Win the City
Topeka recently held their second TUMI (The Urban Ministry Institute) Commencement Service. The first graduation was a major milestone last year, and the second felt the same.
April 11, 2017
Topeka recently held their second TUMI (The Urban Ministry Institute) Commencement Service. The first graduation was a major milestone last year, and the second felt the same.
Several prisoners at FCI Englewood prison and Denver Women’s prison walked up to me recently and said they looked forward to meeting me on the “outside.”
Several years ago, I drove into West Dallas looking for a classroom where I could offer courses of The Urban Ministry Institute (TUMI). I just knew there were pastors in West Dallas who woke up each morning asking God to provide leadership training resources.
When Christ walked the earth he had the ability to look at people and see something beyond the labels of society.
The church behind bars is exploding with growth. Men and women who are incarcerated are learning who Christ is and giving their lives fully to Him with a passion that changes not only them but everyone around them.
The Urban Ministry Institute (TUMI) is transforming lives across the country—in cities, churches and prisons—and across the world—in places like Romania, India and Africa.
Two major ministry directions have marked The Urban Ministry Institute (TUMI) in 2016. One is the translation work in which I am involved.
“When you look at us, at our lives, do you feel like we have honored your investment into us? Do you feel like it has been worth it?”
More than a decade ago a mentor at World Impact encouraged me to choose a single theme for each year as a focus for study. In 2016 the word has been “gratitude.”
What would happen if seminary education was put back into the hands of the local church? After spending time at Western Seminary as well as Fuller, I have asked myself that question over and over again.
Wichita is fortunate to have Pastor John Ronel. His story is compelling and encouraging. He was a pastor in Eastern Congo. The violence there was severe towards the churches and pastors.
Over the course of the next four years The Urban Ministry Institute has set goals to translate the Capstone Curriculum into ten key languages and the Discipleship book Fight the Good Fight into 20 languages.