Serving Since: 2003DonateVertical Tabs AboutVision Currently, more than half of the world’s population live in cities. In 2030, it’s projected to reach 66%. The implications are enormous, especially for the most vulnerable. The most powerful assets in under-resourced urban communities are the leaders who already live and serve there. Unfortunately many faith leaders are not equipped to face the challenges or leverage the opportunities of an urbanizing world. Even fewer have an incarnational vision of mission to ground them. Cities are healed the same level they are created. They are healed relationally. The incarnation of Christ provides the spiritual technology necessary for human flourishing and shows us how to activate, leverage and steward the power of relationships for the sake of Gospel transformation in the city. Mission Joel serves as the Mission Innovation Leader for Urban Mission Engagement with Resonate Global Mission. He fulfills this role as the Director of the Urban Training Collaborative (UTC) which is an initiative serving the global networks of Resonate Global Mission, Street Psalms and Leadership Foundations as well as many others. The UTC exists to equip the head (Reflection), heart (Discernment) and the hands (Action) of urban community leaders, churches and organizations seeking to love their cities into greatness and seek their peace. The shared networks represent nearly 100 cities worldwide. This vision is drawn from Jesus’s first public address in Luke 4:18-19, which speaks of good news and liberation for the poor. Our dream is to see cities become playgrounds of God’s grace for all people. We envision a dynamic global network of training hubs equipping incarnational leaders to make this dream a reality. The training methodology of the UTC is designed around the MESSAGE, METHOD and MANNER of Jesus’ mission that frees messengers to become peacemakers who love and serve their cities. Together, along with our daughter Sofia and son Joel who is a full-time student atCornerstone University, we serve as a family in mission. Stories December 5, 2017Urban Ministry Strengthened through PartnershipUrban ministry leaders who serve in Nairobi (Kenya), Guatemala City, and Camden, New Jersey—along with representatives from over 20 other of some of our world’s largest and most complex cities— recently gathered in Grand Rapids to encourage one another in “seeking the peace of their cities while loving them into greatness.” The leaders were part of the Urban Training Collaborative, a joint initiative that includes Resonate Global Mission and two other organizations that seek to develop urban and incarnational leaders—Leadership Foundations and Street Psalms.CONTINUE READING Contact InfoAddress: Apartado Postal #9 Periferico Zona 11 Guatemala GuatemalaEmail: jvandyke@crcna.org Prayer Letter Sign-up To subscribe to our prayer letters, provide your email and we will add you to our distribution list. You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. First Name Last Name Email * Donate
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