Cities: Missions' New Frontier

Cities: Missions' New Frontier

Cities: Missions' New Frontier

Cities: Missions' New Frontier

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Overview

As cities continue to expand, Christ calls the church to bring the gospel to these centers of population, culture, and political power.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441206305
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 06/01/2000
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 280
File size: 863 KB

About the Author

Roger S. Greenway, professor of world missiology at Calvin Theological Seminary, has authored or edited twelve books on missions. Timothy M. Monsma is director of Cities for Christ Worldwide.

Table of Contents

Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
1 The Urbanization of Our World
2 A Biblical Framework for Urban Missions
3 The Urban-Mission Movement in the New Testament
4 Antioch: A Biblical Model of Urban Church Development
5 Evangelism, Relief, and Development
6 The Ends of the Earth Have Come to Town
7 Barriers to Reaching Urban Ethics
8 Goals of Urban Ethnic Evangelism
9 A Model of Church-Centered Ethnic Outreach
10 The Intersecting Veins of the City
11 Research: Matching Goals and Methods to Advance the Gospel
12 The Stages of Church Development
13 The Pros and Cons of Church Buildings
14 The Urban Poor in "Christian" America
15 Ministering to Street People
16 Children at Risk in Cities
17 Ministry in the Red-Light District
18 Ministry in Shantytowns
19 Raising a Family in the City by Choice
20 Pastoring in the City
21 Violence, Injustice, and Church-State Relationships
Bibliography
Index
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