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

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

Now accepting new doctoral students for the upcoming September Term!

Take your scholarship to the next level with our PhD in Global Development. For more information visit https://hubs.ly/Q02yy3yJ0 or send us a DM!

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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.

01/24/2024

This month one cohort have finished their theses, another are beginning on research methods and a third cohort are exploring urban spirituality at WCIU. Some awesome students doing extraordinary feats for the Kingdom.

08/18/2023

A few days writing and integrating a book of conference presentations by movement leaders exploring whether there are essential elements across social movements churchplanting movements outsider movements insider movements citywide movements the movement of ideas…. Nice to have a few days to ignore admin details. Seeing if Facebook still works

04/19/2023

The passing of Viju Abraham is the passing of a giant of a man. So often my host colaborem conceptualizer as we worked to develop urban networks globally. Always visiting caring networking leaders. A pastor of pastors. Reconciler of people. He laid the foundations of urban networks in India. And brought together the leadership inveje City by the Sea Mumbai. A piece of my life has passed fulfilling his calling

11/17/2021

There is still time to sign up for tomorrow's webinar, "A Conversation on Educational Pathways to Freedom from Poverty." Dr. Viv Grigg and Dr. Monica Mitchell will be sharing their work and passion for creating educational opportunities for the most marginalized communities! You don't want to miss this special event. Register for free at https://www.wciu.edu/all-events/theory-development-and-practice-of-slum-dwellers-education

There is still time to sign up for tomorrow's webinar, "A Conversation on Educational Pathways to Freedom from Poverty." Dr. Viv Grigg and Dr. Monica Mitchell will be sharing their work and passion for creating educational opportunities for the most marginalized communities!

https://hubs.ly/H0_qRxT0

11/15/2021

11/15/2021

Fostering educational capital is one step in the liberation of the urban poor. What are the pedagogy and practices that catalyze and advance educational center development in marginalized urban communities? How does educational capital liberate the urban poor?

Join us to hear from experts in urban poor educational processes. Reflect on their stories of pedagogical approaches and practices in educational center development in marginalized urban communities in the US and global slums. This special webinar event is brought to you by the Institute for Urban Movements at William Carey International University.

There are two time options for your convenience - register for the best time for you at: https://www.wciu.edu/all-events/theory-development-and-practice-of-slum-dwellers-education

11/02/2021

How has COVID impacted homeless and unhoused people in megacities? Housing and Land Rights Network, India released a report titled, “Impacts of the Second Wave of the Pandemic on Delhi’s Homeless Population: Finding of a Rapid Assessment Survey” which highlights “several undocumented challenges experienced by homeless persons during India’s second wave.” These include serious challenges in access to food, healthcare, education, work, and adequate housing. Check out this important piece of research!
https://www.hlrn.org.in/documents/Homelessness_Delhi_Pandemic_Second_Wave.pdf

10/29/2021

“The proclamation of the cross stands at the center of all meaning. In it, justice and truth, mercy and compassion meet. But it is framed by suffering, poverty, and the pain of humanity. It is framed by the poor.” - Dr. Viv Grigg, in Companion to the Poor

10/29/2021

Course Spotlight: Educational Development in Poor Communities

What is the role of the urban poor church in pre-school, grade school, and vocational education? Focus on developing and improving education in marginalized communities of global megacities as integral to the work of urban poor churches in this practicum course.

Offered in January 2022 at William Carey International University! Learn more and apply today at wciu.edu/matul.

10/22/2021

"Go to the people.
Live with them.
Learn from them.
Love them.
Start with what they know.
Build with what they have.

But with the best leaders,
when the work is done,
the task accomplished,
the people will say,
'We have done this ourselves.'"
- Lao Tzu

10/20/2021

The love of God is active. We see this in the life and ministry of Jesus and in the continued movement of the Holy Spirit. Followers of the Way of Jesus are called to follow his example and live lives of service and love in action.

How do you see God's love demonstrated in truth and in action in your community? Share in the comments!

10/11/2021

Happy International Day of the Girl! Today, communities around the world, such as Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, stand to say that girls are valued and worthy of equal opportunity and education.

How is your community celebrating ?

10/07/2021

What do you think of when you hear "Social Entrepreneurship"? Is it a business catchphrase or could it be more? In the MATUL degree, students learn to develop and multiply entrepreneurial leaders in urban poor communities. Social entrepreneurship can mean empowerment, freedom, financial provision, and community flourishing.

Social Entrepreneurship is a core value in the M.A. in Transformational Urban Leadership (MATUL) at William Carey International University. Learn more or apply today at wciu.edu/matul!

10/05/2021

Urban living environment directly impacts residents’ health and safety. Research has shown that “adequate housing has intimate links to a person’s physical and mental well-being.” Additionally, “Crowded housing or housing with a poor water supply can increase the spread of infectious diseases.” This is as true today as it was during infectious disease outbreaks throughout history.

In megacities around the world, informal and slum communities are densely populated, leaving residents vulnerable to infectious disease outbreaks.

Urban planning and design directly impacts urban communities, especially vulnerable and marginalized members of the community. How does urban living environment intersect with health and well-being in COVID-era megacities? Do you see these dynamics in your community?



https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/living-space-and-health-how-urban-design-affects-our-well-being

Urban and housing design has intimate links to health. Poor design choices can worsen health, with underlying issues of inequality a driving factor.

09/29/2021

Solidarity with the poor is a core value of the M.A. in Transformational Urban Leadership (MATUL). Indigenous Australian activist Lilla Watson expressed the heart of solidarity when she said, "If you have come to help me, don't waste your time, but if your wellbeing and liberation are bound up with mine, let us work together."

With whom are your wellbeing and liberation bound? Is Jesus calling you to a deeper level of solidarity with society's poor and marginalized?

08/09/2021

Live, Learn, & Serve with MATUL at William Carey International University!

A degree to train leaders of social and religious movements among the urban poor. Delivered by a network of schools globally. Go to www.wciu.edu

08/03/2021

Engage with these questions and more in "Urban Spirituality" this September term! This 3-credit M.A. course is delivered online and is a foundational course in the M.A. in Transformational Urban Leadership (MATUL) at William Carey International University. Check out wciu.edu/matul to learn more and start your online application!

08/02/2021

Webinar: "When We Disagree: Learning How to Have Hard Conversations" with Dr. Kevin Higgins on August 11th

How do you have conversations with those who do not agree with you? How do we become effective communicators regardless of the political, religious, or social-economic climate? Dr. Kevin Higgins pulls on his experience in cross-cultural contexts navigating conflict in which unseen and unspoken barriers are often at play. Register today and join us on August 11th!

https://www.wciu.edu/all-events/when-we-disagree-learning-how-to-have-hard-conversations

07/28/2021

Envision the Kingdom in the City and develop an urban theology in Visions of the Ideal City, a 3-credit M.A. course in the MATUL degree! Offered in the upcoming September Term. Apply today at wciu.edu/apply!

07/26/2021

Engage with these questions and more in Urban Spirituality, a foundational course in the MATUL degree at William Carey International University! Learn and grow alongside leaders among the urban poor and expert-activist faculty. To learn more, email [email protected]. Apply today at wciu.edu/apply!

07/19/2021

The Scriptures start in a Garden but end in a City - is God an urbanizing God? What do the scriptures say about urban structures and justice? Laws and urban values? Stratification and equality? Is the gospel urban? Engage with the Scriptures and develop an urban theology in TUL500: Visions for the Ideal City! Apply for MATUL today at wciu.edu/apply !

07/03/2021

Urban Leadership Courses! September! Get your people motivated! Upskill your leaders! Invest in your people!

Share with your friends and networks! Apply today! Download and Share Flyer! Check out MATUL at WCIU! ‌ ‌ ‌

07/01/2021

These four exciting MATUL courses are offered in the upcoming September 2021 Term! Are you ready to take your leadership and ministry skills to the next level? Apply today at wciu.edu/apply !

06/10/2021

Live, learn, and serve with MATUL! Develop the skills, knowledge, and character to lead movements among the poor and vulnerable in global megacities. Study with expert-activist professors and grassroots church and NGO leaders while earning your M.A. online! Apply today for September 2021!

A degree to train leaders of social and religious movements among the urban poor. Delivered by a network of schools globally. Go to www.wciu.edu

04/03/2021

Viv Grigg Turns 70 reflecting on Urban Spirituality for thriving in the midst of urban oppression. Join this webinar and explore spirituality in the next decades with some like minded friends. Two time-zoned dates April 13 and April 15 RSVP https://conta.cc/39D89oS