The passion of the City Catalyst is a strong desire for wholistic urban poor neighborhood transformation that then collectively changes the city from the inside out through the collaboration of neighborhoods.  The focus is on transformative results, not just assisting those they are mentoring to do activities. They do the following:

1. The City Catalyst will guide, mentor and encourage the quality implementation of the Neighborhood Transformation's (NT) vision, purpose and strategy in the assigned city.
2. Visit churches and Christian non-profits in the assigned city, looking for those who have tired of traditional ways of ministering to the urban poor and are seeking a new model that leads to sustainable transformation and empowers people to take more responsibility for their own lives.
3. Invite interested churches and organizations to a four-hour Neighborhood Transformation Vision Seminar, which the City Catalyst plans and leads with the assistance of other facilitators.
4. After finding churches and non-profit agencies, the City Catalyst mentors and encourages the programs of Neighborhood Transformation; acting as the ongoing coach to ensure their sustainability.
5. Plans and leads TOTs (Training of Trainers) to equip those who will be working in the neighborhood. The City Catalyst is again the main trainer, among other facilitators, for these seminars. These are usually held in seven Saturday participatory trainings. 
6. Create a network of Neighborhood Transformation programs, forming a city collaborative, and enabling workers to learn from each other.
7. Foster the development of regular Network meetings of Neighborhood Transformation teams within the city.
8. Lead council meetings consisting of the NT leaders of the assigned city.