Atlanta Mission
Innovation & Impact Lab
January 27 – 30, 2026 | Atlanta, Georgia
Discover Kingdom-centered best practices up close–and leave equipped to apply them to your ministry with confidence.
Citygate Network’s Innovation & Impact Labs are immersive, hands-on experiences designed for ministries ready to grow, innovate, and lead with excellence.
Over three focused days, your team will collaborate with peer ministries, explore proven practices, and develop a tailored 90-day action plan. No matter your size, if you're ready to adapt and elevate your impact, this is for you.
After the Lab, a Citygate Network Regional Coordinator will walk with your team—offering support, accountability, and tools to turn ideas into results.
The Atlanta Mission Innovation & Impact Lab is FULL!
About our Host
Atlanta Mission demonstrates how trauma-informed care, vocational training, and organizational health work together to create sustainable, whole-person transformation. Rooted in over 85 years of service and innovation, Atlanta Mission has become a leading voice in holistic, data-informed approaches to ending homelessness. Each night, more than 600 men, women, and children find shelter, healing, and hope across its campuses in the heart of Atlanta.
This Innovation & Impact Lab immerses participants in Atlanta Mission’s Christ-centered, trauma-informed model of care. Leaders will explore how aligned leadership, healthy teams, and strategic clarity fuel organizational health; how spiritual growth and personal development are integrated into long-term transformation; and how the Next Steps vocational training program equips individuals for lasting employment and independence. The Lab also highlights how strategic planning drives measurable outcomes, how donor and volunteer engagement fosters meaningful community connection, and how data and analytics inform decision-making and continuous improvement. Tools like “The Four Questions” offer practical ways to build clarity, accountability, and purpose across teams.
Whether you're leading a mission, launching a new program, or looking to strengthen your team and outcomes, you’ll leave with ideas and tools you can implement right away.
- Atlanta Mission:
2353 Bolton Rd. NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30318 - Hotel: We’re finalizing details—stay tuned for more information!
Focus Areas
During your time at Atlanta Mission, you’ll explore key principles and practical strategies that drive organizational health, vocational training, and life transformation through Christ-centered care.
General Session:
- Organizational Health – Leadership – Discover how strong, aligned leadership builds a foundation for sustainable impact and mission advancement.
Breakouts:
- Organizational Health – Unpack the systems and practices that promote healthy teams and thriving culture across departments
- Four Questions Everyone Should Know – Learn the essential questions that guide clarity, alignment, and purpose within a transformational ministry
- Transformational Model – Take a deep dive into Atlanta Mission’s proven approach to long-term life change rooted in spiritual and personal development
- Strategic Planning – Explore how mission-aligned strategy shapes programming, staffing, and service delivery with measurable results
- Development – Gain insights into building strong donor relationships and sustainable funding streams
- Volunteer Experience – Examine how to create meaningful volunteer opportunities that enhance both engagement and outcomes
- Next Steps Vocational Training – Learn how this program equips individuals with the skills and support needed for long-term employment and independence
- Data and Analytics – Understand how Atlanta Mission uses data to inform decisions, measure progress, and continually improve services
- Attend Next Steps Graduation – Celebrate with program participants as they reach a meaningful milestone in their recovery and vocational journey
Next Steps
- Step 1 – Apply
Select the Lab that aligns with your ministry’s current challenges, complete the Ministry Assessment Form, and submit a short online application. - Step 2 – Selection
Applications are reviewed and ministries will be selected for mission‑fit, demonstrated need, and readiness to implement change. - Step 3 – Register
Invited teams receive a private registration link. Thanks to generous grant funding, the investment is just $99 per person. Each attending ministry commits to sending four to five senior leaders. Recommended participants include:- CEO/Executive Director
- Department directors and team leads aligned with the Lab’s focus area
- Board member (optional, for governance-level insight and support)
- Step 4 – We’ve got you covered, just get here
Your registration fee provides:- Three nights of hotel accommodation for up to five team members
- All instruction, facilitation, and on‑site resources and materials
- Most meals
- Please note: Travel to and from the Lab city, along with ground transportation, is the ministry’s responsibility.
- Step 5 – Immerse
Over three energizing days, work side‑by‑side with peer ministries and subject‑matter experts to diagnose challenges, prototype solutions, and craft a 90‑day action plan. - Step 6 – Activate & accelerate
For the next 90 days, your Regional Coordinator walks with you—providing check‑ins, coaching, and resource connections—to ensure momentum and measure impact.
The Atlanta Mission
Innovation & Impact Lab is FULL.
If you have any questions, please contact us at info@citygatenetwork.org or (719) 266-8300.