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Paris. Nairobi. Tokyo. Chicago. For the first time in history, over half of the world's population lives in cities, and yet evangelicals make up only 2% of many major urban populations. In this "urban manifesto," pastor and author Jon Dennis argues that the greatest need of our day is for the transformative news of the gospel to enliven the cities of the world. Dennis powerfully highlights God's...

nds us of many a metropolis spread throughout our own world today. Jonah heads toward Nineveh’s city center and calls out the blunt and terrible message God has given him: “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” (3:4). We know from later on (v. 10) that this isn’t merely a message Jonah made up; it is indeed God’s word to this people in this moment. God’s concern for the people of this city is that they hear his word.