Hope for the Inner City is committed to the following fundamental principles of ministry:

• Christian approach to ministry where the teaching and acts of Christ support all our programming.


• Holistic ministry that addresses the physical, social, and spiritual needs of all we serve.


• Asset-based ministry that seeks to draw upon the strengths of people, both individually and collectively as communities, and uses this as a means to determine the design, implementation, and evaluation of our programming.


• Relational ministry that seeks to link people of varying race, gender, and age together to foster a community of respect, sacrifice, and accountability.


• Incarnational ministry that seeks to be a presence in the community we seek to serve.


• Developmental ministry that seeks to move people from crisis to self-sufficiency.


• Collaborative ministry that seeks to utilize the strengths of our various ministries to work together in addition to drawing upon the strengths of our various partners.