The Evangel Dean Basic Training Resource Handbook

226 • T HE E VANGEL D EAN B ASIC T RAINING R ESOURCE H ANDBOOK

A shared leadership development structure: In order to ensure the reproduction of quality leadership in sending leaders and starting new churches, it is vital for each church to fully utilize the training of The Urban Ministry Institute (tumi.org) or implement a clear leadership training process specific to each church. A shared mission, vision, and outreach: UCA members will plan, set goals, and implement strategic initiatives towards evangelism, making disciples and church planting. UCA churches reproduce their church through church planting. Churches will utilize The Urban Ministry Institute to equip emerging leaders for the urban church and empower church planting movements to reach and transform the inner cities of America and around the world. A shared care and support ministry: Members will pray for one another and share resources with other association members. The association can provide pastors to guest speak if a pastor is not present or is in need of rest. The association will strive to care for each other and share resources that are beneficial to each church body. Such resources would include counseling, prayer ministry, and justice and compassion resources . L EVELS OF C OMMITMENT All Urban Church Associations will have two possible levels of involvement: members and affiliates. x Members – Fully invested and committed Churches x Affiliates – Churches supporting UCA goals and initiatives Members: x Members must agree with our purpose, objectives and common commitments. x Members must agree to participate fully in the strategy to which the association has committed itself. x Only members will have voting rights in the association. x Members participate in whatever communication tool is adopted by the association as one way to demonstrate obedience to our Lord’s command to “love one another.” x Members participate with the UCA monthly, quarterly and annually: o Monthly – Every association church sends at least one leader to the association meeting. o Quarterly – The UCA will hold pastoral fellowship gatherings.

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