Urban Ministry: An Introduction

Urban Ministry: An Introduction

A comprehensive introduction to the particular challenges and opportunities of congregational ministry in urban settings.

Urban ministry has long been a part of seminary curricula, butÂ a basic and definitive understanding of what students should know as they prepare for congregational ministry in the city has remained elusive. Too often it is assumed thatÂ the theological resources developed for ministry inÂ other settings areÂ adequate for urban ministry, but these resources fail to account for the unique challenges and opportunitiesÂ of the urban setting.Â Ronald PetersÂ clarifies the nature of urban ministry asÂ a theological discipline byÂ showing howÂ its coreÂ values of love, justice, community, and reconciliation (among others) engageÂ theÂ issues of economics, education, family life, public health, ethnic relations, and religious life in the urban environment.Â Arguing thatÂ theÂ city has always servedÂ as an arena of God's activity, PetersÂ articulates a theological rationale for urban ministry that is bothÂ hopefulÂ and yetÂ realistic,Â affirming thatÂ God lovesÂ theÂ city and its people and encouraging practitioners to do the same.Â Â
Country USA
Brand Abingdon Press
Manufacturer Abingdon Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 6361488
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780687642250
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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