{"id":85,"date":"2024-01-27T10:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T10:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tumichester.org\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2024-01-31T08:26:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T08:26:57","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tumichester.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"85\" class=\"elementor elementor-85\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6995c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed6995c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce2cdc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ce2cdc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc7e8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfc7e8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d24f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d24f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our purpose:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cdf87c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cdf87c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Urban Ministry Institute (TUMI) is a ministry that exists to equip and empower urban church leaders in Chester and the wider mid-eastern region of the U.S. to use and apply the Word of God, the Gospel, among the most desperate and disadvantaged people of our cities. Our aim is to advance God\u2019s Kingdom through trained leaders who will lead their churches to address the wide range of spiritual, material, and social needs that confront the impoverished city neighborhoods.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df73b7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df73b7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What We Believe:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366844b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"366844b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>We believe the Bible is the written Word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit and without error in the original manuscripts. The Bible is the revelation of God\u2019s truth and is infallible and authoritative.<\/li><li>We believe in the Holy Trinity. There is one God, who exists eternally in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.<\/li><li>We believe that all are sinners and that we can do nothing to save ourselves, but must rely on God\u2019s mercy.<\/li><li>We believe that salvation is by grace alone, through faith in Christ alone. Good works are the evidence of salvation rather than the means of it.<\/li><li>We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, who through His perfect life and sacrificial death atoned for the sins of all who will trust in Him alone for salvation.<\/li><li>We believe that Jesus will return, bodily and visibly, to judge all mankind and to receive His people to Himself.<\/li><li>We believe that those who are Christ\u2019s enter into Heaven and its eternal joys upon death.<\/li><li>We believe that those who are not Christ\u2019s enter into Hell and its eternal punishments upon death.<\/li><li>We believe that all aspects of our lives are to be lived to the glory of God under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077eea6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"077eea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How we are funded:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b2f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8b2f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All of our mentors (instructors) are either qualified volunteers or mission staff supported by churches and individuals for this ministry. You can view our current mentors under the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"#\"><span style=\"color: red; text-decoration: underline;\">Staff and Faculty<\/span><\/a> <\/span>link.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589e104 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"589e104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll our courses, therefore, can be offered for very low tuition costs (our tuition rate is $15 per course) and the cost of textbooks. Even some of these may be borrowed if a student finds he cannot purchase the required textbooks.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbaa56f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbaa56f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The only required textbook every student must purchase is the student workbook for $25. (The exception to this is for students in prison settings. Churches and individuals make donations to cover these costs, as no sales of any kind are permitted within the prisons.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9818995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9818995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTUMI-Chester charges no other fees to churches who host our counseling courses in their church for their leaders or for sending their leaders to attend TUMI courses. The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; \"><a href=\"https:\/\/tumichester.org\/counseling\/\"><span style=\"color:red;\">Counseling Curriculum<\/a><\/span> link has more details about bringing counseling courses to your church.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4e4fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c4e4fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9d27d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"b9d27d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"1079\" class=\"elementor elementor-1079\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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list-items elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a4878b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tumichester.org\/calender\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">calender<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tumichester.org\/applications-and-forms\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">APPLICATION AND FORM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tumichester.org\/counseling#cctfcorses_l8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Free Video and Print Resources for Pastoral Counseling Classes and Course Mentors (Leaders)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e33230 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e33230\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b0bfb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56b0bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>SITES OF \n<\/strong> <strong style=\"color: #f87b27;\">INTEREST<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108cecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"108cecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/tumichester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/h4-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-939\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4272fc elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a4272fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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