b'is confirmed: We exist to equip leaders and organizations with support, best practices, and a strong network that supports moving people from crisis to stability and toward lives of flourishing. Because together we can leverage our collective influence to reduce homelessness, break cycles of addiction and trauma, and strengthen communities so that more individuals experience true life transformation. Mission momentummomentum (noun): strength or force gained by motion or by a series of events; thequalitythatkeepsaneventdevelopingor makingprogressafter it hasstarted; mass in motion.*Looking back, I clearly felt the anticipation begin to build at my first board of directors meeting as president and CEO of Citygate Network in the fall of 2023. Thats when we began exploring the concept of generating a movement rather than simply building the association. We spent the ensuing months writing a strategic plan, developing clearer ministry definition and direction, and creating guiding principles and a strategy map to implement initiatives that would get us where we believe God has called us to go. Together, we defined our strategic focus and vision.Strategic focus: Citygate Network empowers life transformation ministries through engagement, relationships, resources, and advocacy to help people move from suffering to flourishing. Vision: to advance the influence and impact of gospel-centered ministries and organizations to alleviate poverty, eradicate homelessness, overcome addiction, reduce mental health challenges, and empower life transformation. A vision should inspire. It should paint a picture that arouses emotion and captures imagination. momentum(noun)strength or force gained by motion or by a series of events; thequalitythatkeepsaneventdevelopingor makingprog-ressafter it hasstarted; mass in motion.*7 INSTIGATE|January/February|2026'