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TitleServing God in today's cities : Facing the challenges of urbanization / Patrick Johnstone, with Dean Merrill
AuthorJohnstone, Patrick. / Merrill, Dean.
Call No270.83 JOH
CollectionNon Fiction
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International Standard Book Number 9780830845361
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 270.83 JOH
Personal Name Johnstone, Patrick.
Title Statement Serving God in today's cities : Facing the challenges of urbanization / Patrick Johnstone, with Dean Merrill
Imprint Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press, 2018.
Physical Description 117p.
General Note Includes Bibliographical References.
Formatted Contents Note Eyes to see -- The first urban century -- Cities: headache or opportunity? -- What God thinks of cities -- Eight critical responses -- Action 1: pray together -- Action 2: exegete the city -- Action 3: push against urban poverty -- Action 4: reach out to diasporas -- Action 5: form healthy churches -- Action 6: confront sinful structures -- Action 7: address real human pain directly -- Action 8: embrace a wider vision -- Greater things are still to come.
Summary, Etc. For the first time ever, more people now live in cities than outside them. Cities offer both big headaches and vast opportunities, and agencies that once focused on rural work are increasingly turning their attention to urban centers. Join veteran researcher and missiologist Patrick Johnstone as he explores the fastest growing cities and megacities in the world, showing how Christian workers are addressing people's spiritual, physical, and social needs. In 1962 Patrick Johnstone left England's countryside to serve the bustling townships of apartheid-era South Africa. His pioneering of urban ministries changed his life. Journey with Patrick and Dean Merrill as they share God's heart for the city and introduce pastors, missionaries, and community workers who are addressing urbanization's key challenges. God has a heart for today's cities. See how you can join this urgent mission
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term CITY MISSIONS.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term CITY CHURCHES.
Added Entry, Personal Name Merrill, Dean.