Resources for a Global City Age

Find curated resources for the church. Learn about cities. Challenge your view of cultural engagement. Lead your church.

Podcasts

Rome, Italy: City, Culture, Church

Acts 17: Enter & Explore

Articles

A Missions Refresher For a Global City Age

A Missions Refresher For a Global City Age

Nora: Profile of a 21st Century Globalite  Meet Nora, a Muslim woman from Bandung, Indonesia, a sprawling metro of around 8.5 million people. Between studying at a local university and enrolling in an English Connect program, her language proficiency advanced...

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Church and God’s Mission

Church and God’s Mission

When considering the missio Dei and local churches' part to play in it, few things are more foundational and important than a biblical understanding of the church. At Terminus, we want a robust biblical ecclesiology not to be something we arrive at along the way or...

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Cultural Engagement is Not Optional

Cultural Engagement is Not Optional

Introduction Culture is notoriously difficult to define. However, its Latin roots shed some light on our cultural path. First, colere: referring to agriculture. It’s about tilling the ground and growing things according to a plan. Second, colonus, which relates to...

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Films

A City Of Light

Behind Paris’s beauty lies deep spiritual need. A City of Light follows local pastors and their churches as they bring gospel hope to one of Europe’s most secular cities.

Recommended Books

The Death And Life of Great American Cities

Jane Jacobs

You Will Be My Witnesses

Brian A. Devries

City Shaped Churches

Linda Berguist & Michael D. Crane

The City In History

Lewis Mumford

The Image of The City

Kevin Lynch

Cities And Urban Life

John J. Macionis & Vincent N. Parrillo

The Urban World

J. John Palen

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