Mission
AS A RESPONSE TO THE GOSPEL MANDATE TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS AS OURSELVES, MEMPHIS TEACHER RESIDENCY ("MTR") WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS IN LOW-INCOME MEMPHIS NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THE SAME, OR BETTER, QUALITY OF EDUCATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO ANY STUDENT IN MEMPHIS BY RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE TEACHERS WITHIN A CHRISTIAN CONTEXT.THE VISION OF MTR IS TO USE OUR SPECIFIC WORK WITHIN EDUCATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER HOLISTIC ORGANIZATIONS, TO HELP RESTORE COMMUNITIES SO THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS CAN BECOME EMPOWERED CONTRIBUTORS TO OUR CITY AND PEOPLE OF ALL RACES AND CLASSES CAN ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER IN PEACE.