Governance

Admin Board of Urban Leadership Foundation

Chairman: Thomas Chacko, Indian migrant to New Zealand, former marketing exec in the Middle East, Manager/Economist, Work and Income New Zealand;

Murray Dilner, New Zealand, Missions leader

Viv Grigg, B.E.E., M.A. (Missiology, Fuller SWM), PhD (Theology, Auckland), International Director, ULF, ex officio;

Treasurer: Derek McDowell, B.Com, ACA, CFO of Company.

Advisory Board/ Accountability Team

Hon. Lawyer: Les Allen, LlB:

Hon. Auditor, John Khouri, CPA

Rev. Dr. Tom Wolf, Southern Baptist Convention missions trainer, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Pr. Damaso Paragas, Pastor, Manila slums, Philippines

Mr. David Cole, International Urban Missions Director, YWAM, New Zealand

Mrs. Carol Davis, Director, Leafline Initiatives, SF, CA, USA

Rev Dr Bruce Patrick, Auckland Baptist Tabernacle, pastoral supervision

Pr Mars Rodrigues, Foursquare Urban Poor Churchplanting Manila, Encarnação grassroots

Encarnação Alliance of Urban Poor Movement Leaders

Executive: _________ (Chairman), Dr Viv Grigg (Alliance Coordinator, MATUL Coordinator), Dr Corrie de Boer (MATUL Chairperson), Pr Mars Rodrigues, (Grassroots Training Chairperson, SEA Coordinator), Gerson Celeti (West Africa/ Francophone Catalyst)

Leadership Team Members: Bryan Johnson, M.Phil, (Grassroots Training Consultant); Rev Rongsen Meren (Nagaland); Rev Arthur Thanggiah (Prayer Coordinator); Pr Mars Rodriguez (Grassroots Training Chairman); Mrs Pushpa Waghmare (Nagpur, India);  Pr Richard Mayabi  (East Africa Coordinator); Ed Bradley; Mrs Cathy  Delaney (Western incarnational missions).

Training Commission:

Dr Corrie de Boer, chairperson; Dr Viv Grigg, Coordinator, Auckland Urban Leadership Institute; Dr Richard Slimbach, Azusa Pacific; Dr Paul Cornelius, Dr P.N. Saravanan HBI, Chennai; Dr Lee Wanak, ATS, Manila; Dr Colin Smith, Carlisle College, Nairobi.

Some Leaders of the Encarncao Alliance Training Commission

Bro. Viv Grigg, M.A.(Missions, Fuller), PhD (Theology), (International Co-ordinator, Encarnação Alliance). Since 1974, has been a prophetic voice for the global slums into the missions community.  Pioneered incarnational churchplanting strategies in the slums of Manila, Kolkata, Sao Paulo, founding several apostolic order from which 213+ organisations. Authored works influencial in global mission strategy.

Dr Corrie de Boer, urban missions professor, Asian Theological Seminary, Manila, chair of the Encarnação Training Commission, has established 500 schools in the slums of Manila.

Dr Rich Slimbach, APU,  has designed six  functioning cross-cultural programs for APU. Recognised expert in cross-cultural and development education, resigned as HOD of the Global Studies Dept to develop this program for APU.

Dr P.N. Saravanan, churchplanter, 6 years missionary from India to Indonesia, director program, HBI.

Legal Identity

In New Zealand, registered as a charitable trust with the Charities Commission Regn No. CC31243, with tax deductibility in New Zealand since 1991

US 501©3: Urban Leadership registered as a 501©3 in 1985, started Servant-Partners in the US and then gave them the US 501(c)3. They acted as fiscal agent till 2006. Oakseed Ministries International now act as fiscal agent in the US for Urban Leadership Foundation Trust. It is a 501(c)3 non-profit, non-private foundation, accounts available P.O. Box 607, Dunn Loring, VA22027, USA. Contact: Ed Bradley, Director www.oakseed.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 1-703-876-9020 1-877-876-9020