The attached report and website article rank London as the world’s most influential city. London is followed by New York and Paris. The report graded 58 leading metropolitan areas in eight categories: the amount of foreign direct investment they haveRead more…
World Faiths – What is God’s Global Urban Mission? – Tim Keller
Tim Keller discusses the importance of cities and megacities. He outlines why we must, how we can and why we can reach them. Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose “Save as” to download file. Mac users:Read more…
God’s Global Urban Mission – Solutions
Ninety percent of the Church is urban poor, but the Church is ill-equipped to truly hear their needs. The problem is not poverty but greed. The solution is not legislation but requires spiritual input. Download Options PC users: Right clickRead more…
God’s Global Urban Mission – Contextualization
Urban areas are fundamentally different than suburban and rural areas, but most churches are indigenous to non-urban areas. The gospel will reach urban areas only by churches that are contextualized for an urban environment and through citywide gospel movements. DownloadRead more…
God’s Global Urban Mission – Migrations
The church is not adequately prepared for the mass migrations to the cities that we are seeing today. The problems in urban areas cannot be solved by government but are an opportunity for the church to show that we areRead more…
Urban Mission and Reconciliation – Jubilee Community Church, Cape Town
Urban Mission and Reconciliation – Jubilee Community Church Since the birth of the new South Africa in 1994, the country has been affectionately referred to as the Rainbow Nation. This represents a celebration of the rich diversity of cultures, languagesRead more…
Full Session: Priorities – Embracing God’s Global Urban Mission Multiplex
Directions: Click the play button in the video window above to watch all videos from the session in order. Alternatively, you may advance to a specific part of the session by using the next arrow or by clicking the playlistRead more…
A Case of a Transformational Urban Mission
A Case on Transformational Urban Mission: The Community Development Program of the Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church[1] Increasing urbanization presents a major issue of concern in Ethiopia, given the rapid urbanization taking place it its major urban centers such asRead more…
Outward-facing, life-affirming and well-informed: only the best will serve our cities
The strategic power and potential of cities was clearly demonstrated by Paul’s strategy of focusing on urban evangelism in his journey from to Athens, to Corinth, to Ephesus, to Rome. This is part of the longer biblical journey from theRead more…
Contextualization of the Word in a Diverse World
Contextualization of the Word in a Diverse World The world has grown dramatically that could be unimaginable among those who lived one thousand years ago. In the year 1000, the aggregate population of the top 10 cities that includeRead more…