Planting Churches Among the City's Poor - Volume 2

398 • P LANTING C HURCHES AMONG THE C ITY ’ S P OOR : V OLUME 2

Twenty Five Years of Urban Church Planting Among the Poor: A Report 10 3. Church Planting Staff

Currently no WI staff are serving full time in church planting roles in the Midwest Region, but there are 2 MTLs (2 RMO) and 1 TL (WI Ministry Staff) currently active in the region. The Midwest Region has developed a new position called “Ministry Developer.” There are 7 “full time” (core) people serving on the “Ministry Developer” team and 17 “part-time” (support) people on this team. 4. Midwest Church Planting Stories a) Restored Community Church: The Story of a Church with a Vision

Pastor Rob Danz is a TUMI graduate who planted Restored Community Church. He is also the Site Coordinator of TUMI Restored. He and the elders at his church have a vision and dream that Restored Community Church would become a Church Planting Movement. Pastor Rob is one of hundreds of TUMI students who have caught the vision of seeing God’s kingdom advanced in every neighborhood in every city through the local church.

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Christ the Victor Churches: The Story of a New Movement of Churches

Christ the Victor is a movement of churches launched by World Impact Missionaries in 2008. There are currently four churches in the network. The CTV movement has developed a number of resources to aid church planters in their movement (See right).