Serving The Urban Church
The Seminary of Urban Leadership, home of TUMI Topeka and the Center for Urban Chaplaincy, offer affordable seminary and leadership development to every called-out leader who desires to attend. We do this through our Capstone seminary program which is part of the network of World Impact’s The Urban Ministry Institute (TUMI) and additional partnership courses and locally-developed initiatives. Our goal is to assist pastors and leaders in your desire to grow and serve among those who live in some of the hardest fields: our high-poverty neighborhoods, jail, prison and among those impacted by homelessness.
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? James 2:5
Capstone Seminary
Capstone Seminary is our 16-Module leadership development program utilizing World Impact’s TUMI curriculum, Capstone. Our seminary program is offered in a cohort model. Each co-hort takes one year and consists of four classes beginning the third Saturday of January, concluding before Thanksgiving, and resulting in a Milestone Certificate in the concentration of study for that year. Four Milestone Certificates culminate in being graduated from Capstone Seminary with a Certificate in Biblical Leadership Studies. You will have completed some of the finest seminary courses offered anywhere for urban leaders.
After one year of Capstone, you will be ready to move on and to add Chaplaincy if you desire! Also ask us about our collaboration with City Vision University to help students turn their studies into accredited hours toward traditional certificates and degrees. Visit City Vision University at cityvision.edu.
Fight The Good Fight
Fight the Good Fight of Faith: Playing Your Part in God’s Unfolding Drama is our 10 week Discipleship class. This may be used as a pre-requisite to Capstone seminary. To be part of one of our classes, use the “contact us” form.
Center for Urban Chaplaincy
We are honored to announce a dynamic new partnership with Christian Chaplains & Coaching. Rooted in a shared passion for equipping leaders and expanding the reach of the Gospel, this collaboration offers both basic and advanced chaplaincy training for assistant chaplains and those called to ordained and endorsed Chaplain or Pastoral ministry.
By joining forces, we are expanding access to high-quality, biblically grounded chaplaincy education—empowering leaders to serve effectively in urban neighborhoods and correctional facilities where the need is great and the harvest is plentiful.
This partnership reflects our collective joy in working together to raise up healthy leaders, nurture life-giving church connections, and bring transformative hope into communities often overlooked.
Together, we are helping more people say “Yes!” to God’s call—and strengthening impact of the Presence of Christ in places that need it most.
The Seminary of Urban Leadership, home of TheUrban Ministry Institute of Topeka and the Center for Urban Chaplaincy, admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
