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Urban Ministry: The Kingdom, the City & the People of God is unavailable, but you can change that!

The city presents serious challenges that cry out for answers: poverty, racism, human exploitation and government corruption. How can the church move ahead in the midst of these demands with the gospel of hope? Here, in one comprehensive volume, Harvie Conn and Manuel Ortiz, two noted scholars and proven practitioners of urban ministry, address the vital work of the church in the city. Their...

wealth, the essence of urbanism—our jobs—out to where most of us have lived and shopped for two generations. That has led to the rise of Edge City” (Garreau 1991:4). This spreading out of the landmarks should not cause us to become less concerned about the city but rather more interested in understanding the urbanization process. Demographics indicate that the highest number of evangelical churches exist in nonurban areas. We mention this as a point of concern. Where are the evangelical churches
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