What are TMF learning communities?
TMF facilitates learning communities, comprised of a diversity of innovators, to provide opportunities for self-directed learning and networking in order to build courage to become agents of God-inspired change. Explore a sampling of our learning…
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Facilitator
Mike Bonem
Mike Bonem has a resumé that would impress any Fortune 500 CEO.He has a B.S. in chemical engineering from Rice University. He has an M.B.A. degree, with distinction from Harvard Business School. He is a former manager with the renowned McKinsey and…
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David McNitzky
David McNitzky understands what it’s like to go from the frying pan into the fire. McNitzky was only 39 years old when he was appointed as Senior Pastor at Alamo Heights United Methodist Church, a congregation that was more than twice the size of…
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Gil Rendle
Rev. Gil Rendle is a retired Senior Vice President and part-time Consultant with TMF as well as an independent consultant working with issues of change and leadership in denominations. Prior to this position, he served the Alban Institute as an…
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Melissa Wiginton
Melissa Wiginton is Vice President for Education Beyond the Walls at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, which she founded in 2011, and Research Professor in Methodist Studies. She designed the Fellowships in Pastoral Leadership for Public…
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Neil Moseley
I have worked in local churches since 2004 in a variety of ministry roles. I moved to White Rock UMC to experiment with urban church renewal. WRUMC had lost connection with its neighbors, viewed its beautiful, aging building as a liability, and…
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2020 grants
TMF invests in churches, outreach ministries, and nonprofits in Texas and New Mexico. Last year these ministries impacted over 20 different cities with community-based solutions for reducing housing, food, and education disparities.
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TMF Grants Ministry supports churches and other nonprofits whose work contributes to the world that God imagines. We believe in the abundance of God’s gifts and graces and take an asset-based approach to ministry.At TMF we believe that grants are an…
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