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Learning and Leadership Institute
"God is in the midst of the city"
(Psalm 46:5)
427 N. Marlborough Ave.
Dallas, TX 75208
(214) 943-4207
emartine@earthlink.net
Our Mission is to equip Mennonite/Anabaptist communities for urban ministry.
Our Shared Vision is to develop just and synergistic netwroks to empower Mennonite/Anabaptist people and congregations for Christian ministry in a metropolitan context.
We Value
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The vitality, creative, and energy of the City.
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The Christian faith from an Anabaptist perspective.
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Anabaptist congregations as the primary actors in God's missional activity.
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Building just and synergistic networks as our means to equip the church for ministry.
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Personal coaching more than giving expert advice.
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Congregations as mission centers.
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Solidarity and social cohesion that unite people arising from common responibilities and interests, feeling, purposes, and action.
Programs
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Education in English & spanish languages, from certificate to graduate levels
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Extension services through local and distance organizations, such as, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary (Elkhart, IN) and the Pastoral Care and Education Center (Dallas, TX).
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Community services such as: literacy courses, after-school tutoring programs, immigration, and English as a Second Language classes.
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Family wellness.
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Employment preparation.
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Training and coaching for church planters.
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Global/local urban partnerships.
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School for Urban Missioners accredited by Hesston College, Hesston, KS. (projected).
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