Hope for the City: Transforming Urban Leaders (TUL) is a project based in Baltimore, MD led by Rev. Dr. Anthony Hunt. It addresses the need and opportunity to provide transformational leadership development training for persons (laity and clergy) serving in urban ministry contexts. The project is rooted in the premise that highly developed and skilled transformational leaders (clergy and lay) are key determinants in church and community vitality and that leadership development processes that are specifically tailored to the particular needs of persons serving in urban contexts are needed.
TUL is focused on providing contextualized leadership development for lay and clergy leaders serving in churches and nonprofit settings in Baltimore. Along with general leadership topics, the TUL training model is designed to address several issues that are germane to ministry in urban settings (e.g., trauma in urban communities). In 2023, TUL has conducted hybrid and on site workshops on various topics for local church leaders in wider Baltimore area.