REVIVAL ON THE NEW FRONTIER

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1 REVIVAL ON THE NEW FRONTIER + REDEEMER CITY TO CITY Mission Investor Guide 2016

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3 Dear Friend, We re told Jesus went to an earthly city, and he wept over it. 1 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, he said, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing He wept over that city. He identified with its people. He preached the gospel in that city, and he sacrificed himself for it. Jesus built a heavenly city by coming and dying in an earthly city. You too can be part of Jesus city-building program by going into an earthly city, weeping over it, identifying with it, and making sacrifices for it. Are you ready to join Jesus work in the cities of the world? In Him, Tim Keller Founder / Chairman Redeemer City to City

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7 Contents 1 City to City is leading on a new frontier... 2 God is moving people to cities... 4 Cities need a new kind of church We help start a new kind of church We find and develop leaders We give grants We create content We help form new networks A vision for the future Join us Report Card Financial Summary Programs Books, Curricula and Resources Our Team... 45

8 City to City is leading on a new frontier. 2 And so are the church planters and ministry and marketplace trailblazers we invest in. Including you. We help leaders pioneer how to live out the gospel on the new frontier. The new frontier? Our 21st century urbanized world.

9 2 1 new churches + gospel leaders + publishing and digital = City to City New Churches Our primary goal is to help start new churches that meet the spiritual and physical needs of their cities. This involves working directly with local leaders to start new churches, as well as with networks, denominations, and other agencies involved in church planting and leadership development in each city. Gospel Leaders Our main role is to train and coach entrepreneurial pastors in the unique skills and mindsets needed to start self-sustaining, biblically faithful churches that reach city dwellers. We also train pastoral, cultural, and marketplace leaders to bring the power of the gospel to every part of life and ministry. Publishing and Digital We work with Tim Keller and others to develop books, studies, and online campaigns that address the questions of the city with the gospel. These resources reach tens of thousands of leaders who seek to live faithfully and minister effectively in the 21st century.

10 God is moving people to cities. 4 For the first time, the world is 50% urban. By 2050, 75% of the human race will work, worship, play, raise families, live in a city. 5 MILLION new people each month move to a city. That s like two new Chicagos every month. TODAY 2050

11 We believe it s so they can hear the gospel. 5 God designed the city to release human potential, to shelter the weak, and to compel spiritual searching. Not every Christian is called to live in a city, but everyone can help love, bless, and rebuild the city in some way. Are you a city builder?

12 In cities In cities you you have have 6 MORE IMAGE OF GOD

13 7 PER SQUARE INCH than than anywhere anywhere else in else the in world. the world.

14 Cities must be our missions priority. 8 As God moves people to cities, they are pressed together practically, racially, economically, spiritually. In this new urbanized world it is possible to reach them all at once. + The young move to cities for opportunity and advancement. + The elites continue to guide the centers of culture and commerce. + The poor and the elderly have greater access to goods, services, and physical safety. + Immigrant groups move to cities for freedom, economic safety and more dense ethnic community. Cities are full of poor people because cities attract poor people, not because cities make people poor. Millions of the least advantaged come to urban areas not because cities are bad for them, but because cities are good for them. Ed Glaeser Harvard University

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16 Because the world is on its way to becoming 10 75% urban, we all need a theological vision that is distinctly urban. Even if you don t go to the city... make no mistake, the city is coming to you. TIM KELLER Center Church

17 Cities shape all of us. Every place and every generation is more urban than it was five years ago Cities are mass exporters of culture, products, and trends. + Cities are asking the next generation s questions today. + Cities are a powerful proving ground for the gospel. Ministry in global cities helps us do ministry in every city. The jury is out on whether America can openly accept its urban condition... the big, complex, messy, metropolitan way in which the majority of Americans (and now, our global counterparts) live their lives. Alan Berube Brookings Institution

18 Cities need a new kind of church. 12 We believe cities need not just gospelbelieving churches but gospel-centered churches. So we help start churches that combine qualities typically not found together. Only the gospel makes this possible.

19 the gospel is preached faithfully doctrine is Biblically sound believers are edified disciples apply faith to their work rooted in a tradition financially self-supporting lived out for the common good applied to the culture s questions skeptics are welcomed to the poor cooperative with other churches generous in mission

20 New churches are a sound mission. 14 New churches are scriptural. As the Christian movement grew in the book of Acts, the apostles appointed elders in each church, and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust (Acts 23:14). Local communities have always been the primary building block of the body of Christ.* New churches are evangelistic. Close neighborhood connections, hunger for growth, and openness to innovation make them much more effective at evangelism than established churches. New churches make new leaders. They create opportunities for pastors and members to take risks, take ownership and lead their congregations and cities. * When in doubt, read the directions.

21 New churches are a sound investment. 15 New churches become self-supporting. As churches grow, congregational giving funds the church from within and eliminates the need for outside sources. New churches give money away. Churches, and the leaders they develop, then start funding new work all over a city new businesses and nonprofits, mercy and justice ministries, arts and civic initiatives. New churches recycle capital. Churches that receive grants from City to City commit to give those startup funds forward to new churches in their city or region.* New churches revive existing churches. New churches try new things. By necessity they are innovators and early adopters in ministry practices, setting the pace for the other churches in the community. * We are excited about our grant model, the City Renewal Fund. Please check out page 24.

22 New churches are city climate-changers. 16 When the gospel takes root in a city: + Christian citizens serve generously all over the place. + New businesses and nonprofit organizations are launched. + Believers integrate their faith with their work so that every job is a kingdom activity. + Christians move into leadership positions in the city. + Christians and churches support and commission artists. + Influential leaders set free power, wealth, and influence for the good of those on the margins of society. They also advance ministry and start new churches. In the long run, the city experiences less crime and corruption, more committed families, more respect for human dignity, and more God-honoring cultural expressions.

23 New churches are like a spiritual New churches are like a spiritual well in the city. When people are thirsty, you can bring them water, or you can help them build a well. When people are spiritually thirsty, you can help them start a church. 17 well in the city. When people are thirsty, you can bring them water, or you can help them build a well. When people are spiritually thirsty, you can help them start a church.

24 No work can possibly confer a greater benefit upon mankind than the training of ministers whom God has chosen, for around them spring up churches, schools, and all the agencies of religion and philanthropy. CHARLES SPURGEON

25 We help start a new kind of church. 19 Of these churches, 93% have been successful. This means they launch, grow, and become self-sustaining. For every church we help to start, we find that 2-3 other new churches also start. This is because when just one new church gets off the ground in a city, it creates a ripple effect.

26 LEGEND Active Cities planting churches Planned Cities moving toward planting churches Impacted Cities experiencing church planting activity as a result of CTC s influence, training, and church planting efforts in neighboring cities. NORTH AMERICA Boston Chicago Fort Lauderdale Los Angeles Miami Montreal New York Philadelphia San Francisco/Bay Area Toronto Vancouver Washington, DC LATIN AMERICA Asunción Bogotá Buenos Aires Caracas Durango Havana Lima Medellin Mexico City Monterrey Montevideo Panama City Quito Rio de Janiero San José San Juan San Salvador Santiago Santo Domingo São Paulo Viña del Mar AFRICA & MENA Accra Addis Ababa Antananarivo Beirut Bukavu Cairo Cape Town Dakar Dar Salam Dubai Durban Fujairah Iran (1 city) Johannesburg Kampala Kigali Kinshasa Kuwait City Lagos Lusaka Nairobi Pakistan (2 cities) Pretoria Ras Al-Khaimah Sharjah Somerset West Tel Aviv Yaoundé

27 EUROPE Amsterdam Athens Barcelona Belfast Berlin Birmingham Bologna Brussels Bucharest Budapest Cologne Copenhagen Den Hague Dublin Dusseldorf Edinburgh Frankfurt Geneva Ghent Glasgow Haarlem Hamburg Helsinki Istanbul Kalisz Krakow Kyiv Lisbon Liverpool London Maastricht Madrid Manchester Marseilles Milan Moscow Munich Novi Sad Oslo Paris Perugia Prague Rome Rotterdam St. Petersburg Stockholm Stuttgart Toulouse Utrecht Vienna Warsaw York Zagreb Zurich 21 ASIA PACIFIC Adelaide Auckland Bangalore Bangkok Brisbane Chennai Christchurch Dhaka Ho Chi Minh Hong Kong Hyderabad Jakarta Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Manila Melbourne Mumbai New Delhi Osaka Perth Phnom Penh Pune Seoul Shanghai Singapore Sydney Taichung Taipei Tokyo Add l cities in East Asia

28 We find and develop leaders in the art and science of starting new churches. Consider that a new church is a start-up. With over 250 years of church planting experience on the CTC team, we design and deliver programs for kingdomminded entrepreneurs. We invest in these leaders spiritually, vocationally, and financially. 22 Pastors from around the world are beginning to come in a steady stream to New York City to glean what they can... Their goal is to learn how to create similarly effective churches in cosmopolitan cities like New York, which exert outsize influence on the prevailing culture but have traditionally been neglected... Tim Keller as quoted in The New York Times

29 We... + have an eye for raw talent 23 + do intense assessment + create a dynamic learning environment + host ministry simulation exercises + personalize our coaching + provide one-on-one mentoring + act as a lab to discuss models, theory and experiments in new churches + challenge church planters to figure out just how their cities need the gospel

30 We give grants. For many leaders who start churches, we provide startup capital in the form of grants. We designed a sustainable approach called the City Renewal Fund (CRF). 24 Step 1: The Gift 100% of any gift given through the City Renewal Fund goes to start a church. Step 2: New Church We help start a gospel-minded church that works to meet the spiritual and physical needs of the city. Step 3: Give it Forward Once started, this church gives money to start other new churches in its city or region.

31 Step 4: A Self-Sustaining Cycle The power of CRF becomes apparent when gifts into the fund mix and multiply. We project that 20 churches receiving initial grants will in turn resource 40 more churches within a decade. CTC has given nearly $1m in CRF grants, and the initial recipients are already paying forward.

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33 We create content. We work with Tim Keller to plan, develop, and distribute his books and resources to the world. 27 So far, nearly 25 titles are available, spanning 25 languages. But to us, content is far more than publishing books for the readers of the world. Content helps us recruit, develop, and empower leaders on the new frontier of cities. It allows our theological vision and ministry approach to be shared, scaled, and adapted with integrity. Because the world is becoming more urban, these resources are in great demand everywhere, not just cities.

34 NORTH AMERICA + C2C Network + Chicago Partnership for Church Planting + Christ the King Boston Church Planting Center + City to City Miami + Grace Network + Harbor Church Planting Center + LA Church Planting Movement + Liberti + NorthWest Church Planting Network + Queens Presbyterian Church Planting Network + RENEW South Florida + RenewDC Anglican Church Planting Network + Resurrection Brooklyn + Spanish River Church Planting + Together LA + VISION-LA Church Planting Network AFRICA + Advance Network + Entrust + The City Bowl Network + The Union + Transformission Network EUROPE Birmingham + Amsterdam on the Move + AT3 Network + Budapest network + City to City Dach + City to City United Kingdom + East of Scotland Partnership + London: Co-Mission + London: New Church Network + Paris Reformission Scotland + Rotterdam: International Church Plants + The Manchester Church Planting Network + United Reformed Church in London AUSTRALIA ASIA PACIFIC + China Partnership + Empower Network + The Seoul network + The Taipei network + The Tokyo network In every region, new churches, leaders, and networks are coming together under the City to City name. We also relate to the existing networks listed here and often serve as a unifying platform for a region s many networks.

35 We help form new networks and partner with existing networks. The leaders of these networks take responsibility for the planning and support of their churches; CTC plays a supporting or catalytic role as needed. We also connect members of these local networks to our global network of practitioners. 29

36 TODAY A VISION FOR THE FUTURE 2025

37 IN 2014, WITH MUCH THOUGHT, COUNSEL, AND PRAYER, WE ASKED OURSELVES: 1. How can CTC accelerate the current ministry of starting new churches in cities? How can CTC reach new leaders, in new places, in new and better ways? 3. How can CTC and its mission be passed to the next generation? We developed a trajectory for the next decade and a detailed roadmap for the next 3 years.

38 WITH GOD S HELP, CTC WILL: + build stronger affiliates like CTC Europe, CTC Asia Pacific, CTC Australia, and CTC Latin America 32 + expand our team of catalysts who recruit, coach, and train in the field + triple our work in North America to help start churches in over 15 cities and train pastors in dozens more + invest in a pipeline of leaders for New York City with internships, apprentice programs, a seminary, and an aggressive plan to start hundreds of new churches + launch a retail strategy to train and coach ministry and marketplace leaders

39 BE LOOKING FOR THESE CITY TO CITY OUTCOMES BY 2025: 75 global cities activated 1,000 new churches started 25,000 leaders trained 60 networks formed 3M readers reached We re asking a group of leadership donors to invest in this 10-year vision. If you would like to learn more and join this group, please contact CTC s VP of Advancement, Doug Thorson doug@redeemercitytocity.com.

40 Revival. 34 We labor and pray for a global revival. When Christianity first spread, the Apostles went from city to city to tell people about Jesus. Since then, many of the historic revivals and advances of Christianity have come from and through cities. We believe that cities are once again leading the world to Christ. Do you see it? Are you ready to join us in the cities of the world?

41 Even now, four years into Redeemer Church of Dubai, our church plant in the Arabian Desert, I continue to remember principles from City to City because God has indelibly written them in my mind. DAVE FURMAN Senior Pastor, Redeemer Church of Dubai

42 Join us. 36 Pray with us for global revival. Pray with us for all of the church planters and leaders doing mission in cities. Give by check Redeemer City to City 1166 Avenue of the Americas Suite 1620 New York, NY Give online redeemercitytocity.com/give Tax Identification no

43 Stock You can donate appreciated securities stock, mutual funds, bonds, ADRs (American Depository Receipts), and other property. If you would like to donate securities you can initiate the transfer through your broker and request that the securities be transferred to: J.P.Morgan Clearing Corp Account Name: Redeemer City to City Account Number: DTC #: Please contact Doug Thorson at if you are considering this kind of gift so that we can understand how you would like this gift to be applied. Mutual Funds If you are considering a gift of a mutual fund, please let us know of the exact name of the mutual fund(s) you wish to transfer. We have made special arrangements to receive mutual funds through another broker and can help you make this gift: doug@redeemercitytocity.com. Legacy Gifts There are many ways to create your own flexible plans for fulfilling your philanthropic and other financial goals. If considering a charitable bequest or planned gift to CTC, please contact your financial advisors for specific information and get in touch with doug@redeemercitytocity.com.

44 Report Card ACTUALS GOALS 2015 Cumulative To Date 2016 Cumulative by 2018 Churches NYC Global* Target Global Cities with Church Plants 24 ** ** 60+ Church Planting Networks Served Leaders Trained and Served 1,500 11,000 1,500 16,500 Published Resources International Editions * includes NYC Total ** for this year s new churches includes only works by Tim Keller facilitated by CTC

45 Financial Summary 2016 PROGRAMS AND GRANTS Regions New York City $ 1,451k North America $ 255k Latin America $ 262k Europe $ 902k Asia Pacific $ 811k Africa & MENA $ 414k Global Publishing, Digital, and Marketing $ 976k Administration and Management $ 812k Development $ 906k Programs* $ 602k Your generosity allows CTC to: + help start 45 churches in 30 cities; + provide renewable startup grants to many of these churches, averaging $80K/ church over three years; + train 1,500 leaders; + create an ongoing stream of books, resources, websites, social engagement, and campaigns to help bring gospel renewal to North America and the world CTC Total Budget $7,391,000 Note: These numbers do not include an additional $1.5M in funds raised directly into our international affiliates CTC Europe and CTC Asia Pacific, or passed through to church plants or short term missions teams. *There is also program and training costs represented in each region total.

46 Programs INTERNATIONAL INTENSIVE The International Intensive is a five-week program held in New York City to train church planters from global cities. The program is designed to prepare urban church planters by exposing them to urban church planting concepts, theological resources to grow churches, leadership modules, and other church planting principles. Participants in the Intensive are selected through an extensive recruiting and screening process. INCUBATOR The Incubator is our key two-year program to serve, train, and develop church planters in New York City and selected other strategic cities. Each learning module addresses the specific needs of urban planters, including skills in thinking theologically about ministry, and growth in the various areas of urban ministry. Church planters go through the program during the critical phase of launching their congregations and get practical help on writing their action plan, philosophy of ministry, crucial ministry development, and preaching, among others. Typically, this training is accompanied by coaching to encourage the planter to perform to the maximum extent of his giftedness. TRAIN THE TRAINER This program orients trainers to CTC s urban church planter Incubator curriculum, a two-year course that can be adapted for their city. We believe that by employing a training curriculum that increasingly reflects the practitioners own culture, leaders will develop a locally delivered training program that more effectively serves church planters. GOSPEL IN THE CITY Gospel in the City is a two-day learning experience that exposes urban leaders to a vision about the centrality of the gospel a theological and practical understanding of how the gospel shapes all of life, from the heart, to a church and to a city. It is delivered through plenary sessions and group learning experiences and usually hosted by local partners. FELLOWS PROGRAM The Fellows Program is designed for individuals one to two years away from planting a church in New York City. It is a one-year course of study intended to give participants a realistic expectation of life and ministry in the city context. 40

47 CITY LAB City Lab is a half-day training experience for New York City church leadership teams. Each bimonthly event includes a plenary talk and a Q&A with Tim Keller, a panel discussion featuring pastors from NYC s five boroughs, and direct facilitation by CTC s senior staff. City Lab brings together over 200 pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders from many diverse NYC neighborhoods. CITY TO CITY LEARNING CTC Learning gathers the best of our in-person training programs into online and hybrid online/ in-person courses. Some will be facilitated by our staff, others by trainers we certify in key cities and networks, and others by anyone interested in being shaped by CTC s approach to gospel ministry and church planting. CTC PARTNERSHIP CTC Partnership helps established churches use their missions budget to sponsor new churches in global cities. We partner with the church to involve their congregations in supporting the new church and establishing a relationship between the two churches. We also train the church s leaders in gospel ministry using an adapted version of our church planter training. FAITH, WORK AND LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE The Faith, Work and Leadership Initiative seeks to help churches and church planting networks in North America and around the world develop effective, gospel-centered marketplace leaders. REDEEMER CITY MINISTRY Redeemer City Ministry is a brand new program offering graduate-level theological education in partnership with Reformed Theological Seminary. Based entirely in NYC, candidates will pursue a Master of Arts (Biblical Studies) and prepare for ministry in NYC and other cities. APPRENTICE PROGRAM The Apprentice Program is designed to help churches identify, equip, and mobilize young leaders. Apprentices receive nine months of training from CTC and coaching from their pastor while completing a ministry assignment in their local church. The Apprentice Program is the first stage of the leadership development pipeline in NYC. 41

48 Books, Curricula and Resources 42 CTC develops gospel-centered content for leaders starting new churches, leaders in established churches, and leaders everywhere. The Reason for God DVD and Discussion Guide Recorded live and unscripted, Tim Keller meets with a group of panelists over six sessions to address their doubts and questions about Christianity. A discussion guide for group use prompts consideration of how to make one s personal interaction with non-believers more effective. The Prodigal God DVD and Discussion Guide A six-week immersive experience for churches and small groups. Based on the book The Prodigal God (written by Tim Keller), this film and discussion guide illustrate the core message that the gospel is neither religion nor irreligion, neither morality nor immorality, but something else entirely. Jesus the King Discussion Guide A nine-week curriculum for churches and small groups, exploring the story of Jesus life, death and significance through the Gospel of Mark. This is to be used in conjunction with the book Jesus the King. The Meaning of Marriage DVD and Discussion Guide A six-week course for people contemplating, beginning, struggling with, or delighting in marriage. The video features Tim and Kathy Keller in group discussion with people in varying stages of marriage and singleness. A discussion guide directs group discussion based on the video. Gospel in Life An eight-week course on the gospel and how it is lived out in all of life first in our hearts, then in community, and out into the world.

49 The following titles are materials previously developed by Dr. Keller and prepared for publication with the help of the CTC team. Jesus the King (formerly titled King s Cross) Encounters with Jesus This book covers the life, death, and This book shows how encounters that made a resurrection of Jesus, edited from sermons profound impact to those who spoke with Jesus by Tim Keller on the Gospel of Mark. Christ in the Gospels can still have a deep effect on us today. Edited from talks given by Tim Center Church Keller at Oxford University in 2012 and to the A textbook outlining both the theological vision Harvard Club Men s Breakfast. and the practical implementation of doing balanced, gospel-centered ministry in your Every Good Endeavor particular city. Written by Tim Keller and This book shows how God calls each of us prepared for publication by CTC. to express meaning and purpose through our work and careers. Written by Tim Keller with Center Church Trilogy Katherine Leary Alsdorf and editorial assistance These three books Shaped by the Gospel, from the CTC staff. Loving the City, Serving a Movement consist of the material from Center Church together with Preaching response essays and interactions from a variety A 21st century guide to communicating faith of theologians, missiologists, and ministry in Christ through preaching. For the working practitioners. pastor as well as any Christian teacher or communicator. Written by Tim Keller and edited by the CTC team. 43 CTC actively participates in getting Tim Keller s books translated in a number of languages and distributed in 26 languages. Through CTC s efforts, publications are now available worldwide in these languages: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, and Swedish

50 I see the cities 44 of the earth and make myself a part of them. WALT WHITMAN Leaves of Grass

51 The City to City team 45 DR. TIM KELLER Founder and Chairman of the Board Tim Keller is a graduate of Bucknell University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Westminster Theological Seminary, where he received his D.Min. He became a Christian while at Bucknell, due to the ministry of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, with which he later served as a staff member. He was ordained by the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and served as a pastor in Virginia for nine years. In 1989 Tim was asked by the PCA to start Redeemer Presbyterian Church. The church grew from 50 people to a total attendance of over 5,000 people each Sunday. In addition, he has become a best-selling author of books such as The Prodigal God and The Reason for God. DR. MARK REYNOLDS Vice President, Operations and Leadership Programs Mark provides oversight for all CTC programs and services to church planters training, assessment, coaching, and funding as well as running the daily operations. He also provides leadership to the Church Multiplication Alliance of NYC that is committed to planting churches throughout the city through a transdenominational alliance and various networks. He holds graduate degrees from Covenant Seminary, Aberdeen University and Saint Louis University. Mark lives with his wife and two sons in Manhattan. Tim and Kathy live on Roosevelt Island in Manhattan and they have three sons.

52 JAY KYLE Vice President, Global Catalyst Jay recruits, mentors and coaches church planters in the megacities of Asia. Before joining CTC, He completed his M.Div. at Reformed Theological Seminary and was awarded an honorary doctorate in the humanities by Belhaven University. He served for 32 years as a missionary with Mission to the World (MTW), the overseas mission arm of the Presbyterian Church in America. Jay and his wife, Maureen, live in Nashville and have three grown children and five grandchildren. DR. AL BARTH Vice President, Global Catalyst Having planted four churches over his pastoral career, he now works primarily as a Church Planting Catalyst/ Coordinator in major cities helping to start new movements of churches in leading cities of Europe, Africa and North America. He has served as a coach, trainer and mentor for many global church planters. At present he is finishing his dissertation on Strengthening the Influence of the Gospel in the Cities of Europe. He holds two graduate degrees from Reformed Theological Seminary and is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church of America. Al and his wife, Rene, have three adult children and are grandparents to eight children. DOUG THORSON Vice President, Advancement Doug leads the advancement efforts that support CTC s rapidly growing global footprint. He views his role as a calling to help faithful stewards grow in generosity. Doug brings over 15 years of experience in developing key partnerships for charitable organizations. He also brings two decades of marketplace experience in communications, strategic selling, and business planning. His passions are mission clarity, strategic planning and execution, and cohesive integration of all communication platforms that are working toward mission advancement. Doug is married to Susan and they have four children. After 28 years in Virginia, they are now living in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan with their 17-year old son, Brady. MELANIE PENN Director, Marketing Melanie is a native Virginian and comes from a long line of Presbyterian church planters from the Midwest. Before them, she descends from some spiritual radicals who sailed to North America on the Mayflower. Melanie tells the CTC story both in NYC and in other cities, oversees the organization s creative and promotional materials, and collaborates with philanthropists. She considers it a privilege to work with heroic church planters from all over the world. 46 She lives in Brooklyn and is also a professional worship leader and singer-songwriter.

53 GARY WATANABE Director of Coaching, Asia Pacific Gary assists in the training, coaching, and networking among the ethnic church planters within New York City and in other global cities of the world with whom they partner. He and his family first got involved in church planting as part of a core team in Hawaii in Soon after that they were called to cross-cultural church planting with the foreign missions arm of the Presbyterian Church in America, called Mission to the World. Gary and his wife, Lois, have been blessed with three grown children and live in Tokyo. DR. JOHN THOMAS Director, Global Training John is responsible for designing and delivering many training experiences for CTC, both in New York and in other global cities. He has written and field-tested CTC s Incubator, a transformational training system for urban church planters. KIMBERLY HUNT Director, Operations and Finance Kimberly s role is to manage financial and human resources operations, and ensure programs that support CTC s strategic plans are effectively executed. Kimberly has worn different hats throughout her career but her sweet spot is managing people, processes, and projects. Kimberly grew up in the suburbs of Orange County, CA but is a true city girl. She s been blessed to live in such great cities such as San Francisco and Paris, but it s New York City that has captured her heart. She finds joy in traveling, reading, entertaining, spending time with friends and family, and finding any excuse at all to be in Central Park. She is passionate about sharing the gospel and discipleship and considers it a privilege to be on the City to City team. Kimberly lives on the Upper East Side in Manhattan. 47 His vision is to develop a global cadre of trainers who collaborate in the service of gospel church planting in each of CTC s active cities. John is married to Shari, founder/director of Parakaleo, a ministry dedicated to the care and nurture of church planting couples. They live on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

54 DR. STEPHEN UM Assistant Director, Training Stephen Um (Ph.D., University of St. Andrews) is the senior minister of Citylife Presbyterian Church in Boston, MA. He teaches New Testament Studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and serves as a council member with The Gospel Coalition. For the past 25 years Stephen and his wife have been involved in several Presbyterian Churches throughout the Northeastern part of the country. He is the author of The Kingdom of God, Why Cities Matter, and 1 Corinthians: The Word of the Cross from the Preaching the Word series. His sermons and resources are available online at The Center for Gospel Culture. Stephen and his wife live in Boston, Massachusetts. WALTER WOOD Assistant Director, Global Affiliates Walter Wood s ministry career has taken him through campus ministry with Cru, seminary (M.Div., D.Min.) in Jackson MS, a 12-year stint at Perimeter Church in Atlanta, and founding and Sr. Pastor of North Cincinnati Community Church in Mason, Ohio. Southern Europe, and now has been taken on by CTC in a full-time capacity as Assistant Director of Global Affiliates. Walter s responsibilities are to coach church planters in Europe and to develop partnerships between North American churches and CTC s target cities. Walter is married to Rebecca. They live in Cincinnati, Ohio, and they have two grown children and three grandchildren. ROBERT GUERRERO Church Planting Catalyst, New York City Robert networks with existing churches and leaders to identify and coach new church planters. He is a native New Yorker and has spent much of his life in the U.S. and Dominican Republic. He earned a degree in theology from Moody Bible Institute and during his studies was active in the ministry of Lawndale Community Church, Chicago, as well as planting La Villita Community Church. Robert and his wife live in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. 48 He and his wife Becky planted the church in 1994, and over the 21+ years, NCCC has grown and planted 8 other churches in the Cincinnati area and beyond. Walter worked with City to City as an adjunct field staff during his last three years at North Cincinnati, in several cities in

55 DAVID WHITEHEAD Coaching Catalyst David has been involved in helping church plants for over 30 years. He and his wife Kathleen moved to New York City in 2003 specifically to plant churches. During that time, David has been a part of pioneering three church plants, including his current congregation, Grace, which meets on the Upper West Side and is planting another church in Queens. David has been coaching church planters throughout his time in Manhattan. He studied at Reformed Theological Seminary and Fuller Seminary. David also served as a chaplain at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at the same time. He has been certified by CoachNet, Gospel Coach and Church Multiplication Ministries. MARIO ZANDSTRA Regional Director, Partner Engagement Mario helps share the vision of CTC with constituents in Texas and its neighboring states. He has had a distinguished career in commercial real estate in Dallas, and most recently served as CEO of Pine Cove Camps. He attended the University of Southern California Business School and moved to Dallas after college. He and his wife Lynelle have seven children and live in the University Park area of Dallas. 49 David, his wife, and his two daughters live on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. His hobbies include trying to find time, cycling, and playing guitar. RU SEN Regional Director, India Ru recruits, trains and resources church planters in Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Pune. Ru s family is from India, and he is thrilled to work strategically for the spread of the gospel in this amazing country. Ru hails from Chapel Hill, NC and earned an M.Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary. He is married to Kim and has two children, Jacob and Lily. They live in Orlando.

56 ANDRES GARZA Regional Director, Latin America Andres is an ordained pastor in the National Presbyterian Church in Mexico and an architect with a masters degree in Urban Planning. He grew up in Monterrey, Mexico as a Catholic and came to know God in college through his now wife, Ruth. He worked as a city planner for 15 years before earning a M.Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC in He returned to Monterrey, Mexico to serve as the team leader for MTW in the church planting movement, establishing a center to plant churches in 27 cities in Northern Mexico. After many years of working together with Redeemer City to City as an affiliated network leader, he accepted the call in 2015 to lead CTC s efforts in Latin America to plant gospel-centered, kingdom-minded, and multiplying churches. His wife, Ruth, is also a city planner. She is developing a church planters wives ministry. The Garzas live in Monterrey, Mexico and have two daughters, Lissete and Priscila. CLARA LEE Manager, Content Clara develops content and resources for CTC s websites. She also manages permissions requests, foreign translations, and content distribution. She graduated from New York University and spent a number of years working at Nature Publishing Group, where she handled customer service and operations. She also spent a year with a mission in Trujillo, Peru s third largest city. Clara originally hails from Southern California and now lives in Harlem. TIM COX Manager, Digital Tim Cox connects existing churches and their congregations to the cause of new churches for better cities. His work in recruiting and web marketing for three Christian universities prepared him for his role. His degree in music did not. 50 Tim and his wife Karen live in Park Slope, Brooklyn with their five cats.

57 RUBEN SOTO Program Manager, New York City Ruben oversees two new CTC programs: the Partnership Program and City Lab. He comes to CTC from being the Director of Ministry Relations at Nyack College, where he developed partnerships between the college and area churches. He also spent several years as an active lay leader at Brooklyn Tabernacle. Ruben is working on his MA in Biblical Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and lives in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. KATIE ELLIS Project Manager, Asia Pacific Katie facilitates all projects facing Asia Pacific. This includes creating systems for recruiting church planters, managing Asia s International Intensive, and supporting the leaders of City to City Asia. RUTH LEARY Regional Network Coordinator, EMEA Ruth supports the work of church planters in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. She helps connect church and network leaders in those regions to City to City. Born in Richmond, VA to missionary parents, Ruth spent half of her formative years in Kiev, Ukraine. Living in Eastern Europe gave Ruth a passion for connecting with people of different cultures. She loves getting to be a part of the growth of the global church. Ruth graduated from the University of Virginia where she studied Foreign Affairs and Russian and Eastern European Studies. She enjoys the mountains, exploring new places, and a good cup of coffee. Ruth lives in Washington Heights. 51 Most of her professional background is in the arts, working with and for ceramic artists in Tennessee and Maine, managing programs for an artist development organization, and her very favorite teaching pottery classes at a local high school. Katie lives in Brooklyn.

58 DENINE CARTER Administrative Coordinator, New York City Denine provides support for the NYC team and creates processes to make things run more smoothly. The best part of her job is getting planters the training they need to help them start Jesusloving churches that serve their communities. Denine was a hip hop dance missionary in the Dominican Republic where two seemingly unrelated things occurred: she developed a passion for church planting in urban centers, and began attending Robert Guerrero s church. After moving back to New York, she reconnected with Robert, began working as his assistant, and helped him start a church. A New York City native, Denine now lives in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan and enjoys mentoring, storytelling podcasts, and, of course, hip hop dancing. CODY DUNN Leadership Pipeline Coordinator, New York City Cody helps execute and support CTC s training programs for leaders in New York City. He counts it a privilege to participate in the renewal of the city by helping leaders flourish in the calling God has given them. Cody grew up in rural southeastern Virginia and never thought he would call an urban center like New York home. He earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and comes alive when spending time in nature, even if only by taking in the view of the skyline from his fire escape. Fluent in Spanish, Cody is married to Kelsey and lives in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. They are both active in Cru s Millennials network and enjoy exploring New York s patchwork of neighborhoods together. 52 SARAH GROVER Coordinator, Information and Research Sarah processes all gifts to CTC, manages gift information, and oversees reporting for Advancement. While working for CTC, she is pursuing two graduate degrees: Library Science at Pratt Institute and Jewish-Christian Relations at Seton Hall University. Sarah is originally from Virginia, graduated from UVA, and lives in Brooklyn.

59 The CTC board of directors 53 DAVID DILLON Senior Managing Director, Dillon Kane Group David Dillon grew up in Japan as the youngest son of career missionaries to Japan. David is an alumnus of Wheaton College and Northern Illinois University as well as the DePaul University Graduate School of Business. David is an elder at Covenant Presbyterian Church of Chicago and has been involved in urban ministry there in various capacities. He is the founder and Senior Managing Director of the Dillon Kane Group, a technology advisory and business incubation firm based in Chicago. David s connection to Redeemer City to City dates back to his visits to NY during the early days of the Church Planting Center. David has been active in serving on non-profit boards such as Sunshine Gospel Ministries, Serge, the Chicago Fellowship and many others. He lives in Chicago with his wife Michele and has two daughters living nearby. His hobbies include guitar playing, eating Japanese food, and riding motorcycles. CHRISTIAN HEMPELL Vice President, Commercial Development and Corporate Partnerships at Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) Christian s team at IHG (one of the world s largest hotel companies) develops, manages, and grows the company s loyalty and guest travel products and strategic alliances for the Global Sales and Marketing function. Prior to this role, he was Head of Corporate Strategy for the Americas Region in Atlanta, with a seat in Americas Operating Committee and Head of Corporate Strategy for the global company in London. Christian also spent six years with Andersen Business Consulting. He has served on the Board of Redeemer City to City since its inception as a sister organization to Redeemer Presbyterian Church. Christian holds a BS in Hotel Management from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He and his wife Brooke and their two kids worship in Atlanta with their church family at City Church Eastside (PCA).

60 JAMES HERRING Managing Director, Goldman Sachs James is a managing director in the Investment Management Division (IMD) and has been advising wealthy families since he joined Goldman Sachs in He serves on the Private Wealth Management Advisors Council and as part of the Investment Experience Group. From 1996 to 2000, he was regional manager of the Equities and Private Wealth Management businesses in the Southeast, based in Memphis. During 2001, James was based in Salt Lake City as regional manager for GS.com, an online wealth management start-up initiative. In 2002, he moved to New York to advise many of the firm s key relationships in IMD. In 2006, James was named co-head of the Family Investment Office, a multifamily office business that he developed, launched, and led until He was named Managing Director in Prior to joining the firm, James served as an officer in the US Army Reserve for nine years. James earned a BA and MBA from Vanderbilt University. He is former president of the Owen Graduate School Alumni Board and is active as a board member and fundraiser for his church and several nonprofits. CARTER HINCKLEY Managing Director, Blue Ridge Partners With over 30 years of experience in sales, senior management, and consulting (all efforts focused on helping firms grow sales more effectively), most of Carter s experience has been in the software, technology and financial services industries, working with firms in transition due to acquisition, product maturity, or changing markets and channels. Before joining Blue Ridge Partners, Carter started, grew and sold a software consulting firm dedicated to helping firms use CRM and other software to increase sales. Prior to that he worked in marketing at Merrill Lynch, consulting at Booz Allen, and software development at The Boston Company. Carter holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in Computer Science from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and a BA in Math and Computer Science from Lake Forest College. Carter resides in New York City with his wife and two children. He has been attending Redeemer Presbyterian Church since it started and is an Elder affiliated with the East Side congregation. 54

61 TANYA PITRE Co-Founder, Vision-LA Tanya grew up in Houston and met her husband while both were guidance counselors at Young Life s Wilderness Ranch. Tanya is an alumnus of Pepperdine University and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. After graduation, she and Brannin moved to Dallas to serve at Park Cities Presbyterian Church. While at Park Cities in 2001, the Pitres were introduced to Redeemer City to City. In 2005, they accepted a call to start Vision-LA, a Los Angeles-based church planting movement supported in part by CTC. In 2008, Tanya and Brannin planted Grace Pasadena. Tanya spends much of her time raising her three children, supporting the staff and ministries of the church, and discipling women in her neighborhood. She is also an active member of a family foundation that supports many Christian ministries mainly in the area of discipleship. Tanya Pitre lives in Los Angeles with her husband Brannin and their three children. She enjoys reading, skiing, traveling, and hiking the mountains of Colorado. BRUCE TERRELL Executive Director, Redeemer Presbyterian Church; Interim President, CTC Bruce serves as the Executive Director of Redeemer Presbyterian Church. He joined the RPC team in 2006 after having served for over 20 years with Mission to the World (MTW), the foreign mission sending agency of Presbyterian Church in America denomination. Bruce held several different roles while working with MTW, the last 10 years of which he served as Chief Operating Officer. His work with MTW provided him the opportunity to develop cross-cultural ministry partnerships and relationships around the globe. Bruce is currently serving as interim president for CTC. MARY BETH VOGELZANG 55 Partner, Vogelzang & Associates Mary Beth is a partner of Vogelzang & Associates, a third party marketing firm working with institutional money management companies. She is also the President of Vogelzang Vineyard and Estate Wines. Mary Beth serves on the board of Restore NYC and Parakaleo. She is on the advisory board of the Westmont Museum of Art, and the President of its Art Council. Previous board affiliations have been with Opportunity International and the National Association of Street Schools. She lives in both Santa Barbara, California and New York City with her husband Jim. Their daughters flank them in Walnut Creek, CA and South Africa. If you must know her hobbies, they are fly fishing, hiking, reading, piano, cooking, and (new and not tested) letter press.

62 There is more. We want to tell you all about it. Please contact one of our team members to speak more about our mission About giving: doug@redeemercitytocity.com + About strategy: mark@redeemercitytocity.com + About getting involved: melanie@redeemercitytocity.com Photography: p6, PLTam: Lower East Side, New York City // p7, Tim Cox: Mumbai, India // p9, Kevin Cathey, Raphael Jaramillo, Félix Pagaimo // p18, Jarrett Hall: Mark Jackson // p26, Tim Cox // p30, Tim Cox: Post Its // p31, Perryn Pettus: Street Cafe // p32, Jarrett Hall: Church Planter // p33, Perryn Pettus: Lights // p35, Kevin Cathey // Letter: adapted from Why God Made Cities by Tim Keller // Design: Kristin Spix // kristinspixdesign.com

63 And the LORD said, You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night. So why shouldn t I be concerned about that great city? JONAH 4