02397cam a2200277Ia 4500 701108433 AUA.1 20220822121820.0 110208s2011 oru b 000 0 eng d 9781608996582 1608996581 (OCoLC)701108433 (OCoLC)694486009 MIPRT eng MIPRT YDXCP BWX SGB BTCTA OCLCQ EXN BV637.T56 U73 2011 254.2 T3746 Thompson, John L. Urban impact : reaching the world through effective urban ministry / John L. Thompson. Eugene, Or. : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2011. xxi, 192 p. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-192) Mother of all challenges: Constant change, enormous needs, but-for-God impossible difficulties -- A place of unparalleled potential: A Biblical prescription for worldwide impact -- Principles of urban ministry, part 1: Interpersonal guidelines that insure success -- Principles of urban ministry, part 2: Guidelines that insure credibility -- Calibrating our compass: The great omission of the Great Commission -- Turn the world upside down: Great impact multiplied -- Reaching the disenfranchised, part 1: Helping people deal with racial discrimination, low self-esteem, and depression -- Reaching the disenfranchised, part 2: Helping people deal with addictive behavior, poverty, and homelessness -- The absent father: The greatest problem in our society -- Living in the city: Achieving unbounded success in a degraded environment -- Planting an urban church, part 1: God's institutional design for reaching beyond -- Planting an urban church, part 2: Hitting the road running -- Appendix: Test yourself: The burnout checklist. Helping the city pastor or missionary develop an effective ministry, Thompson elaborates on seven critical principles necessary for an effective urban ministry. Following this discussion the book turns to two of the leading challenges of great cities. Other chapters address urban discipleship as the most effective approach to promote life transformation, planting churches in the difficult urban environment, and raising a family in the city. --from publisher description. City churches. City missions. lcc BOOK BV 637 .T56 U73 2011 23593 23593 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2022-08-22 Donation, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (Global Missions) 15.00 AUA26146 4 2 BV 637 .T56 U73 2011 AUA26146 2025-08-27 10:19:42 2025-08-24 15.00 2022-08-22 BOOK