Urban Ministry

by ed. by Mark Kramer

Each year, in urban centers around the world, thousands of Christians step into cross-cultural missions to share the love of Jesus. And in many metro areas, massive indigenous movements of the urban poor are transforming the face of poverty and urban church planting, especially throughout Latin America and Africa.

Ever wonder if you're called to serve in the city? Below you'll find articles on urban work in São Paulo, Manila and other places, some suggestions on discerning your own call, and opportunities to get involved. Don't hold back. Delve into the possibilities. You may discover new things about urban ministry, God and even yourself.

Discerning the Call
Overcoming the Real Barriers to Urban Evangelization
by Ray Bakke

A Call to the City
by Mark Kramer

Incarnational Ministry
Living in the Inner City
by Randy White

On the Rubbish Dump
Ray Saunders tells about his family's experience of living among the slums of São Paulo, Brazil.

Telling It On a Mountain
Father Ben Beltran ministers on "Smokey Mountain" in the slums of Manila

God's Daughters in the Darkness
Urban ministry in Kariobangi, a slum of 50,000 on the outskirts of Kenya's capital city, Nairobi

Apostolic Orders Among the Poor
Viv Grigg describes another model for serving the city involving vows of non-destitute poverty and a "third order," a means of ministry for those urban servants for whom living incarnationally with the poor is not an option.

Microenterprise
Microenterprise: Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

Prayer
Prayer Is Social Action

Ministry Opportunities
Global Urban Trek
A call to students to consider ministry to the poorest of the poor in the seven Trek cities.

InterVarsity Urban Projects
Urban ministry experiences in nearly 30 major American cities each spring and summer.

urbana.org MSearch
Get connected to ministry opportunities throughout the world.

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