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Here’s what your group will do
First, you live in the city – experiencing firsthand the sights, sounds, smells, and textures of urban life. Our housing options are located in the heart of their respective city. You also eat at local ethnic restaurants and discover the delights of Salvadorian, Middle Eastern, Filipino, African-American, and other cuisine.
Second, you learn about the city – unique issues and problems that city dwellers face and what God is doing to foster and further His Kingdom in the city, through the indigenous organizations that operate on the front lines of urban ministry.
Third, you become part of the solutions for the city – by offering your time, energy and sweat as you support these indigenous "ministry sites." CSM plugs you into a variety of hands-on ministry opportunities to ensure that your time in the city is spent supplying substantive help to God’s people in the city.
Here’s where you’ll serve
CSM will connect your group with a wide variety of service opportunities. For examples of CSM ministry sites, check out the listings in our City Profiles.
Here’s what we do for you
CSM supplies your group with a City Host (full-time or intern staff) who has been trained to handle both the logistics of your trip and help your group process what you’re experiencing. This enables you and your leadership to serve alongside your your students.
Here are the results you can expect
First, your personal walk with Christ will change. You’ll be sparked to re-examine your life priorities in light of what it means to be the hands and feet of Jesus in a hurting world.
Second, your life back home will change. You’ll return to your home community with new eyes — sensitized to see the ethnic diversity and pockets of poverty that escaped your notice previously. You’ll also return home with a new vision for how your faith can impact your home life and community at large.
Third, your future direction will change. Many young people and adults have returned from a CSM trip and changed their school major, job, and/or career plans. Read what youth leaders and students have to say about their time in the city.
More information
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