SEED Urban Ministries

10/30/2026

SEED Urban Ministries has has the honor of walking beside Miami-Dade families through pastoral care, mentoring, and best practices prevention programs for years🌱

600+ people served. 1,000+ young people mentored. 500+ Life Skills graduates. 80+ families - strengthening their marriages and homes.
And it all started with a seed.

Give Miami Day is November 19, and our goal is $25,000 to keep this work growing. Every gift is a seed. 💛

🙏 Pray for the families we serve
💛 Give (link in bio)
📣 Share this video with someone who loves Miami

“He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” 2 Corinthians 9:6

FaithFamilyCommunity

10/30/2026

🌱 Cuando las familias florecen, los vecindarios florecen.

En todo Miami, muchas familias cargan con el peso de las adicciones, la violencia doméstica y el trauma generacional, a menudo en soledad. SEED Urban Ministries existe para fortalecer, empoderar, educar y desarrollar a estas familias, guiados por Dios, la familia y la comunidad.

A través de mentoría centrada en Cristo, consejería pastoral, intervención en crisis familiares y programas como nuestro Alcohol Literacy Challenge, caminamos junto a las familias del caos a la claridad y del quebranto a la pertenencia.

El 19 de noviembre es Give Miami Day, y te invitamos a ser parte de esta historia:

🙏 Ora por las familias a las que servimos
💛 Dona si sientes ese llamado: https://www.givemiamiday.org/organization/Seed-Urban-Ministries
📣 Comparte esta publicación con alguien que ame a Miami

🎉 Y acompáñanos al festival gratuito después del Give Miami 5K. ¡No necesitas número de corredor! Flo Rida, food trucks y las organizaciones que mantienen a nuestra ciudad en pie. Regístrate aquí: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-give-miami-5k-post-race-festival-a-party-with-a-purpose-tickets-2003307355227

10/30/2026

🌱 When families flourish, neighborhoods flourish.

Across Miami, many families are carrying the weight of addiction, domestic violence, and generational trauma, often alone. SEED Urban Ministries exists to Strengthen, Empower, Educate, and Develop them, guided by God, Family, and Community.

Through Christ-centered mentoring, pastoral counseling, family crisis intervention, and programs like our Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST), we walk with families from chaos to clarity and from brokenness to belonging.

Give Miami Day is November 19, and you’re invited to be part of this story:

🙏 Pray for the families we serve
💛 Give if you feel led: https://www.givemiamiday.org/organization/Seed-Urban-Ministries
📣 Share this post with someone who loves Miami

🎉 And join us at the free Give Miami 5K post-race festival! No race bib needed. Flo Rida, food trucks, and the nonprofits that keep our city thriving. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-give-miami-5k-post-race-festival-a-party-with-a-purpose-tickets-2003307355227

10/29/2026

✨The countdown is on!
November is here, which means... is right around the corner!
So what makes this day so special?

💜It’s your chance to support the Miami causes that
matter most to you.
🙋It’s a day where every single person can step up as a changemaker.
🥰It’s proof of the incredible generosity that lives in the heart of Miami.

In the days ahead, we’ll be sharing what means to us - and how your donations help us continue SEED Urban Ministries. Together, we can build a stronger, more connected Miami

10/23/2026

Familiares y amigos:

Los invitamos cordialmente a unirse a Seed Urban Ministries en la caminata/carrera de 5K de Give Miami Day. Al registrarse esta semana, el 100 % de su cuota de inscripción se destinará directamente a apoyar a los niños, jóvenes y familias a quienes servimos.

Esto es más que una caminata o una carrera: es una oportunidad para unirnos, fortalecer nuestra comunidad y ayudar a crear un futuro más prometedor. ¡Inscríbase hoy, invite a un amigo o ser querido y acompáñenos mientras damos pasos significativos hacia un cambio duradero!

Regístrese aquí:

¡Gracias por apoyarnos y ayudar a Seed Urban Ministries a marcar una diferencia en la vida de tantas personas!

Con gratitud,

Pastor Gil y Lupe Contreras
Seed Urban Ministries, Inc.

09/15/2026

We are so proud of our graduates!

SEED has proudly been working with the Chapman Partnership for years now, implementing Botvin’s (Best Practices Evidence-Based) LifeSkills Training Program.

Check out our latest Newsletter to learn more!

Updates on our work with The Chapman Partnership

08/22/2026

Hola SEED Family! 🌱

📢🚨 We have an exciting new series of our weekly devo, 'Sowing A SEED'! This week, Pastor Gil Contreras is taking us through the book of Titus!

📖 7 days, sharing 7 seeds of wisdom.
Click here to read day one: https://seedurbanministries.substack.com/p/sound-doctrine-produces-a-sound-mind?r=2jmxve&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer

📨 You can also receive our 'Sowing A SEED' devos straight to your inbox! Click here to subscribe: https://seedurbanministries.substack.com/subscribe

SEED Urban Ministries is a Christ-centered nonprofit sharing “Sowing a SEED”—short daily devotionals and encouragement rooted in Scripture, prayer, and practical faith to inspire hope and lasting growth. Click to read SEED Urban Ministries, a Substack publication. Launched 7 months ago.

07/29/2026

Have you checked out the most recent "Sowing A SEED" devotional from our founder, Pastor Gil Contreras ?

🌱 We are sharing a new series each week where we break down different biblical ideas. Our goal is to sow a small seed each day, so each devo is in a quick, digestible format. We pray that the time you spend reading this helps carve out a moment amidst your busy schedule for your soul to be nourished and ministered to.

📖 Click here to read: https://seedurbanministries.substack.com/

📧 You can also SUBSCRIBE to receive our weekly devotional straight to your email inbox: https://seedurbanministries.substack.com/subscribe

SEED Urban Ministries is a Christ-centered nonprofit sharing “Sowing a SEED”—short daily devotionals and encouragement rooted in Scripture, prayer, and practical faith to inspire hope and lasting growth. Click to read SEED Urban Ministries, a Substack publication. Launched 7 months ago.

06/30/2026

SOWING A SEED//
Your life moves in the direction of your strongest thoughts.

“For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.” Romans 8:5 (NASB)

The battle of the Christian life is often won or lost long before our actions become visible.

What occupies the mind eventually shapes the heart. What shapes the heart eventually directs the life.

Paul teaches that the issue is not merely behavior. It is mindset.

A mind controlled by fear produces anxiety. A mind controlled by pride produces conflict. A mind surrendered to the Spirit produces life and peace.

Many people ask God to change their circumstances while refusing to allow Him to renew their thinking.

Transformation begins where thoughts are surrendered to truth.

Thought:

What you repeatedly think about becomes the lens through which you interpret life.

Application:

Identify one recurring thought that does not agree with God’s Word and replace it with biblical truth.

Takeaway:

A renewed mind becomes fertile soil for a transformed life.

-Pastor Gil Contreras
Seed Urban Ministries

06/17/2026

What does it look like to be fully known, fully loved, and fully free?

That's the question at the heart of Romans 8 — and starting this week, Pastor Gil Contreras is walking through it verse by verse in a brand-new 8-day devotional series: "8 Days in Romans," a special edition of SEED's ongoing devotional, "Sowing a SEED."

Eight days. One chapter.

📖 Follow along on our Substack: https://seedurbanministries.substack.com/

SEED Urban Ministries is a Christ-centered nonprofit sharing “Sowing a SEED”—short daily devotionals and encouragement rooted in Scripture, prayer, and practical faith to inspire hope and lasting growth. Click to read SEED Urban Ministries, a Substack publication. Launched 5 months ago.