Introduction to the Incarnational Framework

The Incarnational Framework is a diagnostic tool designed for those who are called to free leaders from all walks of life to create cities of peace for all people. It is a framework that asks questions, not a curriculum that gives answers. Street Psalms uses it to hold itself accountable to its mission. It’s how we measure our impact. It’s shared by hub directors in our network to help them examine their own approach to freeing leaders. It functions as a rule of life for those who are ordained with Street Psalms, and informs all of our initiatives and programs.

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Incarnational Framework Introduction

The Incarnational Framework A diagnostic tool designed for those who are called to free leaders from all walks of life to create cities of peace for all people. It is a…

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Incarnational Capacity Assessment for Individuals

A diagnostic tool for leaders to examine their approach to city transformation in light of the Incarnation. Online Survey We start by gathering information through a a simple online survey,…

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Incarnational Capacity Assessment for Organizations

A diagnostic tool for organizations to examine their approach to city transformation in light of the Incarnation. Your time is valuable. Receive custom reports in less than a month, and…

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Incarnational Movements

Street Psalms engages a global network, embracing a broad range of missional work. Across contexts, there are four movements that we recognize as important shifts in the life of an…

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Community in Mission Suite of Resources

Community in Mission suite of Resources The following suite of resources outline how faith communities can embody the spiritual technology of the Incarnation, mystery of Word made flesh. We describe…

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Fellowship Program

Fellowship Program We offer one-year funded Fellowships for leaders embedded within local partners on the ground. These Fellowships are awarded to those leaders who have a specific project that builds…

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Novitiate Program

Novitiate Program We offer a one-year guided discernment process for those leaders seeking ordination with Street Psalms. Our ordained community has shared commitment to seeing and celebrating good news in…

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Workshops

Virtual Workshops We offer a variety of virtual workshops to apply learning to practice. These workshops are available to anyone, and are prerequisites for applying for the Fellowship or Novitiate…

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Our Team

Meet the Team Jessica Uhl Coordination Team Lead San Francisco, California Joel Aguilar Director of Fellowship Programs Guatemala City, Guatemala Joel Van Dyke Network Development Wyoming, Michigan Kris Rocke Executive…

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2023 Summit

In October 2023, the Street Psalms community gathered for a Summit, focused on the goal of seeking deep systems’ transformation through our collective work of formation that frees leaders to…

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Ordination with Street Psalms

Ordination Street Psalms’ ordained global community has a common vocation: to free others to love and serve according to the unique shape of our lives and context. What does this…

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Resources

Resources A collection of Reflections, Liturgies, Prayers and Devotions created in partnership with a global network of grassroots leaders. The perspectives here are born out of our gift of “Seeing…

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Street Psalms Network

Serving a global network of more than 100+ cities. With a core of 30+ ordained members and more than 40 active partnerships we support a global network committed to developing…

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Urban Training Collaborative

Urban Training Collaborative The Urban Training Collaborative (UTC) is an initiative of Street Psalms made up of an organic network of local Hubs. UTC Hubs share a common commitment to…

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About Us

Our Mission: Street Psalms is a community in mission that frees leaders from all walks of life to create cities of peace for all people. What began as a training…

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New Training Hub Partnership

Training Hub Partnership Process Street Psalms is committed to developing and nurturing training hub throughout the Urban Training Collaborative (UTC). These hubs are the primary partners with whom Street Psalms…

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Preaching Peace

The Story In 2013, a young pastor in Tacoma who was newly appointed to her aging church met with the director of Street Psalms and the Tacoma training hub. Towards…

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The Street Psalms Office

A Brief Introduction This month we are featuring Kristy Humphreys, the Operations Manager for Street Psalms. Kristy has a unique vantage on our work of developing incarnational leaders. She handles…

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Initiatives

What does it look like to develop incarnational leadership in vulnerable urban communities? A selection of key initiatives being worked out in partnership in cities around the globe. Urban Training…

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Homepage

We believe the most powerful resources in vulnerable urban communities are the leaders themselves. Get To Know Us Would you like to receive weekly content rooted in perspectives “from below”…

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Preaching Peace Case Study

  Case Studies  CURRENT STATUS PILOT PHASE Create Prototype Start small and stay focused. Test Prototype Failure is baked into the process, resist the temptation towards perfection. Clarify Gift Identify…

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Overture Overview

An Introduction to Incarnational Mission Inviting urban leaders into a way of seeing, doing, and being that frees leaders to love their city and seek its peace. See and celebrate…

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Sign of Hope (Tacoma)

  Resources Stories that remind us what is possible when leaders undergo the Incarnational Movements. Learn More The Street Psalms Office A Brief Introduction This month we are featuring Kristy…

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Salem UPF

Mutual Transformation An Urban Peacemaker Fellowship Urban Peacemaker Fellowships (UPF) are Street Psalms training initiatives. Led by Street Psalms Senior Fellows, our 10 Urban Peacemaker Fellowships work to equip the head,…

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UPF ITF

Resources for the Urban Peacemaker Fellowship The Incarnational Framework Individual Chapter Downloads

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ITF

Take the Incarnational Training Framework with you. Get your free digital copy today. Additional Resources for Incarnational Leaders INTRODUCTION      SECTION I PROLEGOMENA Chapter 1: Urban Context Chapter 2:…

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What Is Not Included

The first time I spoke the words above in a community reading, written as a benediction, I noticed they kept out the last part of the second verse in Isaiah 61, “…and the day of vengeance of our God.” I was quick to judge this hermeneutical decision and assumed that the liturgists were exercising some sort of comfortable or convenient pacifism (consider this anecdote the confession of my 20-something self, who of course knew everything back then).

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Transformational Urban Leadership

Our Context The communities of Nairobi, Kenya are periodically devastated by socioeconomic and political divisions. Every five years, the general election cycle escalates violence, further amplifying the conflict in our…

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Come and See

The authentic work of Christ and the work of the church is hard to do, if not impossible, from a distance. An incarnational ministry prioritizes proximity in order to “see” God.

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Nairobi Case Study

  Case Studies  CURRENT STATUS ROLLOUT PHASE Choose Early AdoptersRisk on those who risk. Refine ModelSupport and evaluation refines and improves the initiative. Check Expiration DateThere is a shelf life…

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UPF Resource Page

Resources for the Urban Peacemaker Fellowship Current Projects Guatemala City Missional Question: ¿Cómo podemos desarrollar nuevas narrativas para la construcción de paz que sanen la herida colectiva de la Ciudad…

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Joel Van Dyke

Joel Van Dyke has lived and served in Guatemala City since 2003 with his wife Marilyn and their children Joel and Sofia. Joel did youth ministry and pastored a church…

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Kris Rocke

Kris lives in Tacoma, WA with his wife, Lana, and their two sons Grant and Mitchell. He has served in urban ministry since 1985 and is the founding director of Street…

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Our Network

Through the Urban Training Collaborative, we connect and gather a global network of city-serving organizations committed to developing incarnational leaders in vulnerable urban communities. Use our training and resources to…

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