1. Prayer (How are people praying?): We call people to pray for their city. We believe that the greatest source of inspiration comes from on high. We encourage people to pray the prayer that Jesus taught by saying, 'Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth (my city) as it is in heaven'.

      Trainings available:

• Building and implementing citywide/multi-denominational prayer efforts/gatherings
• How to pray for your city
• Writing and distributing prayer points for the city
• Choosing a catalytic prayer leader
• Prayerwalking your city
• How pastors and prayer leaders can collaborate

2. Storytelling (How are stories of hope and transformation beng told?): Stories are powerful. We encourage people to look for what God is doing and to tell others about it. We share these stories of hope through our website, organizational publications, and at local gatherings.

      Trainings available:

• Collecting and telling stories of God's hope and love for cities and people
• Using media/internet to tell stories of God's hope and love for cities and people
  

3. Church of the City (How is the Church of the City networked and pursuing unity?): We work to build relational bridges and trust among Christians in a city (John 17). We desire to bring those in similiar spheres of influence (vocation, community role) together so they might spur one another on to love and good deeds.

      Trainings available:

• Assessing your church's community ministry
• Connecting congregations and building unity
• Church of the City historical overview
• Lifestyle model of ministry/community development - through experiential trainings, modern misconceptions about missions and the compartmentalization that can often happen when is comes to our personal faith will be challenged
• Rediscovering Church
  
• Women in ministry - facing our fears
• Understanding, connecting and collaborating with the faith community
  

4. City Conversations (Where is the City having conversations to address key community concerns and is the Church involved?): We identify where key conversations are happening citywide. We want to help people engage in strategic dialogue as community stakeholders. This is where strengths may be built upon, resources shares and key information disseminated.

      Trainings available: 

• Engaging your church and community
• Engaging in key city conversations, listening conversations, networking 101, building citywide networks
• Connecting, cooperating and building collaborative dialogues and networks (collaboration training)
• Understanding leverage; knowing how to use it without using others and without being used
• Build relationships with police in your neighborhood and city. This workshop offers ways to pursue reconciliation and collaboration with police, provides understanding to law enforcement, ways to serve and protect those who 'serve and protect' and how to get involved in police chaplaincy.
• Basic police chaplaincy training certification (International Conference of Police Chaplains) - all 12 core classes available.
• Mediation, conflict resolution, listening and communication skills 101
• Understanding, peacemaking, reconciliation and bridgebuilding

5. Local Causes (What local causes/Kingdom causes need to be rallied around?): We rally people at the local level around causes. We seek to provide information, opportunties for involvement and a strategic task force for each identified local area of concern in order to develop and implement tangible solutions.

      Trainings available:

• Discovering the local causes (areas of need) in the city
• Connecting opportunities and resources around local causes
• Gentrification 101
• Individual, Church and Citywide Emergency Preparedness
• City Chaplaincy
• 40 Development Assets (youth mentoring)
• Youth at risk - gang intervention/prevention
• Theology of Justice

6.Community Development (How are neighbors working together to develop their community?): We help discover and realize the hopes and dreams of neighbors. We are committed to the empowerment of our city's neighborhoods by utilizing the assets that already exist in them. Our goal is to release the tremendous power of "We".

      Trainings available: 

• Understanding the principles and power of Asset Based Community Development (ABCD)
• Partnering with and empowering local neighbors/neighborhoods
• Creating community ownership of your afterschool program
• Affirming assets in each other - working with your volunteers
• Neighbor to neighbor - understanding social capital
• Moving from relief to development