TUMI Magazine 2020

equipping leaders. empowering movements. T HE U RBAN M INISTRY I NSTITUTE

OUR IDENTITY

OUR COMMITMENT

The Urban Ministry Institute is the training arm of World Impact, an interdenominational missions organization committed to planting a healthy church in every community of poverty. TUMI’s role in that vision is to provide churches and leaders with biblical resources that align with the orthodox faith and can be used to equip church planters and workers to advance the Kingdom, here in America and around the world.

Our commitment is to equip leaders and empower movements to see a healthy church in every community of poverty. We provide biblical, affordable, and culturally sensitive resources to denominations, church and ministry networks, and local churches. We seek to empower them to evangelize, disciple, and plant churches in neighborhoods where Christ is not known.

OUR PARTNERSHIPS

We partner with a variety of denominations, ministries, organizations, and foundations to equip leaders and movements in their own locales. Some of our partners include: • Prison Fellowship

• VanDaele Foundation • Evangelical Free Church of America • Charismatic Episcopal Church • Church of God in Christ

• DeBoer Foundation • Serving California • Stadia

OUR HISTORY

In 2020 TUMI celebrated its twenty-fifth year of operation. A brief overview of our history reveals our dedication to equipping qualified spiritual laborers among the poor.

Let God Arise! Prayer Movement Launched This movement began with our belief that only God can change the city. TUMI Satellite Program Established

1995 - PRESENT

Capstone Curriculum Completed Capstone is a 16-module training program providing seminary-level instruction specifically designed for emerging leaders to gain expertise in the historic orthodox faith and the most essential knowledge and skill learning needed for effective urban ministry and church leadership. Ten years in the making, Capstone includes four courses in each of four ministry areas: Biblical Studies, Theology and Ethics, Christian Ministry, Urban Mission (totaling 16 modules, 10,000+ pages of text, 64 hours of video, 41 required textbooks). Each module contains a Mentor’s Guide, a Student Workbook, and DVD teaching segments. The Spanish translation of Capstone was completed in 2006. Other translations are in progress.

TUMI’s Satellite Program allows churches, denominations, and other Christian ministries to equip their own leaders affordably, right where they are. First Evangel School of

TUMI Founded Since July of 1995 we have hosted

hundreds of courses locally at our Hope School of Ministry as well as nationally in conjunction with other ministries or organizations.

Urban Church Planting Held Over the years we have trained dozens

of church plant teams for city work. In 2015 we hosted our first Dean Training for the Evangel School, enabling others to sponsor their own church plant school training.

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