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Let's build a healthy church in every community of poverty so that communities can be transformed. Learn more: https://worldimpact.org

95% of church leaders are not trained for formal ministry – and most minister in urban poverty situations. We partner with churches, organizations, and denominations to ensure leaders are empowered to build healthy churches in every community of poverty. Our Core Ministry Programs:

Church-Based Seminary
The World Impact Urban Ministry Institute resources and trains urban church leaders. We provide affordable and accessible seminary-based training for men and women in communities of poverty everywhere. Urban Church Planting
Our Evangel School of Urban Church Planting trains Christian workers to plant healthy churches among the urban poor. This training is specifically designed to equip teams to reach under-resourced communities. Prison Ministry
Through our Onesimus Workshops, we train church leaders and workers to succeed in discipling those who have been incarcerated. We also offer Church-Based Seminary for those who are behind bars. Trauma Healing
World Impact’s Trauma Healing Program equips urban ministry workers and leaders to facilitate Bible-based healing groups. Participants can choose to be trained to lead their own healing groups, exponentially expanding the ministry. For more than 50 years, we’ve affirmed the call and vocation of local urban church pastors and ministry leaders who want to transform their cities through the Gospel. Are you ready to join us as we seek to build a healthy church in every community of poverty?

10/15/2026

World Impact’s 2026 Annual Report is here!

Meet Christian leaders serving in difficult places, see the progress toward our 2030 Missional Goals, and discover what supporters like you helped make possible.

Explore the report: https://bit.ly/4ymb4KU

10/14/2026

What an honor to sponsor the CCDA National Conference in Richmond! We were encouraged by the ministry leaders and organizations faithfully serving communities experiencing poverty through the transforming power of the gospel.

Dr. Alvin Sanders shared insights from the expanded edition of Redemptive Poverty Work during a pre-conference session and book signing. We’re grateful to be part of this community and already looking forward to next year!

10/13/2026

Help make biblical training accessible to more leaders in the language they know best.

Around the world, pastors and ministry leaders are ready to learn, lead, and serve. Yet many still lack access to biblical training and resources in a language they understand.

World Impact has translation projects ready to move forward in Bengali, Hindi, and Odia, with leaders speaking 13 additional languages asking for resources.

Your support can help put practical, biblically based training into the hands of leaders who are already serving their churches and communities.

Give today at: https://bit.ly/47M6lHy

10/12/2026

“We’re never commanded in Scripture to burn out for Jesus.”

After 10 years of pastoring in inner-city Cincinnati, Rev. Dr. Alvin Sanders and his wife began hearing the same comment again and again: “You look healthier.”

Only then did they recognize how burned out they had become.

That realization inspired Alvin to find a more sustainable way to serve and eventually write Redemptive Poverty Work: Expanded Edition.

Watch Alvin share why he wrote the book.

Then pick up your copy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4dIf2Gh

10/09/2026

Translation helps equip local leaders to strengthen local churches.

Twenty-five Maasai men and women in rural Kenya recently celebrated a milestone: completing seminary-level biblical training in their own language.

At their graduation, there was singing, dancing, and joy as these leaders marked the completion of training that equipped them to serve their churches, share the gospel, and care for their communities.

Around the world, pastors and ministry leaders are eager to learn. Making biblical training available in the languages they know best helps them put that training into practice and share what they have learned with others.

Give today at: https://bit.ly/47M6lHy

10/06/2026

Serving communities experiencing poverty shouldn’t feel like you’re carrying the weight of the city on your shoulders!

In Redemptive Poverty Work: Expanded Edition, Rev. Dr. Alvin Sanders offers an honest, practical path for serving faithfully without burning out or carrying more than God intended.

Will you be attending the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) Conference in Richmond? Stop by the World Impact booth on October 8 to meet Alvin and have your copy signed!

Come say hello and discover a more sustainable, redemptive way to serve.

10/05/2026

How much longer can you keep pouring yourself into the work?

One five-star Amazon reviewer found an answer in Redemptive Poverty Work: Expanded Edition:

“…it challenges you to reframe what success looks like in this field ... a fresh modern take on what it means to serve others ...” — Benjamin

Pick up your copy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4dIf2Gh

10/04/2026

We’re heading to Richmond! 🙌

Join us at the CCDA Conference, October 7–10, in Richmond, VA! And don’t miss Dr. Alvin Sanders presenting at the Pre-Conference on October 7 at 3 PM for Redemptive Poverty Work.

Come learn how we can do poverty work with people—not simply for them—and discover practical, Christ-centered approaches to serving communities well.

Haven’t registered yet? Now’s the time! Follow CCDA - Christian Community Development Association for more information.

If you’re already planning to go--be sure to stop by, say hi, and connect with the World Impact team. We’d love to see you!

10/02/2026

End the week tired, but not empty.

Ministry can be deeply rewarding, but it can also take more out of you than you realize.

Before burnout forces you to slow down, make space to pay attention to what’s happening within you. Join Matu Taylor on October 14 for the next CityCollective Series training:

Stay Aware of Self-Care

This training is a chance to pause, reflect, and learn practical ways to care for your mental and emotional health while continuing to show up for the people and communities you serve.

📅 October 14
🎙️ Hosted by Matu Taylor
🔗 Register at citycollectiveseries.com

Come ready to be encouraged, challenged, and reminded that you don’t have to pour from an empty cup.

10/01/2026

Dr. Alvin Sanders will be part of the 2026 Church Mental Health Summit!

This free online event brings together pastors, ministry leaders, clinicians, and care teams from around the world for practical, faith-informed training to help churches care well.

Dr. Alvin Sanders will be sharing a session on REDEMPTIVE POVERTY WORK: HOW TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY WITHOUT LOSING YOUR SOUL

📅 October 7–9, 2026

💻 Free online event

👉 Register here: https://bit.ly/4hUhk7L

If you know a pastor, care leader, ministry team, or church volunteer who would benefit, please share this with them too!

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2001 S Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
90007

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http://www.worldimpact.org/

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