Reaching Urban Communities for Christ

“In the Bible, the word poor includes the weak the elderly, the mentally and physically handicapped, the refugees, the new immigrants, the working poor, the natural disaster victims, the unemployed, the single-parent families, and the orphans.” – Tim Keller

On Wednesday, July 22, Tim Keller, the pastor of Redeemer Church in Manhattan, joined Campus Crusade’s inner city ministry (Here’s Life Inner City) to discuss “The Gospel and the Poor: A Case for Compassion.” Tim and his congregation have a very successful urban ministry. In this video, he offers many suggestions about reaching diverse urban cultures.

You can be equipped and challenged by this interview.

God is the Issue: Identifying Cause and Effect

This is the site for a book discussion of God is the Issue, chapter one. Please post your comments on this chapter. The quotes and questions are intended to guide, not limit, discussion.

Quotes from the chapter:
… we must keep in mind that the ultimate debate is not about changing societal behavior. Rather, it is about the person of God Himself. As a culture, our behavior will necessarily be determined by our underlying God-belief.” – page 30

“God is the watershed. If we fail to make God the issue, we shall ost certainly and inevitably fail on every other cultural front. Time is not on our side and neither is the culture. If we fail to make God the issue now, even greater personal sacrifice will be required in the future.” – page 32

DISCUSSION for Chapter one, Identifying Cause and Effect

1. Describe the difference between focusing on symptoms versus focusing on causes when witnessing. Why are discussions about symptoms irrelevant if there is no discussion about cause?

2. Name a problem America faces which is symptomatic of a failure to acknowledge God. Also, identify the aspect of God’s character or a corresponding biblical principle which could have kept that problem from arising had it been acknowledged or obeyed.

3. What have you done, or could you do, to make God the main issue in your community? State? Nation?

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Book discussion: God is the Issue

I am experimenting with an opportunity to be more interactive with The Sower subscribers.

So, you are invited to read a short, but important book, God is the Issue by Brad Bright. Brad explains who the book is written for on page 17:
“This book is written to the person who ardently desires to bring about wholesale change within the American cultural mindset. It is written to the person who wishes to help frame the message that could ultimately allow us to win the war, not just individual battles.”

You can get an overview of the content of the book by reading this CBN interview of Brad Bright.

You are invited to join our discussion of the book OR join the discussion on The Sower Facebook group..

Go to The Study Hall for a reading / discussion schedule.

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