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World Impact, Inc.

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 provid

e 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?

08/27/2026

Ministry Leaders – Are you looking for flexible online learning to fit your demanding schedule?

Check out three available online courses from The Urban Ministry Institute at World Impact.

They're affordable, accessible, and include self-paced online learning plus dedicated Zoom meeting times where you meet with your course mentor and classmates like you.

Plus, our curriculum is biblically based and ready to use to meet the needs of your local context.

Learn more: https://wilinks.org/3JZXRnB

08/26/2026

What happens when pastors and ministry leaders receive biblical training?

The impact goes far beyond the classroom.

In Honduras, churches are planting churches, former students are equipping new leaders, and ministry leaders are already preparing the next generation.

During a recent visit, World Impact witnessed how years of faithful investment are bearing fruit as local churches grow stronger and multiply God’s work throughout their communities.

When local leaders are equipped, the impact multiplies.

Read the full story and see how God is growing His Church through local leaders in Honduras: https://www.worldimpact.org/blog/how-the-church-grows/

08/23/2026

The gospel is moving in Ethiopia!

During the recent Evangelical Churches Fellowship of Ethiopia (ECFE) Conference in Addis Ababa, more than 3,000 pastors and leaders gathered with a shared commitment to fulfilling the Great Commission.

Through World Impact’s Evangel ministry, more than 300 Evangel deans were trained and commissioned to equip church planters throughout the nation. From translating training materials into Amharic to seeing leaders prepare to multiply disciples, this is a powerful glimpse of what God is doing through His Church in Ethiopia.

And your support helps make this work possible.

Watch the full video on YouTube and celebrate what God is doing in Ethiopia: https://wilinks.org/4c1WfoO

08/21/2026

If you’ve been blessed by Capstone or another World Impact Resource – let us hear it!

World Impact is not just about helping transform the lives of the church leaders who take our training or study our resources. We’ve designed them to enable those leaders to disciple the NEXT generation of Kingdom workers!

That's the kind of multiplication God has been accomplishing through Capstone for more than 20 years.

Today, you can help ensure this trusted training resource continues equipping pastors and ministry leaders for generations to come.

Your gift to the Capstone Revision Project will help refresh student workbooks, strengthen mentor resources, produce new teaching videos, and preserve the biblical teaching that has transformed thousands of lives.

Join us in equipping the next generation of ministry leaders: https://wilinks.org/4qvXpii

08/18/2026

Our reach has expanded. Our mission remains the same.

For more than five decades, World Impact has remained faithful to Jesus' command to "go and make disciples of all nations." What began in one neighborhood in Los Angeles now equips local church leaders in communities experiencing poverty across the United States and around the world.

Today, pastors, church planters, Prison Ministry leaders, and Trauma Healing facilitators are faithfully serving where God has called them. Your generosity equips these local leaders to proclaim the gospel, make disciples, strengthen healthy churches, and bring lasting hope to their communities.

Will you prayerfully renew your partnership today? https://www.worldimpact.org/your-impact

08/17/2026

We're excited to hear from Elizabeth Perkins and Lorenzo Watson on Wednesday, September 2nd, at 11 am CDT. Please join us!

Christian Community Development (CCD) is a biblical philosophy of ministry that equips followers of Jesus to join God in cultivating flourishing neighborhoods through faithful presence, leadership development, reconciliation, and collaborative community engagement.

S‍ave your spot today for this free CityCollective webinar: https://www.citycollectiveseries.com/event/christian-community-development

Together, Lorenzo (of CCDA - Christian Community Development Association) and Elizabeth (of John & Vera Mae Perkins Foundation) will explore how this vision can shape the way we lead, serve, and engage our communities today. Whether you are just beginning your journey or looking to deepen your practice, you'll leave with a clearer understanding of Christian Community Development and practical encouragement to faithfully participate in God's work of transformation where you live, worship, and serve.

While you're there, be sure to sign up for the "Stay Aware of Self-Care" webinar with DVULI and the "The Art of Conversation" webinar with Reframe.

08/14/2026

For more than 20 years, World Impact's Capstone program has equipped pastors and ministry leaders to proclaim the gospel, make disciples, and strengthen healthy churches in communities experiencing poverty.

Now we're taking an important step to prepare this trusted training resource for the next generation.

The Capstone Revision Project will refresh teaching videos, update student and mentor resources, and improve the learning experience while preserving the same biblical foundation that has equipped thousands of leaders across the United States, within prisons, and around the world.

Learn more about how we're equipping the next generation of ministry leaders: www.worldimpact.org/capstone-revision-project

08/13/2026

The strongest leaders for a community are often the ones who already know its people, culture, and needs.

In Vietnam, local ministry leaders recently completed church planting training and are preparing to bring the gospel to their own communities. At the same time, pastors across seven Southeast Asian countries are building a growing network of encouragement, prayer, and shared resources.

This is what it looks like when God strengthens His Church through indigenous leaders—equipping local believers to reach local communities and build healthy churches that can multiply.

Read the full story and see what God is doing across Southeast Asia: https://www.worldimpact.org/blog/what-happens-when-friends-become-a-network/

08/12/2026

What happens when faithful friendships become a network?

Across Southeast Asia, years of one-on-one relationships between ministry leaders recently grew into something bigger: the region’s first Listening Summit, bringing together pastors from seven countries to pray, share resources, encourage one another, and explore how they can strengthen the Church across national borders.

What started as friendship is becoming a network, and that network is creating new opportunities for the gospel to advance.

Read the full story to see how God is using faithful relationships to strengthen His Church across Southeast Asia: https://www.worldimpact.org/blog/what-happens-when-friends-become-a-network/

08/05/2026

In ministry, it's easy to measure success by numbers, outcomes, or visible results. But the gospel invites us into a different way of thinking.

Our hope is anchored in the Resurrection.

Because Christ has already won the ultimate victory, we can faithfully invest in people, persevere through setbacks, and continue the work of restoration with confidence. Redemptive poverty work isn't fueled by perfect outcomes; it's fueled by the unshakable hope that God is making all things new.

Discover how a resurrection-centered perspective can transform the way you serve.

📖 Learn more and get your copy of Redemptive Poverty Work: Expanded Edition at worldimpact.org/resources/redemptive-poverty-work.

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