Community Leadership Development


(View a video of Fort Wayne community leaders commenting
on TUFW's distinctive of Community Leadership Development.)


Micah 6:8 pushes us to engage the world around us. God expects us to do what is right, show compassion, and walk with Him in a way that isn't self-promoting. This is a campus-wide responsibility! Fort Wayne provides rich opportunities for you to learn from the community and contribute to it as well. You won't be isolated in a Christian bubble - serve others and become a leader in the city, in a church, through missions and right on campus.

Community Leadership Development is the equipping of students with the knowledge, skills and values necessary for them to become agents of restoration and development within the spiritual, economic, social, political, cultural, emotional, physical, moral, judicial, educational and familial contexts of the community. Remember Micah 6:8!

As one example, students taking Introduction to Sociology as part of the general education curriculum all have the opportunity to learn from and about the community. One assignment in the course is called "Urban Guerilla Mission." In order to get a first-hand experience of the city, students are assigned to ride buses, visit the emergency room, monitor governmental meetings and attend an urban church. The students then write reflections upon their experiences. One student commented, "There were no Spanish speakers in the emergency room. I was able to translate for the doctor so a child could receive proper treatment." Another student wrote, "Enhanced social life begins on the way to the bus stop by interacting with people in their yards." A third student wrote, "This experience has broadened my ministry abilities and given me a deeper understanding of urban culture." This final comment aptly sums up the entire educational focus of the campus related to Community Leadership Development.