Evangel Dean Basic Training Manual-English

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b. Learn how to start a satellite at your ministry by visiting www.tumi.org/satellite .

2. The Capstone Curriculum

a. TUMI’s premier leadership training program. Sixteen classes usually taken over a four year period with courses in four subject areas: Biblical Studies; Christian Ministry; Urban Mission; and Christian Theology. b. The Capstone Courses can be transferred to several accredited colleges and universities for those interested in continuing their education. For more information on Capstone, visit www.tumi.org/capstone . a. Sample courses include Church Matters . A course that covers the major periods of the church and emphasizes how evangelical churches can be renewed by a retrieval of the Great Tradition and the pursuit of a shared spirituality. http://www.tumistore.org/foundations-church- matters-course/ b. Sample Courses include Marking Time: Forming Spirituality through the Christian Year . This course introduces evangelicals to a theology of time rooted in the practice of the Christian Year. The course looks at the way a shared spirituality can equip churches working among the poor with vital resources for discipleship, preaching, and worship. http://www.tumistore.org/ foundations-marking-time-course/ 1. Annual TUMI Summit. More than two hundred leaders from around the globe who are involved with urban leadership development through the TUMI satellite network. Find more information at www.tumi.org/satellite. 2. Men’s and Women’s SIAFU Conferences. Regional men’s and women’s conferences to encourage missional outreach in the cities. See http://www.tumi.org/siafu for more information. 3. Foundations courses (13 currently available)

C. Conferences