7. WHAT IS IN
THE WORLD?
The world is culture.
And culture is the world.
8. WHAT IS
CULTURE?
PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS
CULTURE is the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society,
group, place or time. (Taken from: Counter Culture, David Platt)
CULTURE is The correlation of human knowledge, beliefs,
behaviors, attitudes, values, morals, customs and perspectives
shared by groups of people in society.
CULTURE is The complex whole of a society (i.e. habits,
language, family norms, diet, religion, attitude
9. URBAN EVANGELISM
- The world is full of culture.
- Society is filled with matters and issues of varied cultures.
- Urban evangelism calls individuals to understand,
communicate and influence culture.
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12. URBAN EVANGELISM
Involves evangelism, the commitment to or act of sharing and
spreading the message and teachings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
through the act of personal witness, public preaching/teaching
Targets the urban scene, its growth and movement of city populations,
the problems of city life (crime, poverty, congestion, pollution, noise,
racial polarity, marginalization, migration, housing),
Never negates its Christian mission, especially to the poor and to
neighborhoods.
Adopts a model of urban church planting with evangelism as the
primary focus and not church discipleship or membership.
13. Urban
Evangelism
ATH 248 – Online Course (Spring, 2019)
Beulah Heights University
Professor Juandolyn Stokes
Email: juandolyn.stokes@beulah.edu
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