Multiplying Laborers for the Urban Harvest

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Press Release

(For your local newspaper)

For Immediate Release Date: Contact: [Your name] Telephone: [Your phone number]

In association with [your church] and [your partners] a new theological training center will be established [date] here in [your city], according to [your name], director of [ your Institute ]. Located at [address], the newly established [your Institute] will offer seminary-level training to the public that is inexpensive, excellent, and culturally relevant to urban life. “Our desire,” according to [your name], “is to train and equip godly pastors, missionaries and other urban Christian leaders for effective ministry in the city. We are partnering with The Urban Ministry Institute of World Impact ,an interdenominational Christian missionary organization, dedicated to ministering God’s love in urban America. With our distinctive focus on equipping urban leaders we are trusting that God will lead theological educators here in [your city] to give time to help us raise up faithful men and women who will serve Christ’s Church here in the city.” The new [your Institute] will offer courses in Biblical Studies, Theology and Ethics, Christian Ministry, and Urban Mission. These courses, which will be taught by our quality Institute faculty, may be applied toward our Certificate in Christian Leadership Studies , our Certificate in Urban Theological Studies , or our Diploma in Ministerial Studies . [Your name] stated, “These programs of study have been specially designed for the busy, bi-vocational pastor or Christian worker who wants to sharpen their skills in order to be more effective in ministry. The emphasis is on flexibility, affordability, and relevance to the thorny issues faced by those called to do urban ministry.” Classes will start on [date]. For more information please contact [your name] at [your telephone].

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