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Urban Leadership Retreats
Imagine you are stepping into one of our World Impact’s retreat sessions. You may be surprised by what you see and hear. If you were picturing a quiet and reserved group of men and women, you’d be mistaken!
TUMI in Women’s Prisons
Two major ministry directions have marked The Urban Ministry Institute (TUMI) in 2016. One is the translation work in which I am involved.
Incarceration to Incorporation
At World Impact, we believe that many of the men and women who will lead the urban church are currently incarcerated.
Killing Us Softly
The world is broken and upside-down. It’s time to die to self, so Christ can use you to turn the world right-side up.
New Latino Pastor in South Central LA
Nate Andrade is a bilingual pastor and church planter working in Los Angeles to transform his community for Christ.
How Can We Plant 300 Churches?
World Impact’s vision is to empower urban leaders to powerfully advance God’s Kingdom in urban areas across America. In order to advance God’s Kingdom in the city, healthy urban churches must be planted.
Stadia Partners With World Impact
We are pleased to announce a new Stadia partnership with World Impact to begin church planting movements in urban, under-resourced areas across the United States.
Associate Spotlight: Daniel Garcia
I am currently a bi-vocational church planter in San Bernardino, CA, at Emmaus San Bernardino Church. San Bernardino is a shadow of the city that once was.
Associate Spotlight: Darryl Answer
I am a church planter in the early stages of building a congregation in Kansas City. My wife and I moved to the Ivanhoe neighborhood in 2013 and got deeply involved in the work that was already happening.
Associate Spotlight: Alonzo Johnson
The Lord called us to the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia three years ago. The Frankford community is very diverse ethnically and economically.
Associate Spotlight: Bryant Lee
As the founding and lead pastor of Higher Expectations Church in Humble, Texas, and in my role as a World Impact Associate, I’ve witnessed firsthand the benefits of collaborative partnerships and the impact it has on the local church.
When God Fights
In 2016, The Urban Ministry Institute’s Siafu Ministry had various Men’s and Women’s Leadership Retreats throughout the country. Some were in Spanish and others in English.
Associate Spotlight: Harold S. Hines Sr.
I have been involved in ministry in many capacities for the last twenty years. I not only grew up in the hood, but I have also served in mostly urban church settings.
World Impact Associates
All over the United States, World Impact is partnering with church planters by providing resources, start up costs, encouragement, coaching, mentoring and encouragement they need.
Open Ears
Why is it so difficult for us to receive good messages and so easy for us to receive criticism or negativity?
Growing Missional Partnerships
This year we have experienced the challenges of living in the land of the divided. Political, racial, and class divisions have caused deep grieving in many hearts.
A New Believer
We went to visit Luis at his house a few days after his baptism to continue encouraging him in his new-found faith. When we handed him the baptism certificate, he immediately looked for a frame and space to hang it.
