Skip to Content
Home

Encyclopedia of Urban Ministry

Featured Articles

Christian Community Technology

Top Tips for Computer Centers

Nine sites to help build your computer center's capacity, expand its resource base, and enhance its curriculum.

Software Donation Resources

Many major software vendors provide free software donations to non-profits.

Community Technology, Missions and International Development Resources

TechMission has compiled the following training materials and links for international community technology organizations:

more

Grant Writing and Fundraising

A Sample Fundraising Letter You Can Copy

Here's an actual letter that was used to raise a substantial sum towards a refit of church equipment and was sent to local trusts and grant-making bodies.

Find Free Stuff

Free sources of in-kind donations, technology, and clothing. Also lists free services for nonprofits.

3 Steps to Grant Writing

Outlines grant writing in three steps: 1) needs assessment, 2) targeting a funding source, 3) writing the proposal.

more

Urban Youth Ministry

Is Your Program Effective? What the Research Says: Tutoring

Ten best practices for youth tutoring programs.

Lessons Learned from Veteran Urban Youth Worker Wayne Gordon

Wayne Gordon speaks on youth leadership development.

After-School Program Development from the Ground Up

A holistic approach to after-school program development.

more

Volunteering, Volunteer Management, and Short-Term Missions

Standards of Excellence for Volunteers

Eight Biblical-based principles for effective volunteer service.

Webcast Workshops for Volunteers

Presentations for volunteers on serving well, especially in a cross-cultural setting.

Do You Need a Volunteer?

Seven questions to ask yourself before you start looking for a volunteer. Helpful also to evaluate whether a consultant would be more appropriate.

more

Recovery and Addiction

Battle Plan Against Pornography

A sermon outline, statistics, and recommended resources for fighting pornography.

Steps for Church Strategy

We recommend using the following strategy to address the issue of online safety and media sobriety churchwide.

Software Tools for the Home

Reviews the major Internet filtering and monitoring software programs available.

more

New to the Wiki?

A wiki (like Wikipedia) is a collaborative writing project.

View this wiki as a free resource guide, which you can edit. Share what you know on running a successful urban ministry, either by adding new pages to the wiki, or by expanding the page that are already here.

How to Edit the Wiki

  • To edit a page:
  1. Click the Edit tab above where the page's text is shown.
  2. Scroll down to change the page text in the editor.
  3. Click the Submit button when finished.
To add a page:

  1. Go to the section of the wiki where you want to add a page.
  2. Click the "Add Child Page" link at the bottom left of the page.
  3. Type the title of your page in the title box.
  4. Add your page's text in the editor.
  5. You may use the select boxes above the editor to categorize your page by issue area.
  6. Click the Submit button and your page will be added.

More tips >>