 Resources
for Urban Ministry and Missions
Communicating Christ in a Postmodern Context (Methods)
Having trouble getting through to a contemporary audience? Postmodernism has thrown a lot of Christians for a loop. Can we minister in the new reality of the postmodern matrix? Can we proclaim Christ in relevent ways without sacrificing the message and power of the Gospel? Here are some resourses to help sort through the issues of postmodern ministry. >>view page Defining the Gospel
Just what is the Gospel? The word "Gospel" means "good news." What according to God is good news for humanity. Many of us have been taught that the Gospel is "God's plan for salvation," which includes several steps we take to be saved. But the Gospel that Jesus preached was radically different. First, it began with what God was doing. Find out more about the Gospel using these resources >>view page Field Selection, Study, and Demographics
Learn how to select a location for a mission work and study it using demographic and ethnographic strategies. This is an important strategy for finding responsive communities and reaching them with in a culturally appropriate way. >>view page Organic / Simple Church Planting
Interested in a Gospel-based strategy for the Christian life, missions, and church multipication? Organic/simple church is based on the Kingdom message contained in the parables, Gospel, and teaching of Jesus. It promotes church as an outgrowth of the Gospel working in the lives of believers and uses a simple, home-based meeting format to promote church multiplication. This page suggests free resources, articles, and books on the subject. >>view page Responses to Poverty
Need solutions to work with situations of poverty? Take a look at these resources for working in situations of poverty and related social problems. >>view page Spiritual Gifts / Strengths Evaluation
Use these tools to help identify strenghts and spiritual gifting for individuals and groups. Some tools are based on scripture and social science tools such as personality testing. Other tools are based heavily on a programmatic view of church life. >>view page Supporting Churches
Thinking about supporting a missionary or urban worker? Already supporting several workers in the field? Take a look at these resources written by elders, missionaries, and Christian college professors for supporting churches. >>view page
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