urban environment
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Ministering in an Urban Environment
What has God called us to?
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The Calling is the City
• Just as if God would call you to a Nation, a Village, a People Group – So He will call you to a City.
• Because God will Call you to People.
• Because the city is where the People are.
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The Love for the City
• In order to effectively minister in a City – YOU HAVE TO LOVE THE CITY!
• You have to Love the People of the City.
• You have to be able to Connect with the People of the City.
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The Love for the City
• The ability to love DIVERSITY.
• The ability to love CHAOS.
• The ability to love being ORGANIC.
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The Relationship to the City• How do you Minister to the City?
1. Get out of your comfort zone.2. *Build Bridges.3. Rip Down Fences.4. Change your Perspective.5. Be who God has created you,
equipped you, formed you to be.6. Be Creative!
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Building BridgesOne of the most effective tools in
Ministering in an Urban Environment.• There are no Lone Rangers in the
city.• Teams, partners, networking, etc –
You cannot be effective alone.• “If you want to go fast, you go alone
– But if you want to go far, you go together.” ~African Proverb
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Building Bridges
Takes Initiative
Nothing happens on its own!
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“But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep
having no shepherd.”~Matthew 9:36
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