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Urban at Urbana

Over the years many Urbana speakers and seminar leaders have shared their vision for urban missions, touching upon a variety of related issues along the way. Below are just a few of the seminars and plenary sessions led by urban servants at Urbana Student Mission Conventions of the past. Give them a listen or a read. They're insightful and moving and will challenge you at your core.

Urbana 96
Loving the Urban Poor
Rebecca Atallah shares her life-changing experiences as a missionary in Cairo, Egypt.

Urbana 93
Focus on the Poor: Their Plight
An excerpt from an intriguing 2100 Productions video originally presented at Urbana 93.

Focus on the Poor: God's Compassion
A second excerpt from a 2100 Productions video from Urbana 93.

Focus on the Poor: Video Study Guide
First watch the videos above. Then use these questions to respond and gain a deeper understanding of the issues presented.

Urbana 87
The City and Unreached Peoples
by Harvie Conn

Overcoming the Real Barriers to Urban Evangelization
by Ray Bakke

Evangelizing World Class Cities
by Ray Bakke

Panel on Urban Mission
The following is a transcript of a panel of urban ministry leaders including Elward Ellis, Ray Bakke, Floyd McClung, and Harvie Conn.

God's Concern for the City:
A Bible Study Series from Urbana 87

An Introduction: God's Concern for Cities

The City of God
Revelation 21:1-22:5

Relating Crossculturally
Acts 6-7

Accepting Those Who Are Different
Acts 10:1-48

The Plight of the Poor
Amos 3-6

Christian Living in a Non-Christian World
Daniel 1, 6

Urbana 84
Faithful to the Cities of the World
by Ray Bakke

Urbana 81
Professing Christ in the City
by George D. McKinney

Urbana 79
That City Dwellers Might Believe and Obey
by Michael E. Haynes

Urbana Audio Resources
Below is a list of just some of the Urbana seminars available on tape. To order, just call 1-800-828-2100.

Urbana 93 Seminars
Cultural Values or Kingdom Values?
by Lisa Espineli Chinn, tape number 7516

Global Revolutions, Christian Relief and Development
by Kurt Schaefer, tape number 7538

Life Choices for the Kingdom
by Tom Sine, tape number 7539

Major Trends in World Mission
by Ralph D. Winter, tape number 7442

Urbana 90 Seminars
Economic Justice
by Jana Webb, tape number 7441

Urban Trends: Consequences for Mission
by Rev. Tom Wolfe, tape number 7443

Taking the Cities for God
by Brenda Salter-McNeil/Rick Richardson, tape number 7430

Hope for the Cities
by Glandion Carney, tape number 7189

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