TUMI-Topeka (The Urban Ministry Institute of Topeka)

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TUMI-Topeka (The Urban Ministry Institute of Topeka)

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The Urban Ministry Institute of Topeka serves the urban church by training theologically sound, Christ centered, Bible based, contextually skilled leaders who will win their cities through the victorious Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

01/08/2026

Come study with us!

Prospective student and pastors informational meeting this Saturday, January 10th, at 11 am! Lunch Provided! 1023 SW 8th Ave. Classes begin Saturday the 17th!

We only admit new students in January. Here's your 2026 chance!

2026 Cohort: Earn the Milestone Certificate in Christian Ministry and Church Leadership and fulfill one quarter of the requirements for the Certificate in Christian Leadership Studies

10 months: January 17 - through November 14

Quarter 1: Theology of the Church
• The Church Foreshadowed in God’s Plan
• The Church at Worship
• The Church at Witness
• The Church at Work

Quarter 2: Foundations of Christian Leadership
• The Christian Leader as Deacon
• The Christian Leader as Elder
• The Christian Leasor as Pastor
• The Christian Leader as Bishop

Quarter 3: Practicing Christian Leadership
• Effective Worship Leading: Worship, Word, and Sacrament
• Effective Christian Education: Incorporating, Parenting, and Discipling
• Effective Church Discipline: Exhorting, Rebuking, and Restoring
• Effective Counseling: Preparing, Caring, and Healing (Intro. To Chaplaincy as a special form of diaconia)

Quarter 4: The Equipping Ministry
• The Ministry of Proclamation: Kerygma (1)
• The Ministry of Proclamation: Kerygma (2)
• The Ministry of Teaching: Didache (1)
• The Ministry of Teaching: Didache (2)

Cost: $95 or less, depending on books.
Commitment: 10 months, or 4 years for full seminary program
Requirements: Faith, commitment, and active membership in your local church; Application and Pastoral Reference.

Class times: Saturday mornings, 10-12:30

Register for informational meeting by emailing Griffin Gilmore at [email protected].

Deacons, Elders, Worship Leaders, Sunday School teachers and all who seek to find places of service in the Body of Christ will benefit from our 2026 Cohort! See you there!

12/30/2025

Thank you all so much for making 2025 a year of unexpected opportunities.

Our seminary students experienced greater depth in theology and practice; our new Center for Urban Chaplancy took steps forward toward offering a full Christian chaplaincy program, and another alum engaged a partner school for additional learning.

We graduated 10 (3 from prison), advanced over 20 students, had 8 chaplaincy interns, walked the Fight the Good Fight of Faith journey with 11 classes in jail and prison, and completed the first year of our Neighborhood Health Navigator grant initiative with documented and promising results.

Because of God, community, friends and Mission.

To see our end of year letter in flipbook, click the link below.

To give, visit www.tumitopeka.org.

To explore enrollment, join us January 10th at 10 am at 1023 SW 8th Ave (that's alot of 10s!)

We are grateful every minute!

https://www.flipsnack.com/tumitopeka/endofyear2025_final

12/25/2025

Merry Cristmas...all 12 Days! From all of us at the Seminary of Urban Leadership!

The reason for the season...
The reason for our service...
The reason we can live and love and hope...

Is Jesus.

11/22/2025

We are so grateful to share that 3 women were graduated from S.O.U.L./TUMI Topeka's Capstone seminary this past week at Topeka Correctional Facility! These women persevered through COVID interruption, serious illnesses, housing, job changes and personal challenges to complete their seminary education so they can be effective servant leaders in their context.

We may be given a photo to share soon, and will update!

Thank you to our partners, World Impact, Inc and Serving USA for this collaboration, to all of our supporters through our Women Who've Changed the Heart of the City Topeka event, and to all of you who share and pray for these leaders.

We are privileged to be a moment in their journey.

10/26/2025

S O.U.L.'s Center for Urban Chaplaincy is nearly a year into our exploration of the potential of having incarnational neighborhood chaplains serving alongside their local churches in high poverty neighborhoods. A grant from United Healthcare made it possible to team a Neighborhood Health Navigator up with a Neighborhood Chaplain in Central Park, Topeka.

This week, Shannon Sadowski, our Neighborhood Health Navigator, and our Director and Dean of Seminary, now also a Board Certified Chaplain, were given the opportunity to share the impact of serving neighbors at the KFMC Kansas Health Impact Conference in Manhattan, Kansas.

Shannon shared her powerful and compelling story of transformation and the joy of helping others. Our Director shared the impact spiritual care has on human wellness and flourishing. It was beautiful to represent neighbors and urban leaders in such an important space. We were introduced by our grant liaison, Lucia Jones Herrera. And Chaplain Intern and Capstone Seminary student, Griffin Gillmore helped connect with friends at our table.

Thank you to Brenda Rhoads-Groves and the KFMC team for inviting us and, in representation, all of our Central Park neighbors and church to the table of conversation. We applaud your work and all of the effort that went into making space for new ideas and collaboration.

07/27/2025

Alum Shampayne Lloyd led us in Lesson 3-1 of God the Son at TUMI Topeka today!

THANK you, Shampayne, for sharing and investing in a new group of students who will love and serve in our hard places.

(Just had to capture these faces of joy in ministry.)

07/19/2025

Clark Boatright leading us in a discussion of Athanasius's On the Incarnation 🙂

07/14/2025

30 years of TUMI and 14 years of partnership!

06/21/2025

3rd Quarter 2025! Jail and prison classes begin this week, too.

Thank you for your prayers and support!

06/19/2025

Saturday, SOUL/TUMI Topeka begins the 3rd quarter of our 2025 Theology and Ethics Cohort with Module 10, God the Son. Visitors are welcome and prospective students are invited to begin submitting applications so you can join us for our 2026 Cohort in Christian Ministry!

Prospective Chaplaincy students may begin basic chaplaincy training at anytime after completing one year of our seminary or equivalent.

Join us Saturday to check us out and THANK YOU to all who make this possible. We covet your prayers!

Address

1023 SW 8th Avenue
Topeka, KS
66606

Telephone

+17854316000

Website

http://www.tumitopeka.org/

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