Dr. Bruce Main, President
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For the past 20 years Bruce Main has served as executive director and now president of UrbanPromise. Bruce assisted in developing UrbanPromise's satellite programs in Wilmington, DE; Toronto, ON; Vancouver, BC; Lilongwe, Malawi; and Copan, Honduras. All these programs focus on equipping children and teens from underresourced communities with the skills necessary for academic achievement, life management, spiritual growth, and Christian leadership.
Bruce is a graduate of Azusa Pacific University, BA Theology; Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, MA Theology; and Princeton Theological Seminary, Doctorate of Ministry.
Selected by Christianity Today Magazine as one of America’s “UP & Coming Leaders Under 40” in the United States, Bruce speaks both nationally and internationally at various mission conferences, colleges, churches, and business gatherings. Bruce and the work of UrbanPromise are featured regularly in local media outlets and were recently highlighted on Diane Sawyer’s 20/20 special, "Waiting on the World to Change" and ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Bruce is an adjunct faculty member at Eastern University. Along with Eastern's Dr. Tony Campolo, Bruce co-authored Revolution & Renewal: How Churches Are Saving Our Cities. He has also authored If Jesus Were A Sophomore: Discipleship for College Students and If Jesus Were A Senior: Last Minute Preparations for a life of Discipleship, both published by Westminster Press, Spotting the Sacred: Finding God in Unlikely Places, with Baker Books, and Holy Hunches: Responding to the Promptings of God.
Bruce lives in New Jersey with his wife, Pamela, and their three children.