The Urban Christian

by Ray Bakke

There are millions of opportunities for the gospel. With half of the world's five billion people in cities, there is almost no end to the exciting challenges that await us. Ray Bakke has been there. For over twenty years he and his family have worked with and love the people of today's cities, bringing a message of faith and hope. He knows how the city works and how it can be used to the advantage of the gospel. He knows how people hurt too, and he knows how Christianity can heal and make whole. Now he offers us the basic building blocks we need to live this young, rootless, mobile, media-tuned population. Here is practical, time-tested wisdom on what the church can and is doing in worship, work and witness. Bakke's biblical perspective is enriched by years of study and worldwide travel. He believes the church can and must train people to live with and minister to the hurting rich and the hurting poor of the city. The opportunities are our for the taking.

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction

202 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 1987

Reviews

[Mark McElreath · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bakke writes from an understanding of how cities function, having been a pastor in inner city Chicago. He helps those in urban ministry get a glimpse of differing groups within a city setting and also layers of networking that exist in urban settings. His emphasis on "cross-cultural missions at home" is refreshing.

[Maria Elmvang · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this book is mostly aimed at ministers and people who work more actively for the church than I do. Still, it was interesting to read how people minister in urban cities, the challenges they face and how to get around those.

[Glesnertod · Rating 5 out of 5]

A clear and present danger has scarred us into suburbia.