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World Impact, Inc.

Let's build a healthy church in every community of poverty so that communities can be transformed. Learn more: https://worldimpact.org

95% of church leaders are not trained for formal ministry – and most minister in urban poverty situations. We partner with churches, organizations, and denominations to ensure leaders are empowered to build healthy churches in every community of poverty. Our Core Ministry Programs:

Church-Based Seminary
The World Impact Urban Ministry Institute resources and trains urban church leaders. We provid

e affordable and accessible seminary-based training for men and women in communities of poverty everywhere. Urban Church Planting
Our Evangel School of Urban Church Planting trains Christian workers to plant healthy churches among the urban poor. This training is specifically designed to equip teams to reach under-resourced communities. Prison Ministry
Through our Onesimus Workshops, we train church leaders and workers to succeed in discipling those who have been incarcerated. We also offer Church-Based Seminary for those who are behind bars. Trauma Healing
World Impact’s Trauma Healing Program equips urban ministry workers and leaders to facilitate Bible-based healing groups. Participants can choose to be trained to lead their own healing groups, exponentially expanding the ministry. For more than 50 years, we’ve affirmed the call and vocation of local urban church pastors and ministry leaders who want to transform their cities through the Gospel. Are you ready to join us as we seek to build a healthy church in every community of poverty?

05/25/2026

You don’t have to carry the weight of urban ministry alone or lose yourself in the process.

If the work keeps you up at 3 AM, leaves you constantly worried, or feeling quietly overwhelmed, we want you to know: sustainability is possible.

Join us for our LIVE 4-part Urban Ministry Training designed to help leaders move from burnout and silent overwhelm into healthy, sustainable leadership.

📍 Training 1: Redemptive Poverty Work
🗓 May 28 at 11 AM CDT
Hosted by our very own Rev. Dr. Alvin Sanders!

Together, we’ll reimagine poverty work as sacred, soul-filling service, not something that drains you dry. You’ll walk away with practical encouragement, tangible tools, and renewed vision for serving your city well.

Register now: https://www.citycollectiveseries.com/event/redemptive-poverty-work

05/22/2026

Most resources teach you how to do poverty work better.

Redemptive Poverty Work: Expanded Edition teaches you how to survive it without losing your soul.

This book confronts the hidden realities many ministry leaders never talk about:
• Savior Syndrome
• Functional Atheism
• Secondary trauma
• Burnout and numbness
• Carrying more than you were meant to carry

If you’ve been serving faithfully but quietly feeling hollow, cynical, or emotionally exhausted, this resource was written for you.

Get the book and explore a different way forward:
https://www.worldimpact.org/resources/redemptive-poverty-work/

05/20/2026

From silent overwhelm to sustainable leadership.

If you’ve been carrying the weight of ministry quietly, this training was created with you in mind. Join City Collective's LIVE 4-part Urban Ministry Training and learn from leaders who understand the real challenges of serving your city while staying healthy, grounded, and effective in the long run.

Together, we’ll explore practical tools, honest conversations, and sustainable approaches to ministry through trainings on:
• Redemptive Poverty Work
• Christian Community Development
• Self-Care Awareness
• The Art of Conversation

See the full training lineup and register at citycollectiveseries.com

05/18/2026

If you serve people in communities experiencing poverty, you already know the emotional and spiritual toll this work can take. The question is: how do you stay faithful without burning out?

Redemptive Poverty Work: Expanded Edition offers a different framework:
Spirit.
Stress.
Skills.

Whether you’re a pastor, social worker, ministry leader, nonprofit staff member, or volunteer, this book will help you move from Savior to participant and rediscover how to serve redemptively over time.

Sustainable ministry requires more than strategy. It requires wholeness.

Get your copy for $15 and learn more here:
https://www.worldimpact.org/resources/redemptive-poverty-work/

05/15/2026

FREE Online Urban Ministry Training

You care deeply about your city, but sustainable ministry means learning how to serve without carrying silent overwhelm alone.

Join City Collective's LIVE 4-part training alongside experienced urban ministry leaders who’ve been where you are and understand both the beauty and weight of the work. You’ll receive tangible training, practical resources, and encouragement to help you lead for the long haul.

✔ No cost to join
✔ Open to anyone
✔ Real conversations with leaders who genuinely want to see you thrive and make a lasting difference in your community

Our first training begins May 28th.

Register now at citycollectiveseries.com

05/13/2026

In a neighborhood marked by hardship, steady work is taking root. It starts with a pastor who understands how God can use equipped church leaders who love their community.

What began as one man (Ps Danny Gonzales) being trained through World Impact has multiplied across a family, a church, and a growing number of church leaders being equipped to serve a community experiencing poverty.

In our latest article, we interview leaders from Pillar of Fire Church Southcrest (San Diego) and learn how TUMI has impacted their lives and community generationally: https://www.worldimpact.org/blog/how-training-is-taking-root-in-southcrest/

05/11/2026

Urban ministry leaders: you’re doing work that truly matters. But if you’re running on empty, who’s taking care of you?

That’s why City Collective has created a 4-part Urban Ministry Training designed to help you lead with endurance, not exhaustion. Together, we’ll walk through:
• Redemptive Poverty Work
• Christian Community Development
• Staying Aware of Self-Care
• The Art of Conversation

Learn how to carry the calling without the constant overwhelm in a collaborative, life-giving space.

The first training kicks off May 28th—don’t miss it.

Register for the series at https://www.citycollectiveseries.com/

05/08/2026

Don’t wait until burnout forces you to slow down. Build a plan that sustains you now.

Join our LIVE 4-part training with experienced leaders in urban ministry as they share practical, honest insight on how to carry this work without carrying the overwhelm. This is a space to be equipped, encouraged, and reminded you don’t have to do it alone.

If you’re committed to serving your city for the long haul, this is where sustainable impact begins.

Register now at citycollectiveseries.com

05/05/2026

Urban Ministry Workers: You pour out for your community every day, now it's time someone poured back into you.

The City Collective Series is creating space for leaders doing the hard, holy work of poverty redemption to step back, breathe, and be equipped for the long haul. If you're thinking this is going to be an academic seminar or surface-level self-care moment, hold that thought.

What it really is: a collaborative environment built for the real weight of urban leadership.
Addressing poverty isn’t a solo effort. It takes connection, shared wisdom, and a reimagining of how we serve our neighbors holistically, sustainably, and most importantly—together.

If you’re committed to seeing lives transformed and communities restored, this is the kind of space that fuels that calling.

Start the 4-part webinar series on May 28 with Dr. Alvin Sanders leading the first webinar, Redemptive Poverty Work. Register today at https://www.citycollectiveseries.com/event/redemptive-poverty-work

04/14/2026

Leaders are rising through TUMI’s growing online classroom, being equipped, mentored, and sent to serve right where they are.

With new courses launching, students completing leadership training, and more joining each week, God is opening doors for deeper discipleship and impact.

From flexible learning to personal mentorship, every student is supported as they grow in faith and leadership.

Don’t miss World Impact's new resource: Redemptive Poverty Work, a resource available as both a book and a course within TUMI’s Cornerstone online platform, which offers a powerful, biblical vision for engaging poverty with dignity and hope.

Read more about rethinking poverty work in our new article: https://wilinks.org/4tcI0Uo

04/09/2026

Last month, you prayed for Church-Based Seminary leaders to be encouraged, unified, and Spirit-led, and God answered.

In March, 30+ leaders gathered near Houston for powerful connection, training, and worship. Stories were shared, partnerships strengthened, and a deeper community formed.

Read how God is moving and what’s ahead here: https://www.worldimpact.org/blog/church-based-seminary-leaders-gathering/

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