STRENGTHEN A CHURCHCity Ministry Program
City Ministry Program
City Ministry Program Overview
The City Ministry Program (CMP) is a strategic urban education program for pastors, lay leaders, non-profit workers, parachurch ministers, seminary students, church planters, and emerging Christian leaders who desire to grow in their calling and ministry gift set.
Since 2017, CMP has equipped hundreds of students with the practical tools they need right now to carry out their calling in NYC and the greater NYC area.
Key features of City Ministry Program
Integrated learning experience — blend of academic and practical components
Intimate cohort environment — low student to faculty ratio
Experienced urban faculty — modules led by urban-facing, gospel-centered practitioners with decades of ministry experience
Ministry Networking — build transdenominational relationships with fellow classmates
Certification in Urban ministry — upon completion of the program
Flexible scheduling — afternoon and evening offerings with a rotating schedule of tracks
Reasonable pricing — Scholarships and church matching grants are available
Classes
Classes
City Ministry Program offers 4 classes (full year) and 1 master class (6 weeks).
You will receive a certificate for each full-year class (Leadership, Mission, Pastoring and Communicating Scripture) upon completion. To receive the certificate in Urban Ministry, you must complete all 4 classes.
Leadership
Leadership aims to develop you into a catalytic, Spirit-empowered leader for your church by equipping you with a wide range of skills to advance citywide gospel momentum.
Modules: Biblical Theology of Leadership, Self Leadership, Contextual Leadership, Adaptive Leadership,Catalytic Leadership, Team Leadership
Mission
Mission trains you to grow and nurture communities of practical gospel witness, with a focus on how to do evangelism and apologetics in our late modern culture.
Modules: Justice & Mercy, Evangelism, Apologetics, Faith & Work
Pastoring
Pastoring builds your pastoral toolkit and prepares you to be spiritual shepherds to the church by cultivating depth in your use of scripture for everyday ministry and showing you how to design pastoral care systems for your church.
Modules: Pastoral Theology & Ministry, Gospel Spirituality, Pastoral Counseling, Church Worship
Communicating Scripture
Communicating Scripture teaches you how to proclaim Christ in a way that is faithful to the Scriptures, addressed to your cultural context, and compelling to your audience.
Modules: Communicating Christ, Communicating to the Culture, Communicating to the Heart, Exposition
Tuition & Financial Aid
Each class costs $1,000 per semester ($2,000 for the entire year). The program fee covers your handbook, access to the online educational platform, and in-person class meals (if-provided).
Financial aid is available for students to help reduce the cost. We also have a church matching grant program that matches 1:1 for every dollar your church puts towards your program fee.
To apply for financial aid or for the church matching program, an application will be sent to you after you apply for a CMP Class.
Apply
We are excited to see that you are interested in applying for a City Ministry Program Class. You can start the application process by clicking here: APPLY NOW.
If you would like to speak to someone regarding the application process or the City Ministry Program, you can fill out an inquiry form and someone will reach out to you to set up a 1 on 1 conversation.
City ministry programFrequently Asked Questions
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Yes! Upon completion participants receive a Certificate in Urban Ministry by Redeemer City to City or a certificate in the specific class completed, i.e. a Certificate in Leadership or a Certificate in Communicating Scripture.
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Each class is broken up into three parts for your convenience: pre-class work, in-class work and post-class work.
For pre-class work, your teacher / facilitator might provide some videos or readings that cover the topic that will be discussed in class. This will be about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
For in-person class, there will be a 2 hour live class (either on zoom or in-person).
Post-class work will consist of follow-up assignments to help you implement what you would have learned in class. This will be about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Overall, expect around 3.5 hours to 4.5 hours of work and live instruction every week.
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Completed application
Serve at least 5-10 hours a week in a ministry role (paid or unpaid), a non-profit role or presently serving or will serve in some leadership capacity at your church or non-profit.
Called to serve the movement of gospel ministry in NYC and the greater NYC area
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Tuition & Financial Aid
Each class costs $1,000 per semester ($2,000 for the entire year). The program fee covers your handbook, access to the online educational platform, and in-person class meals (if-provided).
Financial aid is available for students to help reduce the cost. We also have a church matching grant program that matches 1:1 for every dollar your church puts towards your program fee.
To apply for financial aid or for the church matching program, an application will be sent to you after you apply for a CMP Class.
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Approximately 25% of the classes (1 in 4 weeks) will meet in-person. The rest will be on zoom. Some classes might meet additionally in-person if there is a special guest or to enhance the learning experience. Please request a schedule to see specifically which classes are in-person and on zoom.
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Enrollment process
If you would like to join one or more class for 2024–25, the enrollment process is quite simple—just four steps:Complete the CMP Inquiry Form.
Someone from the CMP Team will connect with you to set up a 1 on 1 conversation about the program.
After the 1 on 1, we’ll send you an application. Fill it out and submit it.
We’ll schedule an interview with you to hear what God is doing in your life and how CMP will develop your ministry capacity.