manual; The Whistle Points
GLOBAL COUNCIL, July 23 – August 3
- Time Design; Book I and Book II; Glorification Discourses; Master Strategies; Team Reports; Memorials
19th GUARDIANS MEETING, October 17-19
- Regional Consult Operations Manual, November
- Women’s PSU, December
1980 TALKS: Glorification Talks can be found HERE.
Oakley, Barry, “Where We Are As An Order”, letter to Panchayat
18TH GUARDIANS MEETING – April 11-14: Booher, Robert, “Saturday Night Supper Reflection”, April 13
GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM: Lindsay, Lady Peggy, “The Human Development Challenge”, Symposium Opening, July;Stultz, Alan, “Social Responsibility”, July; Krauss, Margaret, “Reviving the Spirit of Self-Reliance”, July; Whitaker, Mayor Jeff, “Leadership in the Communities of the Future”, July; Parekh, Venod, “The Challenge of Village Reconstruction”, July
GLOBAL RESEARCH ASSEMBLY – July: Jenkins, Maureen, “Earthrise Consciousness”
TOWARD THE THIRD STRATEGY: The New World: Vance, Robert, “The Resurgent Earth”; Spencer, Raymond, “The Third Campaign”; The New Mood: McCleskey, David, “The World of Hope”; Hayes, Kaye, “The Corporate Life”; The New Style: Shropshire, Robert, “The Profoundly Human”; Turner, Sharon, “The Corporate Exemplars”; The New Form: Morrill, Justin, “The Mass Movement”; Mathews, Lyn, “The Order: Ecumenical”
Hayes, Kaye, “Closing Address”
15TH GLOBAL COUNCIL – July – August: Mathews, BIshop Jim, “Priors Council Address”, July; Slicker, Joseph, “Opening Address”; “The Team”, Council Witness, July;
Hahn, Doris, “Closing Address”; Panchayat, “Context Statement on Panchayat Missional Intentions”, September 6
19TH GUARDIANS CONSULT – October 17-19: McCleskey, David, “Harbingers of Hope”, Oct. 17; Ulangca, Jan, “Closing Address: Towards Events that Change History”, October 19