🏙️ Urban Mission

Stories of faith communities and outreach efforts working within cities, grappling with poverty, justice, and the challenge of meaningful service in complex environments.

Introducing Christian Mission Today

by Michael W. Goheen • 2014

Western-led mission is over. The future is polycentric, holistic, and urban; here is the map.

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📚 Missiology 🌍 Global Christianity 🤝 Holistic Mission 🗣️ Contextualization 📖 Biblical Mission

Introducing Christian Mission Today Summary

Introducing Christian Mission Today 90%

Western-led mission is over. The future is polycentric, holistic, and urban; here is the map.

by Michael W. Goheen 2014

3.85

224 ratings

📚 Missiology 🌍 Global Christianity 🤝 Holistic Mission 🗣️ Contextualization 📖 Biblical Mission

Center Church

by Timothy J. Keller • 2012

Most churches are built for the suburbs. Cities demand a different gospel logic entirely.

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🏙️ Urban Ministry ⛪ Missional Theology 🌐 Contextualization 💼 Faith And Work 🎭 Cultural Engagement

Center Church 90%

Most churches are built for the suburbs. Cities demand a different gospel logic entirely.

by Timothy J. Keller 2012

4.43

3k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Ministry ⛪ Missional Theology 🌐 Contextualization 💼 Faith And Work 🎭 Cultural Engagement

Loving the City

by Timothy J. Keller • 2016

Four ways the church engages culture. Each is half-right, each is dangerous. The center is ancient.

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🏙️ Cultural Engagement 🏗️ Urban Ministry 🌍 Post-Christian Society 🖼️ Image Of God 🌐 Missional Theology

Loving the City 90%

Four ways the church engages culture. Each is half-right, each is dangerous. The center is ancient.

by Timothy J. Keller 2016

4.28

242 ratings

🏙️ Cultural Engagement 🏗️ Urban Ministry 🌍 Post-Christian Society 🖼️ Image Of God 🌐 Missional Theology

The Cross and the Switchblade

by David Wilkerson • 1963

A Life photo pulls a rural pastor into Brooklyn's gangs, armed with prayer and an impossible love.

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🏙️ Urban Ministry 🤝 Gang Intervention ✝️ Faith-Based Recovery 💊 Addiction Recovery 🔥 Pentecostal Testimony

The Cross and the Switchblade 89%

A Life photo pulls a rural pastor into Brooklyn's gangs, armed with prayer and an impossible love.

by David Wilkerson 1963

4.27

60k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Ministry 🤝 Gang Intervention ✝️ Faith-Based Recovery 💊 Addiction Recovery 🔥 Pentecostal Testimony

Streetfight

by Janette Sadik-Khan • 2016

Paint, data, and political nerve: beating the car-first status quo.

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🛣️ Street Design 🎨 Tactical Urbanism 🌳 Public Space 🚲 Bike Advocacy 🚌 Transit Equity

Streetfight 89%

Paint, data, and political nerve: beating the car-first status quo.

by Janette Sadik-Khan 2016

4.26

2k+ ratings

🛣️ Street Design 🎨 Tactical Urbanism 🌳 Public Space 🚲 Bike Advocacy 🚌 Transit Equity

Ministries of Mercy

by Timothy J. Keller • 1989

A church that gets its hands dirty with the needy: the theology and plan for mercy ministry.

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🤲 Mercy Ministry 🔄 Transformational Development ⚖️ Church And Justice ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🏃‍♂️ Faith In Action

Ministries of Mercy 89%

A church that gets its hands dirty with the needy: the theology and plan for mercy ministry.

by Timothy J. Keller 1989

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1k+ ratings

🤲 Mercy Ministry 🔄 Transformational Development ⚖️ Church And Justice ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🏃‍♂️ Faith In Action

Missions

by Gailyn Van Rheenen • 1996

An integrated model for mission: spiritual formation, cultural fluency, and strategy working as one.

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118

📚 Missiology 🌱 Church Planting 🦋 Spiritual Formation 🌍 Cross-Cultural Ministry 🔄 Contextualization

Missions 89%

An integrated model for mission: spiritual formation, cultural fluency, and strategy working as one.

by Gailyn Van Rheenen 1996

3.53

118 ratings

📚 Missiology 🌱 Church Planting 🦋 Spiritual Formation 🌍 Cross-Cultural Ministry 🔄 Contextualization

Tactical Urbanism

by Mike Lydon • 2014

How to hack your city with paint, planters, and pop-up parks, and prove change is possible now.

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315

🛠️ Diy Urbanism 🎨 Creative Placemaking 🏗️ Pop-Up Urbanism 🚲 Street Reclamation 🗳️ Participatory Planning

Tactical Urbanism 89%

How to hack your city with paint, planters, and pop-up parks, and prove change is possible now.

by Mike Lydon 2014

3.99

315 ratings

🛠️ Diy Urbanism 🎨 Creative Placemaking 🏗️ Pop-Up Urbanism 🚲 Street Reclamation 🗳️ Participatory Planning

The Insanity of Obedience

by Nik Ripken • 2013

Persecution follows obedience like a shadow. Most global believers know this. The West forgot.

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🌍 Global Missions ⛓️ Persecuted Church ⛪ Church Planting ✝️ Cost Of Discipleship 🌏 Cross-Cultural Ministry

The Insanity of Obedience 89%

Persecution follows obedience like a shadow. Most global believers know this. The West forgot.

by Nik Ripken 2013

4.36

2k+ ratings

🌍 Global Missions ⛓️ Persecuted Church ⛪ Church Planting ✝️ Cost Of Discipleship 🌏 Cross-Cultural Ministry

Friendship at the Margins

by Christopher L. Heuertz • 2010

The most radical move in Christian mission: stop helping and start befriending.

4.18

372

🕊️ Missional Theology 🤝 Mutuality In Service ⚖️ Poverty And Justice 🛒 Consumer Ethics 🌍 Postcolonial Mission

Friendship at the Margins 89%

The most radical move in Christian mission: stop helping and start befriending.

by Christopher L. Heuertz 2010

4.18

372 ratings

🕊️ Missional Theology 🤝 Mutuality In Service ⚖️ Poverty And Justice 🛒 Consumer Ethics 🌍 Postcolonial Mission

Toxic Charity

by Robert D. Lupton • 2011

How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.

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📉 Charity Critique 💰 Microfinance 🏘️ Community Development ✝️ Christian Missions 🏙️ Urban Ministry

Toxic Charity 89%

How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.

by Robert D. Lupton 2011

3.94

5k+ ratings

📉 Charity Critique 💰 Microfinance 🏘️ Community Development ✝️ Christian Missions 🏙️ Urban Ministry

Serving with Eyes Wide Open

by David Livermore • 2006

Mission trips built around you. Cultural intelligence for serving communities instead.

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✈️ Short-Term Missions 🏛️ Cross-Cultural Ministry 🧠 Cultural Intelligence 🌍 Global Church 💰 Power And Poverty

Serving with Eyes Wide Open 89%

Mission trips built around you. Cultural intelligence for serving communities instead.

by David Livermore 2006

4.03

746 ratings

✈️ Short-Term Missions 🏛️ Cross-Cultural Ministry 🧠 Cultural Intelligence 🌍 Global Church 💰 Power And Poverty

Having Nothing, Possessing Everything

by Michael Mather • 2018

A pastor stopped tallying what his poor neighborhood lacked. What he found rewrote his calling.

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241

🗺️ Asset-Based Community Development 🏙️ Urban Ministry 💰 Community Economics 🍽️ Radical Hospitality ✊ Faith-Based Organizing

Having Nothing, Possessing Everything Summary

Having Nothing, Possessing Everything 88%

A pastor stopped tallying what his poor neighborhood lacked. What he found rewrote his calling.

by Michael Mather 2018

4.39

241 ratings

🗺️ Asset-Based Community Development 🏙️ Urban Ministry 💰 Community Economics 🍽️ Radical Hospitality ✊ Faith-Based Organizing

A Just Mission

by Mekdes Haddis • 2022

The people Western missions aimed to save hold the key to a faith stripped of colonialism.

4.03

128

🕊️ Missiology 📖 Postcolonial Theology ✈️ Short-Term Missions ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Global Christianity

A Just Mission 88%

The people Western missions aimed to save hold the key to a faith stripped of colonialism.

by Mekdes Haddis 2022

4.03

128 ratings

🕊️ Missiology 📖 Postcolonial Theology ✈️ Short-Term Missions ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Global Christianity

Urban Acupuncture

by Jaime Lerner • 2003

Fast, precise interventions where a city hurts trigger chain reactions no master plan ever could.

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490

🏙️ Urban Design ⚡ Tactical Urbanism 🌳 Public Space ♻️ Adaptive Reuse 🚲 Car-Free Cities

Urban Acupuncture 88%

Fast, precise interventions where a city hurts trigger chain reactions no master plan ever could.

by Jaime Lerner 2003

3.66

490 ratings

🏙️ Urban Design ⚡ Tactical Urbanism 🌳 Public Space ♻️ Adaptive Reuse 🚲 Car-Free Cities

When Helping Hurts

by Steve Corbett • 2009

Your help can hurt. A poverty alleviation method that starts with what communities already have.

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🌍 Poverty Alleviation ⛪ Faith-Based Development 🛠️ Asset-Based Development ✈️ Short-Term Missions 🤝 Holistic Ministry

When Helping Hurts 88%

Your help can hurt. A poverty alleviation method that starts with what communities already have.

by Steve Corbett 2009

4.20

14k+ ratings

🌍 Poverty Alleviation ⛪ Faith-Based Development 🛠️ Asset-Based Development ✈️ Short-Term Missions 🤝 Holistic Ministry

Pray for the World

by Patrick Johnstone • 2015

2.8 billion people, 6,645 unreached groups: what to pray when the gospel still hasn't reached them.

4.46

🗺️ Global Missions 📖 Prayer Guides 🌍 World Christianity 🙏 Intercessory Prayer 🎯 Unreached Peoples

Pray for the World 88%

2.8 billion people, 6,645 unreached groups: what to pray when the gospel still hasn't reached them.

by Patrick Johnstone 2015

4.46

76 ratings

🗺️ Global Missions 📖 Prayer Guides 🌍 World Christianity 🙏 Intercessory Prayer 🎯 Unreached Peoples

Tattoos on the Heart

by Gregory Boyle • 2009

Gang programs fail because they're conditional. One LA priest bet on love that refuses to quit.

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🕊️ Restorative Justice ⛪ Urban Ministry 🔄 Gang Rehabilitation 🩹 Shame And Healing 🌱 Second Chances

Tattoos on the Heart 88%

Gang programs fail because they're conditional. One LA priest bet on love that refuses to quit.

by Gregory Boyle 2009

4.49

31k+ ratings

🕊️ Restorative Justice ⛪ Urban Ministry 🔄 Gang Rehabilitation 🩹 Shame And Healing 🌱 Second Chances

The Hole in Our Gospel

by Richard Stearns • 2009

Jesus said we'd find him among the hungry and imprisoned. Most of us stopped looking.

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14k+

🏚️ Global Poverty ✝️ Christian Social Action 🙏 Holistic Faith 🤲 Compassion Ministries 🌍 Integral Mission

The Hole in Our Gospel 88%

Jesus said we'd find him among the hungry and imprisoned. Most of us stopped looking.

by Richard Stearns 2009

4.13

14k+ ratings

🏚️ Global Poverty ✝️ Christian Social Action 🙏 Holistic Faith 🤲 Compassion Ministries 🌍 Integral Mission

Smart Cities

by Anthony M. Townsend • 2013

Corporations are selling smart cities. A movement of civic hackers has a better blueprint.

3.61

817

🏙️ Urban Technology 🔌 Digital Infrastructure 🗳️ Civic Technology 📊 Open Data 🌱 Grassroots Innovation

Smart Cities 88%

Corporations are selling smart cities. A movement of civic hackers has a better blueprint.

by Anthony M. Townsend 2013

3.61

817 ratings

🏙️ Urban Technology 🔌 Digital Infrastructure 🗳️ Civic Technology 📊 Open Data 🌱 Grassroots Innovation

Paul the Missionary

by Eckhard J. Schnabel • 2008

Paul's methods have been studied for centuries. They weren't what made his mission work.

4.34

🕊️ Apostle Paul 🌍 Missiology ⛪ Early Church 🔧 Missionary Methods 🌏 Contextualization

Paul the Missionary 88%

Paul's methods have been studied for centuries. They weren't what made his mission work.

by Eckhard J. Schnabel 2008

4.34

85 ratings

🕊️ Apostle Paul 🌍 Missiology ⛪ Early Church 🔧 Missionary Methods 🌏 Contextualization

Contagious Disciple Making

by David Watson • 2014

Strip away Christian culture, ask what people will obey, and the gospel reproduces itself.

4.20

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🧱 Disciple Making 🌍 Cross Cultural Missions 🌱 Organic Church 🏃 Obedience To God 🤝 Lay Ministry

Contagious Disciple Making 88%

Strip away Christian culture, ask what people will obey, and the gospel reproduces itself.

by David Watson 2014

4.20

533 ratings

🧱 Disciple Making 🌍 Cross Cultural Missions 🌱 Organic Church 🏃 Obedience To God 🤝 Lay Ministry

Radical Cities

by Justin McGuirk • 2014

The slums and squatter towers of Latin America are the world's most daring urban experiments.

4.27

434

🏚️ Informal Settlements ✊ Activist Architecture 🌎 Latin American Cities ⚖️ Urban Inequality 🚌 Public Transit

Radical Cities 88%

The slums and squatter towers of Latin America are the world's most daring urban experiments.

by Justin McGuirk 2014

4.27

434 ratings

🏚️ Informal Settlements ✊ Activist Architecture 🌎 Latin American Cities ⚖️ Urban Inequality 🚌 Public Transit

Timothy Keller

by Collin Hansen • 2023

The mentors, authors, and skeptics that shaped the pastor who brought the Bible back to Manhattan.

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3k+

🏙️ Urban Ministry 📜 Reformed Theology 🧠 Intellectual Biography 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Cultural Engagement

Timothy Keller 88%

The mentors, authors, and skeptics that shaped the pastor who brought the Bible back to Manhattan.

by Collin Hansen 2023

4.53

3k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Ministry 📜 Reformed Theology 🧠 Intellectual Biography 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Cultural Engagement

The Just City

by Susan S. Fainstein • 2010

Stop asking if a city is growing. Start asking who it's growing for.

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174

🏙️ Urban Policy 📐 Planning Theory ⚖️ Distributive Justice 🏛️ Urban Political Economy 💼 Neoliberal Critique

The Just City 88%

Stop asking if a city is growing. Start asking who it's growing for.

by Susan S. Fainstein 2010

3.75

174 ratings

🏙️ Urban Policy 📐 Planning Theory ⚖️ Distributive Justice 🏛️ Urban Political Economy 💼 Neoliberal Critique

The Kingdom Unleashed

by Jerry Trousdale • 2018

What multiplying churches in the Global South know about disciple-making that the West forgot.

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🌐 Missiology 📖 Discipleship Models 🌱 Church Multiplication 🌍 Global Christianity 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines

The Kingdom Unleashed 88%

What multiplying churches in the Global South know about disciple-making that the West forgot.

by Jerry Trousdale 2018

4.53

109 ratings

🌐 Missiology 📖 Discipleship Models 🌱 Church Multiplication 🌍 Global Christianity 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines

Against the smart city

by Adam Greenfield • 2013

Smart cities sell efficiency but deliver surveillance. The real operating system is people.

3.96

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🏙️ Smart Cities 📐 Urban Planning 🔬 Technological Critique 🤖 Algorithmic Control 💰 Neoliberal Urbanism

Against the smart city 88%

Smart cities sell efficiency but deliver surveillance. The real operating system is people.

by Adam Greenfield 2013

3.96

132 ratings

🏙️ Smart Cities 📐 Urban Planning 🔬 Technological Critique 🤖 Algorithmic Control 💰 Neoliberal Urbanism

Miraculous Movements

by Jerry Trousdale • 2012

Former imams and donkey cart drivers now lead the fastest Christian growth in history.

4.36

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🤝 Disciple Making 🌱 Church Planting Movements 🏠 Simple Church 🔥 Persecution And Faith 🌙 Dreams And Visions

Miraculous Movements 88%

Former imams and donkey cart drivers now lead the fastest Christian growth in history.

by Jerry Trousdale 2012

4.36

771 ratings

🤝 Disciple Making 🌱 Church Planting Movements 🏠 Simple Church 🔥 Persecution And Faith 🌙 Dreams And Visions

Curbing Traffic

by Melissa Bruntlett • 2021

Dutch cities prove removing cars heals loneliness, restores childhood, and makes everyone richer.

4.38

633

🏛️ Urban Policy 🏗️ Urban Design 🚗 Car Dependency 🚶 Walkable Cities 🌳 Public Space

Curbing Traffic 88%

Dutch cities prove removing cars heals loneliness, restores childhood, and makes everyone richer.

by Melissa Bruntlett 2021

4.38

633 ratings

🏛️ Urban Policy 🏗️ Urban Design 🚗 Car Dependency 🚶 Walkable Cities 🌳 Public Space

Sharing Jesus Without Freaking Out

by D. Scott Hildreth • 2020

What if sharing your faith felt as natural as telling a story about someone you love?

4.23

185

📢 Evangelism ☕️ Relational Evangelism 🏘️ Missional Living 🚶 Everyday Evangelism 📖 Narrative Evangelism

Sharing Jesus Without Freaking Out Summary

Sharing Jesus Without Freaking Out 88%

What if sharing your faith felt as natural as telling a story about someone you love?

by D. Scott Hildreth 2020

4.23

185 ratings

📢 Evangelism ☕️ Relational Evangelism 🏘️ Missional Living 🚶 Everyday Evangelism 📖 Narrative Evangelism

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

by Jane Jacobs • 1961

Slums with low crime and safe sidewalks: the invisible logic cities follow when planners look away.

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20k+

🏙️ Urban Planning 🏚️ Urban Renewal 🚶 Street Life 🌆 New Urbanism 🏘️ Urban Density

The Death and Life of Great American Cities Summary

The Death and Life of Great American Cities 88%

Slums with low crime and safe sidewalks: the invisible logic cities follow when planners look away.

by Jane Jacobs 1961

4.29

20k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Planning 🏚️ Urban Renewal 🚶 Street Life 🌆 New Urbanism 🏘️ Urban Density

Road to Nowhere

by Paris Marx • 2022

The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.

4.16

643

🚗 Car Culture 🏙️ Urban Planning 💻 Techno-Solutionism 🚌 Public Transit 🛵 Gig Economy

Road to Nowhere 88%

The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.

by Paris Marx 2022

4.16

643 ratings

🚗 Car Culture 🏙️ Urban Planning 💻 Techno-Solutionism 🚌 Public Transit 🛵 Gig Economy

Turning Everyday Conversations into Gospel Conversations

by Jimmy Scroggins • 2016

Move any conversation toward the gospel with a one-page diagram and three simple responses.

4.18

636

☕ Everyday Evangelism 💬 Gospel Conversations 🌱 Disciple Making 🏘️ Church Planting Movements ✍️ Visual Evangelism

Turning Everyday Conversations into Gospel Conversations Summary

Turning Everyday Conversations into Gospel Conversations 88%

Move any conversation toward the gospel with a one-page diagram and three simple responses.

by Jimmy Scroggins 2016

4.18

636 ratings

☕ Everyday Evangelism 💬 Gospel Conversations 🌱 Disciple Making 🏘️ Church Planting Movements ✍️ Visual Evangelism

The Option of Urbanism

by Christopher B. Leinberger • 2007

America's car suburbs were built by policy, not consumer choice. The market now wants the opposite.

3.89

185

🏙️ Urban Planning 🏘️ Sprawl 🏗️ New Urbanism 🚶 Walkable Cities 🏚️ Gentrification

The Option of Urbanism 88%

America's car suburbs were built by policy, not consumer choice. The market now wants the opposite.

by Christopher B. Leinberger 2007

3.89

185 ratings

🏙️ Urban Planning 🏘️ Sprawl 🏗️ New Urbanism 🚶 Walkable Cities 🏚️ Gentrification

Triumph of the City

by Edward L. Glaeser • 2011

Poverty flocks to cities because cities are the escape route. The economic case for density.

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🏙️ Urban Economics 🏗️ City Planning 🏘️ Urban Density 🧠 Human Capital 💡 Knowledge Spillovers

Triumph of the City 88%

Poverty flocks to cities because cities are the escape route. The economic case for density.

by Edward L. Glaeser 2011

3.91

6k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Economics 🏗️ City Planning 🏘️ Urban Density 🧠 Human Capital 💡 Knowledge Spillovers

Capital City

by Samuel Stein • 2019

Gentrification is not a market outcome. It is policy, written by the real estate industry.

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🏙️ Urban Political Economy 🏗️ Gentrification Studies 🚚 Urban Displacement 📖 Marxist Urban Theory 🏠 Housing Justice

Capital City 88%

Gentrification is not a market outcome. It is policy, written by the real estate industry.

by Samuel Stein 2019

3.92

2k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Political Economy 🏗️ Gentrification Studies 🚚 Urban Displacement 📖 Marxist Urban Theory 🏠 Housing Justice

The Dangerous Act of Worship

by Mark Labberton • 2007

The test of worship is not the music but the justice that follows. Most congregations fail.

3.93

340

⛪ Liturgical Theology 🔥 Prophetic Imagination 🌿 Sabbath Keeping ✝️ Radical Discipleship ⚖️ Biblical Justice

The Dangerous Act of Worship 88%

The test of worship is not the music but the justice that follows. Most congregations fail.

by Mark Labberton 2007

3.93

340 ratings

⛪ Liturgical Theology 🔥 Prophetic Imagination 🌿 Sabbath Keeping ✝️ Radical Discipleship ⚖️ Biblical Justice

The Simplest Way to Change the World

by Dustin Willis • 2017

An open door does more gospel work than Christians realize, and your house already has one.

4.21

854

🏡 Radical Hospitality 🌍 Missional Living 🌱 Everyday Mission 🔄 Countercultural Faith 📅 Practical Rhythms

The Simplest Way to Change the World Summary

The Simplest Way to Change the World 88%

An open door does more gospel work than Christians realize, and your house already has one.

by Dustin Willis 2017

4.21

854 ratings

🏡 Radical Hospitality 🌍 Missional Living 🌱 Everyday Mission 🔄 Countercultural Faith 📅 Practical Rhythms

Eternity in Their Hearts

by Don Richardson • 1980

Cultures worldwide knew of a Supreme God and a lost sacred book long before missionaries arrived.

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🗺️ Missiology 🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🌍 General Revelation 📖 Missionary Stories 🌏 Evangelism And Culture

Eternity in Their Hearts 87%

Cultures worldwide knew of a Supreme God and a lost sacred book long before missionaries arrived.

by Don Richardson 1980

4.30

4k+ ratings

🗺️ Missiology 🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🌍 General Revelation 📖 Missionary Stories 🌏 Evangelism And Culture

Meet Generation Z

by James Emery White • 2017

No Christian memory, 8-second attention spans, 23% unaffiliated: reaching Gen Z starts from zero.

3.89

919

🧒 Youth Ministry 🛡️ Apologetics 🌐 Secularism 👶 Generational Analysis 🌍 Missiology

Meet Generation Z 87%

No Christian memory, 8-second attention spans, 23% unaffiliated: reaching Gen Z starts from zero.

by James Emery White 2017

3.89

919 ratings

🧒 Youth Ministry 🛡️ Apologetics 🌐 Secularism 👶 Generational Analysis 🌍 Missiology

Gladys Aylward

by Gladys Aylward • 1970

A British parlormaid rejected by every missionary society saves her money and walks to China anyway.

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🎒 Missionary Memoirs 🌏 Cross-Cultural Ministry 🔥 Enduring Persecution 👩‍🦰 Women Missionaries ⚔️ Wartime Faith

Gladys Aylward 87%

A British parlormaid rejected by every missionary society saves her money and walks to China anyway.

by Gladys Aylward 1970

4.39

5k+ ratings

🎒 Missionary Memoirs 🌏 Cross-Cultural Ministry 🔥 Enduring Persecution 👩‍🦰 Women Missionaries ⚔️ Wartime Faith

Building and Dwelling

by Richard Sennett • 2018

A city is two things: physical form and lived experience. Ethical design puts the second first.

4.02

983

🏙️ Urban Design 👥 Urban Sociology 🏛️ Ethics Of Place 🤖 Smart Cities Critique 🤝 Participatory Planning

Building and Dwelling 87%

A city is two things: physical form and lived experience. Ethical design puts the second first.

by Richard Sennett 2018

4.02

983 ratings

🏙️ Urban Design 👥 Urban Sociology 🏛️ Ethics Of Place 🤖 Smart Cities Critique 🤝 Participatory Planning

Palaces for the People

by Eric Klinenberg • 2018

Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.

3.97

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🏙️ Public Space 🧱 Placemaking 🤝 Social Capital 💪 Community Resilience 📚 Libraries And Community

Palaces for the People 87%

Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.

by Eric Klinenberg 2018

3.97

5k+ ratings

🏙️ Public Space 🧱 Placemaking 🤝 Social Capital 💪 Community Resilience 📚 Libraries And Community

Sidewalk

by Mitchell Duneier • 1999

Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.

4.15

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🛝 Urban Ethnography 💰 Informal Economies 🚨 Broken Windows Debate 👮 Police Discretion 🚶‍♀️ Street Harassment

Sidewalk 87%

Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.

by Mitchell Duneier 1999

4.15

2k+ ratings

🛝 Urban Ethnography 💰 Informal Economies 🚨 Broken Windows Debate 👮 Police Discretion 🚶‍♀️ Street Harassment

Radical

by David Platt • 2010

The American dream promised comfort. The gospel promises something better: a life worth losing.

4.17

70k+

🇺🇸 Americanized Christianity ✝️ Costly Discipleship 🌍 Global Missions 🎁 Sacrificial Giving 🏘️ Missional Church

Radical 87%

The American dream promised comfort. The gospel promises something better: a life worth losing.

by David Platt 2010

4.17

70k+ ratings

🇺🇸 Americanized Christianity ✝️ Costly Discipleship 🌍 Global Missions 🎁 Sacrificial Giving 🏘️ Missional Church

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces

by William H. Whyte • 1980

A decade of time-lapse footage on New York plazas upended every assumption about what draws a crowd.

4.33

927

🏙️ Public Space 🚶 Street Life 🏘️ Human-Scale Urbanism ✨ Placemaking 🌍 Urban Anthropology

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces Summary

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces 87%

A decade of time-lapse footage on New York plazas upended every assumption about what draws a crowd.

by William H. Whyte 1980

4.33

927 ratings

🏙️ Public Space 🚶 Street Life 🏘️ Human-Scale Urbanism ✨ Placemaking 🌍 Urban Anthropology

Vital Little Plans

by Jane Jacobs • 2016

Top-down planning kills cities. The sidewalk sees what the drafting table never will.

4.21

186

🏙️ Urban Vitality 🚶 Walkable Cities 🏪 Mixed-Use Development 🌱 Bottom-Up Urbanism 🏗️ Urban Renewal Critique

Vital Little Plans 87%

Top-down planning kills cities. The sidewalk sees what the drafting table never will.

by Jane Jacobs 2016

4.21

186 ratings

🏙️ Urban Vitality 🚶 Walkable Cities 🏪 Mixed-Use Development 🌱 Bottom-Up Urbanism 🏗️ Urban Renewal Critique

A Gift of Hope

by Danielle Steel • 2012

She gave teddy bears to homeless men. The toughest cried, and her grief began to heal.

3.98

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🏠 Homelessness 🚐 Street Outreach 🧸 Dignity Restoration 🎒 Direct Aid 🏚️ Housing Insecurity

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She gave teddy bears to homeless men. The toughest cried, and her grief began to heal.

by Danielle Steel 2012

3.98

3k+ ratings

🏠 Homelessness 🚐 Street Outreach 🧸 Dignity Restoration 🎒 Direct Aid 🏚️ Housing Insecurity

The Purpose Driven® Life

by Rick Warren • 2002

Forty days to trade a self-centered life for the one you were actually made for.

3.98

294k+

🛐 Faith-Based Self-Help 🎯 Life Purpose 📖 Spiritual Disciplines ⛪ Church Community 🗣️ Evangelism

The Purpose Driven® Life 87%

Forty days to trade a self-centered life for the one you were actually made for.

by Rick Warren 2002

3.98

294k+ ratings

🛐 Faith-Based Self-Help 🎯 Life Purpose 📖 Spiritual Disciplines ⛪ Church Community 🗣️ Evangelism

Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret

by F. Howard Taylor • 1932

When Hudson Taylor stopped striving, he unlocked a force that opened all 18 provinces of China.

4.28

9k+

🕊️ Missionary Biography 📜 19th Century Missions 😌 Spiritual Rest 🌍 Incarnational Mission 🙏 Radical Dependence

Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret Summary

Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret 87%

When Hudson Taylor stopped striving, he unlocked a force that opened all 18 provinces of China.

by F. Howard Taylor 1932

4.28

9k+ ratings

🕊️ Missionary Biography 📜 19th Century Missions 😌 Spiritual Rest 🌍 Incarnational Mission 🙏 Radical Dependence

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