HOW TO REACH THE WEST AGAIN — SEASON TWO
This year we’re narrowing our focus to cities—what are they? What does the Bible say about them? How do we plant churches there? What does it mean to love them? What unique challenges and opportunities does city ministry present?
At City to City, we refer to this constellation of questions and our concern about them as City Vision.
Our reason for spending a whole season on cities is simple: we won’t reach the West if we don’t reach cities. Cities are growing in size and population every year, everywhere in the world, including the West. And denominations and sending agencies are often ill-equipped to reach urban populations.
And so, in this season, we’ll keep turning the topic of city ministry over and over, looking at it from many angles, and hopefully come away with a clearer vision and deeper passion for serving in the great cities of the world.
EPISODE 1
Tim Keller articulates City to City’s “city vision” by explaining why we must reach cities, how we should go about it, and why we are confident it can be done. Caroline Millar and Girma Bishaw discuss the mission and vision of The London Project and their work to catalyze Christian collaboration across the city.
Episode 2
Tim Keller discusses “City Theory” by summarizing several secular theories about what cities are and how they change. He draws some conclusions for ministry. Novelist and nonfiction writer Thomas Dyja suggests a city theory by telling the story of New York City, and offers insights into the role each of us plays in changing our city for the better.
Episode 3
Tim Keller discusses “City Theology,” summarizing the Bible’s teaching about cities. Andrew Katay, from Sydney, Australia, explains the missiological value of recognizing that cities are made up of smaller cultural and geographical units, each with their own unique spiritual and practical needs.
Episode 4
Bishop Raymond Rivera explains his framework of “captivity theology” and the models of ministry in the city that become possible when we recognize we all minister in the context of captivity.
EPISODE 5
Robert Guerrero, church planting catalyst for City to City North America and the Caribbean, discusses how centering the margins in church planting could reshape our imaginations for what successful city ministry looks like.
EPISODE 6
Nilza Oyola, Executive Director of City to City Miami, describes how she helps Hispanic pastors root their ministry concretely in their local context through the community-based model of church planting and connect to a broader spiritual context by exposing them to the theological resources of Hispanic practitioners and thought leaders.