Why Urban Evangelism?
That's where the people are.
Cities are strategic centers of commerce, culture, and business.
Why do people come to the cities?
- Poverty in the rural areas; land is used up
- Scarcity of jobs
- Poor quality of education
- Glitter of the lights
- Hope of a better life
What are the special pressures of the city?
- Pace of life. Some people have a 2-hour or more commute and
are too tired to attend church services.
- The poor who move into disease-ridden slums.
- Every Third World city has its garbage community.
What are the opportunities in urban evangelism?
- When people are uprooted and away from family and social pressures,
they are often more open to change.
- Evangelism and church planting is never finished in a growing
and expanding city. There will always be a need for more church
planters, especially among the middle-and upper-middle class
people.
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