Saturday June 25th was not just another beautiful day in Southern California. It was also graduation day for a select class of students who have persevered through the course of studies known as the CAPSTONE of Christian Leadership Studies of the Urban Ministry Insitute of Los Angeles. The graduates--four men and one woman--have studied hundreds of pages of theological material, written dozens of papers, and attended hundreds of hours of evening and weekend classes, all while balancing job, family, and church-ministry responsibilities! The CAPSTONE certificate prepares students for ministry leadership in a variety of settings, by introducing them to the disciplines of Biblical Studies, Theology and Ethics, Christian Ministry, and Urban Mission, and requiring them to integrate what they are learning with their ministry assignments, with the assistance of mentors. This is a holistic, experiential, ministry-equipping approach to transforming urban America, through empowering ministry leaders from among the urban poor.
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