Master of Arts in Transformational Urban Leadership www.matul.org

07/27/2025

What is the impact of the city on our spirituality? What are various Christian spirituality responses to impact the city?

07/24/2025

Six theories of human development are meshed with several historical processes of lifelong spiritual formation and growth. The impact of thee on Urbanism and the spirituality of cities is reviewed.

05/18/2025

I would propose to you that the pivotal point of the Universe, is an old gnarled cross, empty, ultimate place where all infinities meet. Infinite love as he took the heavy burden of horrific regrets that humanity carry. Infinite healing and wholeness as he took our wounds in his stripes on a beaten back. Examining the universe with physics leads physicists to deeper questions about a purposive universe....

I would propose to you that the pivotal point of the Universe, is an old gnarled cross, empty, ultimate place where all infinities meet. Infinite love as he took the heavy burden of horrific regret…

09/15/2024

Will be standing shoulder to shoulder with national and global leaders I’ve had the privilege of working with these last decades at Laussanne Iv in Korea. If friends on Facebook will be there let me know. It’s a big gathering of several thousand evangelists theologians and strategic thinkers what a privilege to have walked with such leaders these 50 years and see the church movements in the urban slum multiply 1000 times 1000s.

07/19/2024

Leaving Nairobi after a week of intensive consultation exploring centers for urban mission across Africa That train activist practitioners of the transformative good news about liberty from oppression. Land justice for all. Some deep pain touched as we met in the largest slum in Nairobi hosted by a flurry of sages honed by their engagements and care for their community

07/14/2024

Arrived in Nairobi. Great to meet the team here Patrick from Sierra Leone spent much of day working on planning publications from consultation. Nancy Njagi leader of Local leaders spent hours on budgeting and helping me with getting flight details 30 speakers are beavering away preparing topics to feed into action-reflection

07/07/2024

We're gathering leaders from 10 African cities this week to discuss setting up urban mission centers. Our meeting in Kibera, the largest slum in Africa, reflects our calling. We need your prayers as organizational stress can overshadow our true purpose, but this is a crucial step in God's plan to spread urban mission training across Africa.

06/17/2024

Today's Pedagogical Reflection: Learning is more than the acquisition of the ability to think; it is the acquisition of many specialised abilities for thinking about a variety of things.
— LEV VYGOTSKY, "MIND IN SOCIETY," 1978

06/01/2024

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04/02/2024

Thursday night this week, we are hosting a zoom potluck for MATULigans (grads of the US MATUL or almost grads) 530 pm PDT Good time to catch up Zoom link. Let me know if you are planning to join.

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03/22/2024

Event Update: Postponement of MATULigan LA Winter Connect

We are cancelling the MATULigan LA Winter Connect: Think-Tank and Potluck, originally scheduled for Saturday, March 23rd, from 3-8 pm. as many folks have other commitments. This may be disappointing and I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.