Papers and Reflections:
    Our Household's Recommended Reading List

    Work, Progress, and Justice:  A Literary Approach to Christian Ethics

    Abiding in Christ:  Spirituality for Urban Ministry

    The Gospel and the Healing of Shame

    Life in the City:  A Biblical Theme Study of the City

    Bible Studies for Urban Youth

    The Tension Between the Ministry Center and the Ministry Periphery

    Planting Household Teams
 

The following list of on-line resources was taken from the web page of Emmanuel Gospel Center (www.egc.org)

I. Topical Guide to Urban Ministry

City Voices Newsletter & website with urban resources - Urban ministry articles, links & book list

Urban Mission Journal - index & sample articles

Urban Ministry -online journal from McCormick Theological Seminary

The Diversity Project-short descriptions of Multicultural Urban Churches& church planting efforts

Ethnic Ministry in the Urban Setting- a study by David D'Amico

Lausanne Thailand Report on the Urban Poor : A report on Christian Witness to the Urban Poor (1980)

Importance of Urban Ministry Research by Glover Shipp

Lausanne Thailand Report on Large Cities- An important document on biblical principles and regional strategies for urban evangelism around the world. A Lausanne Occasional Paper from the 1980 Congress on World Evangelism.

II. Urban and Ethnic Ministry Directories and Guides

Urban Youth Workers Resource Directory of Organizations (guide to resource organizations working with youth) Also: Guide to Books for Urban Youth Workers.

IUGM's Guide to Internet Resources for Inner City Workers(links to ministries & resources)

Short Term Urban Missions Directory (opportunities for short term service in urban ministry)

The 100 Gateway Cities (information on major cities and the status of Christian ministry in them with prayer needs ; these cities are in the "10-40 Window" )

Ethnic Harvest - Resources for MultiCultural and Urban Ministry

Black and Christian Website - This site highlights news, websites, events, books and articles relevant to the Black Church

Hispanic Christian Gateway & Directory : Amen-Amen! Website with biblical, educational, youth, ministry and church resources

Asian Indian Gospel Network is dedicated to providing a forum for Indian Christian believers around the globe for exchange of ideas and information; includes a directory, bulletin board and other resources

Cambodian Christian Gateway and Directory : Excellent website with info on Cambodian Christian ministries & churches; Includes resources, message forums, pictures, news & events in the Cambodian Christian community in the U.S. and around the world.

Boston Chinese Christian Network : New England Chinese Christian churches, fellowships and events,as well as Christian bookstores, camps,and radio stations

Chinese Christian Internet Mission : (in Chinese)Church & organizational directories, forums, web magazines, Bible resources, online library, and educational resources.

III. General Urban Ministries

Council of Leadership Foundations (Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation, etc.) Contact information and links to the various city groups

EAPE - Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education/Kingdom Works - a ministry coordinated by Tony & Bart Campolo. It includes Mission Year (urban service & witness year for young adults); Philadelphia Program for Youth Ministry and UYC - urban youth workers conferences.

Ethnic Harvest- Ministry Resources for Community Outreach with ethnic groups in the U.S. and with people groups worldwide

International Union of Gospel Missions (IUGM) (Excellent resource on homelessness)

The Urban Alternative (Tony Evans)

World Impact-ministering God's love in America's inner cities; based in L.A.

YUBM - Focused on evangelizing, discipling, and empowering leadership amongst Young Urban Black Males (YUBM). Especially relates to street youth and Hip Hop culture. Seeks to enable the church to reach out effectively to those interested in Hip Hop.

IV. Local Urban Ministries and Boston Urban Ministries

Bel Air Presbyterian Church Urban Ministry (Includes Bel Air's descriptions and pictures of numerous southern California urban & social ministries)

Breakthrough Ministries - an urban ministry of Chicago's 1st Evangelical Free Church

Creative Ministries (Provides love, hope, & a positive Christian witness for inner city children in New Orleans-mentoring /tutoring, adult learning ministry, hospital ministry)

Greensboro Urban Ministry

Heartside Ministry -Seeks to empower the Heartside neighborhood of Grand Rapids, Mich. through advocacy, education, worship and community building

Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship - Urban projects for students : spring break, pre-summer and summer. Opportunities in several cities across the country for urban ministry & learning. See also Global Urban Trek with info on an international urban program with numerous web resources on urban ministry

Lafayette Urban Ministry  (Lafayette, Indiana)

Lutheran InterCity Network Coalition- A cooperative partnership between a number of Dallas -Ft. Worth churches for training, equipping, and deploying God's people for discipleship in urban & multi-ethnic communities.

Norfolk Urban Outreach Ministry - Norfolk, Virginia

The Olive Branch Mission- a Chicago ministry which includes residential drug and alcohol recovery programs and a Christian Center for Urban Studies for college students 

Providence Christian Center/The Hotdog Church- A ministry & church with the homeless in San Francisco

Reaching Urban Neighborhoods (RUN)- a mission to plant urban churches (currently in Philadelphia and New York)

The Root Cellar - an urban ministry to youth, children, internationals & their families in Portland, ME

Urban Light-operates a Christian Service and Resource Center in Springfield, Ohio. Recreation, medical, food pantry, computer lab, after school clubs, radio, adopt-a-block & other programs for teens, adults, & children

V. Educational Programs and Institutions with Urban Ministry Training

Bresee Institute - A church-based training and resource center for urban studies and ministry located in Los Angeles. Offers courses and internships on graduate and undergraduate level with academic credit granted through several schools.

Center for Urban Ministerial Education -CUME (Boston campus of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary); Masters degrees and Doctor of Urban Ministry in urban ministries. Special programs in urban youth work and mentored ministry. Courses offered in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Complete urban Master of Divinity program.

Center for Urban Theological Studies -Philadelphia program with four  B.S. programs and a Masters degree program. Its mission is to provide education, training and resources to develop servant-leaders for the urban church, community and marketplace.

City Gate Project : North Central Bible College - working with 15 other colleges and seminaries to develop coordinated curricula at several levels in a metro area.

CUME/NW - Contextualized Urban Ministry Education Northwest : This Portland, Oregon area eductional network works with 3 Bible colleges in developing an Associate in Christian Ministry Degree for ethnic leaders. It also networks four graduate Masters programs in Urban Ministry (Western Seminary, Western Evangelical Seminary; Multnomah Biblical Seminary, and Warner Pacific College)

Denver Institute of Urban Studies- offering B.S. degree in Organizational Management / Urban Christian Leadership and a M.A. in Urban & Intercultural Ministries

SCUPE - Seminary Consortium for Urban Planning Education - An educational consortium for urban theological education based in Chicago. SCUPE offers courses, consultations and educational resources for individual students, churches and organizations at the seminary level. It provides training in community development.It also conducts a biennial Urban Ministry Congress and operates a resource library.

Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia)-Masters degrees and Doctor of Ministry in Urban Missions with strong emphasis on international contexts.

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