We see a world where leaders live out their calling, transforming their cities into flourishing centers for the common good of all people.
Just as God Intended.We need to integrate faith and work to build flourishing cities
According to Barna Research, only 1% of Christians worldwide are directly working in the religion sphere (ministry, missions, etc.), leaving the vast majority of believers engaged in other spheres of society, from arts to technology to government.
That represents an enormous opportunity to create culturally widespread impact, but roughly 65% of believers are disengaged from their work and view it as separate from their faith. This reveals that most Christians don’t realize that work was designed by God as a partnered effort toward restoring the world to its original goodness. But when people do realize that faith and work are designed by God to be integrated, work becomes an act of worship, and everything changes – lives, families, and entire cities.
We’re here to help leaders identify their unique position in God’s story and fully integrate their faith and work lives, enabling them to impact their communities and cities on a systemic level.
Our Mission
Awaken believers to their part in God's story
Equip them to better live out their purpose
Unleash them to create lasting transformation in their cities
We need to recognize culture-building as Kingdom-building
One reason so many Christians are disconnected from their work is that they view missions and ministry as the only forms of work that count towards kingdom-building, and they see evangelism in the office as the only legitimate way of bringing their faith into the workplace.
These are important parts of kingdom-building, but they are not the only parts. In Genesis 1 God’s first commission to us was to create culture—that is, to build justice systems that uphold biblical values, to create businesses and economies that reflect good stewardship, to make art that reflects God’s beauty and love to the beholder, and more.
The creation of godly culture is a crucial part of God’s plan to restore all things and build his kingdom on earth, and every sphere of society contributes to it.
We need Influential Leaders Across All Spheres of Society
Righteous leaders change their cities through justice, love, and working for the common good of all – this is part of the foundation of what we teach at Cities Project Global.
- Executives and managers can advocate for workplace policies that benefit employees who are typically unseen and underserved in corporate settings
- Architects and engineers can design buildings to be accessible all, meeting the maximum safety standards and in a way that does not negatively impact the environment or pollute local and global communities
- Artists can create works of beauty in public spaces to commemorate local heroes who worked for social justice and lifted up the oppressed
We need these leaders positioned across all areas of society.
Media
Family
Government
Economics
Religion
Education
Celebration
Media
Family
Government
Economics
Religion
Education
Celebration
We need to focus on cities as influential centers of Kingdom culture
About half of the world’s population lives in cities around the globe, and by 2050 that proportion will increase to about 66%. From a quantitative perspective, in order to reach the highest number of people, targeting cities is crucial.
But that’s not all.
Cities are hubs of cultural influence; what begins in a city often radiates to surrounding areas and even catches on in other cities. Nearly every cultural, political, artistic or social movement has its roots in the city.
When we talk about leaders creating impact within their sphere of society, we’re talking about creating cultural transformation, built on justice, love, shalom, and other biblical principles.
Culture-building is kingdom-building, and we need cities to be centers of influence in order to achieve greater global reach.
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