Urban Contextualization

Urban Contextualization: A Seminar on Formation for Urban Ministry Leaders
📍 Hosted by the Transform and Train Institute
🗓️ Date: November, 1
📍 Location: 1010 Park Avenue, Norfolk, VA

Event Description:

What does faithful ministry look like in the heart of the city?

Join us for Urban Contextualization, a dynamic seminar designed to equip pastors, ministry leaders, and church planters with a theological framework and practical tools for serving in diverse, complex urban environments.

Drawing from New Testament models, this seminar explores how the early church engaged its cultural moment—and what that means for our own work in neighborhoods marked by spiritual hunger, social challenges, and systemic injustice.

What You’ll Learn:

• Ways to faithfully proclaim the gospel in multicultural, urban spaces
• How to design ministry that addresses both spiritual needs and real-world issues like housing, food insecurity, trauma, and systemic oppression
• Theological insights for holistic formation of urban leaders
• Wisdom for navigating your own unique city context

Whether you're new to urban ministry or deep in the work, this seminar will offer clarity, encouragement, and practical next steps.

Who Should Attend:

• Pastors & preachers
• Church planters
• Nonprofit leaders
• Ministry interns
• Seminary students
• Anyone called to serve and love the city