Multiplying Kingdom Impact

African American youth pastor getting prayed for

Christopher Stewart’s ministry journey began not with a dramatic conversion, but with a sister’s honest confrontation. Growing up as the oldest of seven siblings in the Inglewood area, Christopher knew church life intimately—but knowing about God and surrendering to Him proved to be two very different things. She looked me in the face and said,…

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A Story of Divine Persistence

The Youth Directors Who Almost Said No Meet Antonia and Elisaia Goldtrap, volunteer Youth Directors at Revive Youth in Long Beach, California, whose remarkable story of calling and commitment is transforming young lives one student at a time. A Divine Connection Decades in the Making The Goldtraps’ story reads like a beautiful orchestration of providence.…

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From Fear to Faith

A Young Leader’s Journey to Purpose At just 22 years old, Delmy Cruz carries herself with the confidence of someone who has discovered her calling, but it was not always this way. As she serves as the Youth Director of The Army of God Youth Ministry (T.A.G. Youth) at Templo Emanuel in North Bergen, New…

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What’s Happening in the Certification Program

Certification Program Featured

The UYWI Certification program, formerly known as 90 Degrees, after a brief hiatus in 2020, relaunched in the Fall of 2021.  The program is a year-long journey for leaders and offers both leadership development and personal development designed to equip high-capacity urban leaders with key elements of effective leadership in ministry. The certification was created…

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