UrbanFaith.com http://www.urbanfaith.com/ Where contemporary Christians discuss the people, news, and ideas that shape our world. en Copyright 2010 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:29:45 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Winning Back Generation Y Recent surveys suggest Millennials are frustrated with today's churches. As a twenty-something myself, I can understand why. But with a little more creativity and vision, we can show today's young adults that the church still has something to offer them.

]]> http://www.urbanfaith.com/2010/07/winning-back-generation-y.html http://www.urbanfaith.com/2010/07/winning-back-generation-y.html 000 Top Story Church and Ministry Evangelism Leadership Missions Pastors TOP01 Youth Ministry Are Millennials Losing Faith Brandee Sanders church college student faith Gen-Yers Generation Y Millennials missional Pew Research relevance spirituality The Root TheRoot.com urban young adults youth Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:29:45 -0600 The Brats of Christmas What The Best Christmas Pageant Ever teaches us about being true Christians -- even when the Herdmans come to our church.

]]> http://www.urbanfaith.com/2009/12/the-brats-of-christmas.html http://www.urbanfaith.com/2009/12/the-brats-of-christmas.html 002 Featured Stories Church and Ministry Evangelism Spiritual Growth Barbara Robinson brats Christmas church compassion faith love orphans outcasts The Best Christmas Pageant Ever tradition Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:24:39 -0600 Are We There Yet? Round Trip, Christianity Today International's new documentary-style DVD and curriculum about the lessons and adventures of short-term missions trips, can be boiled down to these three maxims:

1. Humankind is made in the image of God.
2. We have a lot in common that we may not be aware of.
3. There are things that others can teach me.

In expounding upon these themes, Round Trip offers Christian leaders and laypeople vital wisdom and guidance on a ministry ritual that is becoming an increasingly standard part of contemporary church life.

]]> http://www.urbanfaith.com/2009/09/are-we-there-yet.html http://www.urbanfaith.com/2009/09/are-we-there-yet.html Church and Ministry Cross Cultural Evangelism Missions Spiritual Growth Andy Crouch Chapel Hill Bible Church Christianity Today church curriculum documentary DVD justice Kenya mission trip missions missions trip Nairobi North Carolina Round Trip service short-term missions worship Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:25:17 -0600 Bringing Hip-Hop to Church Hip-Hop is here to stay. Pastor Efrem Smith not only understands this, he embraces it. And he believes other leaders in his position also must learn to embrace it if the church is going to do its job in urban communities.

]]> http://www.urbanfaith.com/2009/03/bringing-hip-hop-to-church.html http://www.urbanfaith.com/2009/03/bringing-hip-hop-to-church.html 006 Church & Ministry C01 Church and Ministry Cross Cultural Evangelism Lifestyle Missions Teens Youth Ministry culture Efrem Smith hip-hop jazz Jazz Theologian Minneapolis Sanctuary Covenant Church urban youth youth ministry Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:10:18 -0600