Flash: Fall Urban Ministry Institute Course Offering Changed
The for-credit courses for Fall 2008 have been
canceled. They are being changed to a non-credit, single day seminar format. The cost will be $25 per person and will include lunch. We are planning for an early November seminar and a very early December one. We will confirm with specific dates and times soon. Please check back often for further details.
August News Now Available Online
The August 2007 News is now available online. You can read it or download it here or from our downloads page.
To navigate to the news use the menu: News > Newsletters > 2007 > August 2007.
To navigate to the downloads page us the menu: More Cool Stuff > Downloads.
2008 Summer Program Announced
The Mission Indy
Summer 2008 Summer Program is now open. The dates have been chosen and applications are now being accepted for the
Summer Intern Program and for
participating groups.
Groups:Find your info
here and application
here. Or use the menu system: Trips > Summer Trips.
Interns:Find your info
here and application
here. Or use the menu system: Internships > Be A Staff Member.
Theme:This year's theme is "Dress Up!" We'll be dressing up with Compassion, Forgiveness, Peace, God's Word, and Action.
See you this summer!
Urban Ministry Institute Changes
The Urban Ministry Institute began last fall, with one course. The projected plan for scale-up was that we would be ready for a full course load in the Fall of '07. Registration Deadline had been July 30th.
However, it seems the wheels of academia and even our comfortable church culture, move more slowly than what it takes to generate the interest level for all of the courses we hoped to offer. Therefore, it is with much regret that we must cancel the following two courses:
UM704: The Church in the City: An Asset-Based Approach to Community Development with Dr. Richard White (Sep 9-14)
UM605: Strategies, Methods & Models for Urban Mission with Dr. Robert Douglas (Sep 8, Oct 13, Nov 3, and Dec 8)
At this point we continue to talk with the area churches in hopes of keeping the other two courses, but will keep this site updated.
C'est Finis!

The summer program is finally finished. It was a great success: God blessed us in ways we could not imagine. He taught us lessons we weren't expecting to be taught. And he showered us with new friendships.
Here are the week 4 photos. Enjoy. You can also see the whole
gallery. Or you can browse through them menu system to get there: More Cool Stuff > Photo Gallery.