"The prevailing methodology of urban ministry is that the very people we are called to serve are required to provide the support for the ones who serve them regardless of the fact that they themselves are in need"-Rev. John GirtonChrist Missionary Baptist ChurchPastor Girton's inner-city mission field has challenges similar to those in third world countries, but he and urban pastors like him do not receive support like those with similar challenges who work on foreign soil.Where are we if we lose these men of God because they cannot feed their families for lack of support? This pastor has a dizzying schedule of service, yet spends a month each year in a tent at 30th and Martin Luther King, Jr., interacting with the homeless, the drug addicted, and the needy, all with the support of his congregation which gives all it can, but still cannot afford the leadership they have or the needed roof repair on their historic church.At UNITE INDY we...
While you guys up on the Northside in your gated communities are talking, houses are on fire down here."-Rev. Dr. Darryl WebsterEmmanuel Missionary Baptist ChurchThose words pierced my heart. It wasn't good enough to just talk about the problems of multi-generational poverty, sky-high unemployment, poor education, drugs, mental health issues and more while people in our urban core were suffering. I knew that God was speaking to me through Darryl, so it was time to step out of my comfort zone and for Nancy and me to jump in to do our part in the effort to transform our city.At UNITE INDY we're working every day to undergird our city's urban ministries, because they need our support now more than ever. Our city can be a shining light to the rest of the country.Yours in Christ,Jim"...With God, all things are possible" - Matthew 19:26
