StartsmallCheck ourpower andprivilegeUse onlyappropriatetechnologyThinklongrangeRecognize thatit is theircommunity andthat we aretheir guestsSteer ourmissionpracticetowards thework of justiceCheckourlifestylesResist to de-spiritualize andcompartmentalizelifeSeektheirinitiativesStudythecontextListen tothe needsof thecommunityInvite ourpartner toreview ouractionsHonor localleaders,structures,processesIncludetheir faithandspiritualityWalkHumblyRefrainingfrom initiatingor proposingout ideas firstIdentifyasset ofthecommunityAllowsilenceandlisteningStrive formutualitySeek todevelop skillsin solictingtheir opinionIt's notaboutusWill not do fora communitywhat the ycando themselvesWe can'tchangeothersWorksustainably:AvoidDependencyStartsmallCheck ourpower andprivilegeUse onlyappropriatetechnologyThinklongrangeRecognize thatit is theircommunity andthat we aretheir guestsSteer ourmissionpracticetowards thework of justiceCheckourlifestylesResist to de-spiritualize andcompartmentalizelifeSeektheirinitiativesStudythecontextListen tothe needsof thecommunityInvite ourpartner toreview ouractionsHonor localleaders,structures,processesIncludetheir faithandspiritualityWalkHumblyRefrainingfrom initiatingor proposingout ideas firstIdentifyasset ofthecommunityAllowsilenceandlisteningStrive formutualitySeek todevelop skillsin solictingtheir opinionIt's notaboutusWill not do fora communitywhat the ycando themselvesWe can'tchangeothersWorksustainably:AvoidDependency

Planning Bingo for Community Self Development - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Start small
  2. Check our power and privilege
  3. Use only appropriate technology
  4. Think long range
  5. Recognize that it is their community and that we are their guests
  6. Steer our mission practice towards the work of justice
  7. Check our lifestyles
  8. Resist to de-spiritualize and compartmentalize life
  9. Seek their initiatives
  10. Study the context
  11. Listen to the needs of the community
  12. Invite our partner to review our actions
  13. Honor local leaders, structures, processes
  14. Include their faith and spirituality
  15. Walk Humbly
  16. Refraining from initiating or proposing out ideas first
  17. Identify asset of the community
  18. Allow silence and listening
  19. Strive for mutuality
  20. Seek to develop skills in solicting their opinion
  21. It's not about us
  22. Will not do for a community what the ycan do themselves
  23. We can't change others
  24. Work sustainably: Avoid Dependency