Press kit, contact, and coverage.
For journalists, researchers, and media partners covering Ukraine, frontline leadership, faith-based humanitarian work, and the long arc of recovery.
Andrew Moroz, Founder
For interviews, comment, and coverage:
Andrew is available for interviews in English and is regularly in and out of Ukraine. Time-sensitive requests should specify "PRESS" in the subject line.
The Renewal Initiative
1301 Rivermont Ave
Lynchburg, VA 24504
About The Renewal Initiative (for press use)
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Boilerplate
The Renewal Initiative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working alongside Ukrainian leaders to restore communities affected by sustained crisis. TRI grew out of Andrew Moroz's work in Ukraine that began in March 2022, and was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in 2023. The organization strengthens frontline carriers — chaplains, pastors, medical workers, and community organizers — and the people they serve. Built for the long arc of recovery, TRI's primary programs include frontline leader formation, care networks, and the Dnipro Lego Club for children impacted by trauma.
The Renewal Initiative is the humanitarian arm of the Renewal Ecosystem, paired with Renewal Leadership — a formation practice that translates field-tested insights into resources for church leaders and mission-driven executives. Learn more at renewalinitiative.com.
Andrew Moroz
Andrew Moroz first arrived in Ukraine in March 2022 during the opening weeks of the full-scale war. The work that became The Renewal Initiative began then; TRI was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in 2023. He has continued returning to lead frontline work, formation intensives, and care networks for Ukrainian leaders carrying communities through prolonged crisis.
Alongside the field work in Ukraine, Andrew pursued doctoral studies in intercultural studies at Columbia International University. His research traced faithful leadership through the life of Richard Stearns, former president of World Vision US — a leader who carried a global organization through identity tension, public scrutiny, and slow institutional renewal without losing his own footing.
He is also the founder of Renewal Leadership, the formation practice that pairs with TRI inside the Renewal Ecosystem. He writes regularly on faithful leadership, formation, and the long arc of recovery.
Selected writing & press.
Recent op-eds and interviews on Ukraine, long-arc recovery, faithful leadership, and what the field is teaching us.
Andrew Moroz says Ukraine's resilience is shaping global recovery and moral leadership.
An extended weekend interview on how Ukrainian frontline resilience is reshaping how global humanitarian, faith-based, and policy communities think about long-arc recovery, leadership formation, and moral clarity in protracted conflict.
Read at The Federal News Wire →A prayer from Kyiv at 3 a.m.: my night in a war zone.
A first-person reflection written from Kyiv during a night of attacks — on presence, prayer, and what it means to stay through what others leave.
Read at Christian Post →What Ukraine's long arc teaches us about the Middle East and Iran.
An op-ed on how the lessons learned from sustained presence in Ukraine apply to how the U.S. and faith-based organizations should respond to crisis dynamics across the broader Middle East.
Read at Deseret News →For older coverage, writing archives, or interview requests, reach out at press@renewalinitiative.com.