| Table of Contents | 6 |
| Welcome Letter | 10 |
| The Vision and Objectives of the Evangel Dean Training | 12 |
| Foundational Church Planting Convictions | 14 |
| Seminars | 18 |
| Seminar 1 - The Evangel Church Plant School and TUMI's Vision | 18 |
| Seminar 2 - Evangel | 28 |
| Seminar 3 - Evangel Emphasizes Team | 30 |
| Seminar 4 - Hosting Your Own Evangel School of Urban Church Planting: The Process from A to Z | 54 |
| Seminar 5 - Evangel's Prepare, Launch, Assemble, Nurture, and Transition Phases | 60 |
| Seminar 6 - Assessment and Church Planters For/From the Urban Poor | 66 |
| Seminar 7 - The Coaches and the Church Plant Team at Evangel | 76 |
| Seminar 8 - How to Jump Start a Dead Spiritual Battery: Rediscovering Our Calls as the Stewards of God | 84 |
| Seminar 9 - Publicizing and Funding Your Evangel School | 92 |
| Seminar 10 - Evangel Support and Resources | 94 |
| Assignments and Dean Exercises | 98 |
| Assignment 1 - Read and Respond: Readings on the Poor | 98 |
| Assignment 2 - Read and Respond: Sacred Roots: A Primer on Retrieving the Great Tradition | 99 |
| Assignment 3 - Read and Respond: Get Your Pretense On! | 100 |
| Assignment 4 - Watch and Respond: The Centrality of the Church | 101 |
| Assignment 5 - Read and Respond: What Is a Church? | 102 |
| Dean Exercise 1 - How Will Evangel Help New Church Plants Embrace the Church and the World? | 103 |
| Dean Exercise 2 - Seeing the Big Picture: Establishing Context | 105 |
| Dean Exercise 3 - Seeing the Big Picture: Establishing Values and Vision of Your Evangel School | 106 |
| Dean Exercise 4 - Evaluating Team Effectiveness | 109 |
| Dean Exercise 5 - Using Wisdom in Ministry: The PWR Process | 112 |
| Dean Exercise 6 - How Will Evangel Recruit and Assess Church Planters for and From the Poor? | 113 |
| Dean Exercise 7 - How Will We Coach At and After Evangel? | 114 |
| Dean Exercise 8 - Why Is It Both Prudent and Necessary to Develop a Team Charter? | 116 |
| Dean Exercise 9 - Study of Charters | 117 |
| Evangel School Training Deans' Certification Form | 118 |
| Dean Exercise 10: How Will Deans Fund and Publicize Their Evangel School of Urban Church Planting? | 120 |
| Appendix | 124 |
| The Nicene Creed with Biblical Support | 124 |
| World Impact Affirmation of Faith | 126 |
| Let God Arise! Prayer Concert | 128 |
| Our Distinctive: Advancing the Kingdom among the Urban Poor | 129 |
| Overview of TUMI's Resources From and For the Urban Poor | 137 |
| The History of The Urban Ministry Institute | 144 |
| Overview of The Urban Ministry Institute's Structure and Strategy | 146 |
| Why Develop Extension Centers for Theological Education? | 148 |
| What Is a Satellite of The Urban Ministry Institute? | 155 |
| The Strategic Role of the Local Church in Your Institute | 157 |
| Three Levels of Ministry Investment | 159 |
| Evangel Process Overview: Planning Process for Evangel School Deans | 160 |
| Evangel Dean Training and Hosting Evangel Schools | 165 |
| Dean and Dean Team Requirements and Certification | 166 |
| Three Sample Evangel School Budgets | 168 |
| Evangel Church Planter Assessment: Pre-Evangel Team Leader Process Overview | 172 |
| Evangel Chuch Plant Charter Form | 181 |
| Key Principles and Other Tools for Evangel Field Coaches and Assessor Coaches | 183 |
| Urban Church Planting: A Topical Bibliography | 190 |
| Top Ten Principles for Elders | 210 |
| Preaching and Teaching | 215 |
| Suffering for the Gospel: The Cost of Discipleship and Servant-Leadership | 217 |
| "Framework" for an Urban Church Association | 219 |
| A Quick Guide to an Urban Church Association | 221 |
| Evangel Session Summary | 233 |
| Additional Readings, Seminars, and Team Exercises | 246 |
| Reading - What Is a Church? | 246 |
| Seminar - Assessing Urban Christian Leaders | 249 |
| Seminar - The Evangel Strategy | 265 |
| Seminar - Toward a Flexible Strategy for Ministry: Coordinating the Team for Success | 274 |
| Seminar - Charters, Coaches, and the Ongoing PWR Process | 283 |
| Seminar - Families of Churches: Movements, Associations, and Denominations | 286 |
| Seminar - Church Plants and Urban Church Associations: The Need for a Local Embrace | 289 |
| Dean Exercise - Evangel and Movements | 307 |
| Dean Exercise - Field Coaches | 309 |
| Evangel School Resource Pack Information | 311 |
| Evangel School Resource Pack Detail | 311 |
| Evangel School Resource Pack Overview | 313 |