Urban Missions Resources
Links for Learningby ed. by Mark Kramer
Explore the following books, magazine, websites and booklets to further your understanding of global urbanization and urban missions.
These are just a beginning. Like any research endeavor, you'll want to go beyond these original resources as your interests and concerns lead you.
Bibliography
A
Theology As Big As the City
by Ray Bakke
Amazing
Grace
by Jonathan Kozol
Beyond
Charity: The Call to Christian Community Development
by John Perkins
Cities,
Missions' New Frontier
by Roger S. Greenway & Timothy M. Monsma
City
of Joy
by Dominique Lapierre
(Fiction)
Companion
to the Poor
by Viv Grigg
Cry
of the Urban Poor
by Viv Grigg
Discovering
Your City: Bringing Light to the Task of Community Transformation
by Bob Waymire and Carl Townsend
God
So Loves the City
edited by Charles Van Engen and Jude Tiersma
Journey
to the Center of the City: Making a Difference in an Urban Neighborhood
by Randy White
Lord
of the Abandoned
by Ray Saunders
Magical
Urbanism: Latinos Reinvent the U.S. Big City
by Mike Davis
Reveille
for Radicals
by Saul Alinsky
Rich
Christians in an Age of Hunger, 20th Anniversary Edition
by Ronald J. Sider
Taking
Our Cities for God:
How to Break Spiritual Strongholds
by John Dawson
That
None Should Perish:
How to Reach Entire Cities for Christ Through Prayer
by Ed Silvoso
The
Urban Christian
by Ray Bakke
The
Urban Transformation of the Developing World
by Josef Gugler
Magazines
Prism
A bi-monthly magazine published by Evangelicals for Social Action, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Websites
The following links are a selection of urban missions agencies and government
agencies.
Children's Defense Fund
Of particular interest is the feature The State of America's Children Yearbook
2000
Christian Community Development Association
"People, Empowered By God, Redeeming Their Communities"
EAPE/Kingdomworks
Transforming lives and neighborhoods into the kingdom of God.
Global Urban Trek
An opportunity for students to consider ministry to the poorest of the poor
in the seven Trek cities
Harambee Christian Family Center
A faith-based, after school and summer enrichment programs for African-American
and Latino children and other young people.
InnerCHANGE
A Christian Order Among the Urban Poor.
International Justice Mission
A Christian ministry, led by human rights professionals, that helps people suffering
injustice and oppression who cannot rely on local authorities for relief
Servant Partners
Living among the world's urban poor As ministers of reconciliation, Servant
Partners is an urban mission birthed of a renewal movement within InterVarsity
Christian Fellowship USA during the 80's and 90's.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Information Resources
Resources and information on the needs of children around the world
The Urban Institute
A nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization
U.S. Census Bureau
A great resource for statistics on population, geography, and housing.
World Vision
An international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote
human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the
Kingdom of God
Booklets by Urban Leadership Foundation
The Lifestyle and Values of Servants
Servants are a network of incarnational missions and communities among
the poor with commitments to non-destitute poverty and incarnation, obedience
and devotion. These are the original commitments and central values that underlie
the various missions. (twenty-four page booklet)
Towards a Strategy for Reaching the Urban Poor of the Third World's Great
Cities
Presents the realities of the staggering growth in population of the third world's
urban poor and challenges it poses for Christian mission. (twenty-four page
booklet)
Kingdom of God Series #3:
Biblical Reflections on Land and Land Rights
Driven by the pain of living among the landless, these reflections
on Biblical themes provide a basis for discussing the ethics of land rights,
a crucial issue for both squatters and New Zealand's Maori people. (thirty-two
page booklet)
Order these booklets by contacting the address below or by e-mail: adcity@nznet.gen.nz for more information.
Urban Leadership Foundation
P.O. Box 20-524
Glen Eden, Auckland
New Zealand
Ph/fax: 64-9-813-1440
Unless otherwise noted, all materials on the urbana.org web site are Copyright InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA. All rights reserved.
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