For the City Proclaiming and Living Out the Gospel

Name: For the City Proclaiming and Living Out the Gospel
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ISBN: 9780310330073

ISBN-10: 0310330076

ISBN-13: 9780310330073

Edition: 2010

Authors: Matt P. Carter, Darrin Patrick, Joel A. Lindsey

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Within ten years, nine out of ten people will claim 'no religious affiliation.' Many of these people will live in urban areas. Church leaders must learn how to effectively engage in ministry with this urban core, a group that includes both the poor and marginalized as well as the wealthy and influential. This book will guide readers in developing a philosophy of ministry that can lead to restoration and renewal in their city. Matt Carter and Darrin Patrick explain the biblical, theological, and historical foundations of ministry within the urban core and how to plant churches where the gospel is not only faithfully preached and shared but also brings substantial benefits to those living in…

Book details

List price: $23.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication date: 5/7/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

KEVIN DEYOUNG (MDiv, Gordon-Conwell TheologicalSeminary) is senior pastor at University Reformed Church in EastLansing, Michigan. He is the author of several popular books,including Just Do Something and Why We Love theChurch . DeYoung leads a renewal group in the Reformed Churchin America called RCA Integrity.

Joel A. Lindsey is the pastor of theology and care and a teaching elder at the Journey Church in St. Louis, Missouri. He lives in Webster Groves, Missouri, where he and his wife Melissa are raising their three sons, Eli, Beckett, and Schaeffer.



Acknowledgments


Foreword



Preface: Why a Church For the City?


A Tale of Two Cities



Gospel-Centered City Ministry (Matt)



Planting in Mid-America (Darrin)



Engaging Austin: Academics, Activists, and Artists (Matt)


In and For the City



Contextualization (Darrin)



Community (Darrin)



Serving the City (Darrin)



Equipping (Matt)



Suffering (Matt)



Confessions (Darrin 8c Matt)



Conclusion: Live Like Jonah (Darrin 8c Matt)


Epilogue