Introduction: Does your city need renewal? What areas are the most oppressed? Can strategic Kingdom investments transform the city? Doug Atha took over a failing church in a blighted section of town, and grew a collection of services to restore hope to the homeless, hungry, addicted, and powerless. Could your city learn from his success?

About the IdeaLeader: Dr. Doug L. Atha is a Canadian pastor, apostle, and professor. He was until recently Senior Pastor and Executive Director for The Oasis Group of Ministries, a parachurch organization that includes a church, an alcohol and drug addiction center, a commercial leasing office, an affordable housing project, and a daycare center. He is now an Assistant Professor at Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia, Canada. He holds a Doctor of Strategic Leadership from Regent University and a Master of Divinity from Trinity Western University.