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Session 1: Understanding the Urban Challenge, cont.
III.  To Hear:

Ray Bakke, noted writer of your assigned text below, makes a presentation to the Christian Community Development Conference, highlighting the facts and failures of the ministry of Jonah to Nineveh, and putting it into contemporary terms. Listen to the presentation (in mp3 format) carefully, outlining its points and highlighting any new insights he brings to you.


IV.  To Read:

  1. Read the initial two chapters of the Ray Bakke/Jon Sharpe book, Street Signs: A New Direction in Urban Ministry (Birmingham, AL: New Hope Publishers, 2006), to learn about Bakke’s pilgrimage to urban ministry and then back home again.
  2. Read the online statistics that highlight the “Status of Global Mission,” compiled by David Barrett.
  3. Read the outline entitled: “Working Definitions for Urban Ministry” (Tink).
  4. Read “A Reflection on the Uniqueness of Urban Ministry” (Tink).


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